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WHO FEARS TO SPEAK OF `98 IN the lanpmag-e of Mrs. Murphy, the disreputable but interesting heroine of "Chimmie Fadden" fame, it was "a great day, a great day for us all." The spirit of St. Patrick, the patron saint of the Emerald Isle, must be well | satisfied to-day with the patriotic demon- j stratlon in his reverence which took place yesterday in the city by the Golden Gate. And "Wolfe Tone— how his heart would have Bwelled with pride and en- thusiasm coaild he have awakened from | a Rip Van Winkle sleep and seen how fresh In the minds of his countrymen i 9 the love of liberty, the love that led to the spirited rebellion of United Ireland In 1798 and the Young Ireland movement in 1848! "Who fears to speak of *93?" Those were the words painted in crim- son letters on a banner of green which hung from tho beams backs of the speak- er's stand at Woodward's Pavilion yes- terday, the spot where was gathered, both In the afternoon and evening, thousands who had assembled to do honor to the day so dear to the true Irish heart. The Interior of this vast amphitheater was decorated more brilliantly,perhaps, than it has been for many a day. From the central chandelier hung pendants of •white, their support serving as the radius from which long, graceful streamers of white, j-ellow and green stretched out toward the wooden columns. The lower edge of the gallery was festooned with j green and yellow bunting, at regular in- I tervals American shields alternating with green shields, on which were emblazoned j golden harps, surrounded by shamrocks. The effect was heightened by having in- candescent lights fastened behind the Bhields of green. Red, white and blue bunting hung in tasteful arrangement at each of the corners of the pavilion, the supporting columns were draped with American flags and a thirty-foot speci- ; men of "Old Glory" hung across the in- terior of the main entrance. On the plat- forms were placed eeveral varieties of I palms. Shortly after 2 p. m. Frank Conklin. president of the day, was greeted with a round of applause as he stepped to tn© front of the stage and said: "This day has a two-fold significance to all of Ireland's sons and daughters. We are here to do reverence to our pat- ron saint and honor to the memory of the , patriots of '98. Let us hope that those ; in the little green isle across the sea? can find as great occasion for rejoicing to- day as we, and God grant the speedy arrival of the day when the sun will rise on a free Ireland." The programme rendered was printed in yesterday S Call. The audience was de- lighted with the entertainment furnished, and all tho performers were encored. Timothy McCarthy, the veteran piper and William McMahon, fiddler, furnished the music for the reels and jigs. Master Arnold Grazer brought the house down with his dancing, and the efforts of Gren- nan's band were thoroughly appreciated. The Irish step dancing of Miss Pearl Hickman and Joseph KelTer was given at a time when a stereopticon view of an i Irish wedding was thrown on the can- vas back of the speakers platform. The views were elucidated by Mrs. Hattie B. Steele, who paid glowing tributes to the memory of Wolf Tone, Emmet and Parnell. "Killarney" was played by the cornetist while views of the famous lakes were depicted. The afternoon's entertainment ended with the grand chorus, "God Save Ire- land" and "America." Rev. Father D. O. Crowley, of the Youth's Directory, and his colleague. Rev. Father James Melvln, sat among the vice-presidents and others on the stage and were interested auditors of the entertainment. The event of the evening s exercises \u25a0was an oration by the Hon. M. M. Estee, j who was presented with a package containing the shamrocks and poem sent to the Sisters of Charity at Benicia by the Sisters in County Mayo, who in turn sent it to Judge Tobin of the Hibernia Bank for the presentation to the orator. The programme rendered was the same as has been already published. A feature deserving of especial mention was Pro- fessor McKenzie's chorus of 300 voices, which assisted Miss Powell in rendering the "Star Spangled Banner" and sang the chorus of "God Save Ire- land" at the close. Miss Lillian B. Con- nell, deemed one of the best of amateur contralto singers, was unable to be pres- ent. Mr. Estee opened his eloquent address by praising the spirit of patriotism so characteristic of the Irish people. He touched on the various phases of the na- tional history In brief style and paid a glowing tribute to tre spirit of true citi- zenship developed by the son of Erin in the land of his adoption. The speaker was frequently interrupted by the spon- taneous applause of his hearers. A large number of representative citi- zens were present on the platform both in the afternoon and evening. Inaddition to the lisa of those already published as composing the executive committee hav- ing charge of the St. Patrick's day con- vention, the names of D. C. and T. P. Kinch and Augustine Keller were added. The entire proceeds will be devoted to the '98 Centennial and Monument Association. Nor did the exercises at Woodward's Pavilion comprise the whole of the cele- bration by any means. In the afternoon the County Leitrim Social Club and its friends held an independent celebration at the Chutes, consisting of literary ex- ercises and a balloon ascension. In the evening the sky in that part of the city was roseate with the display of fire- works. Special services in commemoration or the day were held in all the Catholic churches throughout the city. An enter- tainment was also given in the evening in the basement of St. Teresa's Church on Tennessee street, between Butte and Solano. in honor of St. Patrick. The pro- ceeds will go toward the improving of the church property. At Harbor View the Dan O'Connell So- cial Club raised the flag in honor of the day at 9 a. m., and at 1:30 p. m. a dinner was given. Michael Carr acted as orator of the day. The flag was raised by Michael McCarthy and Cornelius McAu- liffe, two of the oldest residents of Har- bor View. In the evening the Knights of the Red Branch gave a ball in Odd Fellows' Hall, a brilliant affair, attended by many of society's devotees. A similar affair was given "in B'nai B'rith Hall by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 2. The Evening Banquet. The event of the evening was the banquet given at Delmonico's restau- rant on O'Farrell street by the Knigrhts of St. Patrick. The banquet took place on the fifth floor and the apartments were fitted up in magnificent style, the finest of silken tapestry being draped in profusion, gold and silver gauze be- ing suspended from the chandeliers, the American shield and the banner bearing the minstrel's harp abounding everywhere, while the choicest of floral emblems in various designs filled the large hall with perfume. A most elaborate menu had been spread and a time was had generally that all the Knights will point to with pride as the criterion of their annual celebrations. Frank T. Shea made the opening ad- dress, referring eloquently to both Irish and American historical events. He stated that the gathering was a fitting testimonial to the fact that the organi- zation is as firm in spirit and. enthusi- asm to-day as it was when founded twenty-three years ago. Shea's remarks were followed uy the reading of communications wishing the organization well and expressing re- grets at their inability to attend the festivities from Archbishop Riordan, Senator George C. Perkins, Rev. P. C. Yorke, Governor Budd and Senator White. A cable message was also read from John O'Leary, chairman of the '98 Centenary Association. Secretary T. J. Stanton read the messages. All were warmly cheered. Hon. W. W. Foote responded to the first toast of the evening, "The United States of America." He was glad to say that he was present and had to send no regrets. Referring to the facts of American history the speaker voiced his belief that we are a united nation. In the event of a war with Spain over the Cuban question and the Maine in- cident Attorney Foote stated his con- viction that all true Irish-Americans would be found in the vanguard, fighting for the country of" their adop- tion. In turn eloquent responses to toasts were made as follows: "The Day We Celebrate," Mayor Phelan; "Civil and Religious Liberty," James R. Kelly; "Our Kindred Societies," John Reid; "Ninety-Eight," John R. Barrett. Rev Edward Dempsey asked grace at the beginning of the feast. Musical features were presented by W. J. O'Brien and "W. w. Flnnle in vocai solos at intervals in the literary pro- gramme. Among those present were: Frank T. Shea, Rev. Edward Dempsey, Hon. James D. Phelan, Hon. W. W. Foote. Hon. James R. Kelly, Hon. James V. Coffey, John J. Barrett. Joseph I. Dimond, Hon. M. M. Kstee. S. Braunhart, John Mulhern, Thomas J. Stanton. Austin J. Jackson, Guy H. Borland. T. W. Connollv, Peter Scully, Charles JlcCpl- lum. John A. Lennon, P. J. McCormick Ed- ward I. Coffey, Jeremiah V. Coffey, M. J. Bohannon, John T. Redmond. Patrick MoGee, John Grant. J. EnriKht, M. C. Bateman J. 13. Carey. W. J. O'Brien. W. W. Flnnle, Georga D. Graham. W. F. Humphrey, P. H. Whelan. J. W. Sloan, Philip Casey of New "iork, J. c. Nealon. James Dunne of New York, P. A. McDonald, John Purcell, M. C. Hassett^ Dr. Morrisey, J. J. Lennen, T. S. Dargie, R. H. Nagle. Matt O'Donnell, A. M. McCabe of San Jose. J. J. Gildea, J. K. Cosgrave. M. Joseph Gildea, George W. Shorten. T. P. Riordan, W. H. Byington. J. B. Keenan. Ed R. Rock. Hon. William Brodfrick, P. McCormick, Hon. J. t. Britt. Frank Dunn, Hon. William Cronan. E. P. Barrett, P. J. Dunne, Hugh S. Hagan. T. F. Bonnet. James H. Barry. William P. Law- tor, J. 3. Donnegan. James F. O'Brien. Thomas W. Cronan. Daniel J. Lean. John E. Brod- erick. P. K. O'Keefe, John Phelan. Hon. Max Popper H. B. McAvoy, Dr. G. J. Fitzgibbona, P. J. Harney. Joseph O'Donnell. Dr. A. P. O'Brien. J. C. Bateman, R. Rice. J. H. Powers, J. R. Tobin, John E. Buckley. Carl Elsen- schimel, Joseph O'Connor, Richard Bunton. James Shea, Matt Kelleher. Joseph McKenna, Charles G. Stein. James J. O'Brien, W. A. Wattson, P. Hollan. John Murphy, Thomas Brennan. James Butler, Hon. C. A. Clinton, Jeremiah Deasy, H. L. Welch. W. N. McCar- thy. T. R. Bannerman, Dr. E. E. Hill. Hon. M. Cooney. COMPETITION FOR OCEAN GREYHOUNDS A New Line About to Bo Put in Operation by Jap- anese. Will Touch at Prominent Foreign Ports and Tend to Aid Out- side Trade. M. Shiraishl, manager of the Toyo Xi- Ben Kwai Sha, or in other words the Oriental Steamship Company, is in this city arranging for an agency to be placed in some city on this coast. At the Pal- ace Hotel last evening he stated that the company consisted of some of the must prominent merchants in Japan, and that it was the intention of the organiza- tion to run a line of steamers between Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco. Three steamers, which will be of 6000 tons displacement each and of a speed of 17i? knots, are at the present time under course of construction at Newcastle and Sunderland, and it is supposed the Una will be in running order by October next. The steamers have already been named the Nippon Mam, America Maru and Hongkong Maru and it Is stated by fhiraishi that when completed they will c the best-equipped vessels afloat in the transpacific trade. The line of steamers will run in competition wiu the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and the Japan- ese are of the opinion that the new lino will tend to increase American trade. Shiraishi will leave this evening for New York city, and after a few days' stay there will proceed to the principal cities in Europe, where agencies will be established. The principal stockholders in the company are said to be S. Asano, president, and A. Shibusawa and R. Hara, who are directors in the company The right hand, which is more sensitive to the touch than the left, is less sensitive than the latter to the effect of the heat and cold. POWERLESS TO STOP THE OPIUM EVIL Police Are Bound by a Recent Decision by Judge Wallace. Those Who Wish to Suppress It Must Go to the Supreme Court or Have the State Law Amended. In an oral opinion delivered last No- vember, Superior Judge Wallace ef- fectually checked all efforts on the part of the police to put a stop to the opium smoking evil in this city. That the opinion would be reversed by the Su- preme Court were that body called on to pass judgment upo-n it is the pre- vailing belief, but so far no steps have been taken looking to that end. In consequence opium dens flourish in many sections of the city, as shown in yesterday's Call, while, as Sergeant Martin stated in an interview, the po- lice are powerless to suppress them. Frank G. Drury, assistant prosecut- ing attorney of Police Court No. 3, yes- terday explained the situation to a Call reporter in detail. Mr. Drury has pros- ecuted many opium cases, and Is thor- oughly conversant with the law on the subject, both State and municipal. "Up to last November," said Mr. Drury, "arrests for opium smoking were made under general order No. 1587, passed by the Board of Supervisors in 1&90 which reads as fallows: , Section Gl. No person shall, in the City and County of San Francisco, keep or maintain, or become an inmate or, or visit, or shall in any way contribute to the support of any place, house or room where opium is smoked, or where per- sons assemble for the purpose of smok- ing opium, or inhaling the fumes of opium. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not less than $250, or more than $1000, or by imprisonment not less than three months, or more than six months, or by both fine and imprison- ment. "This was amended by general order No. 2754, approved April 30, 1894, which changes the penalty 'not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.' "This amendment was passed to con- form to the penalty provided in the State law, and thus prevent just such a ruling as Judge Wallace made. We found that ordinance satisfactory in every way and numerous convictions were secured under it. Last Novem- ber a Chinaman was convicted in this court of visiting an opium den, and appealed to the Superior Court. Judge Troutt refused to pass upon the case and it was transferred to Judge Wal- lace's court. The latter, in an oral opinion, declared the ordinance invalid \ on the ground that there was a State law in regard to opium smoking, and that a municipality could not legislate upon matters covered by statute. < "This State law is the greatest ah- surdity ever placed upon a statute , book, and if Judge Wallace is correct : in his opinion the first thing the Legis- | lature should do when it meets is to j repeal it. It reads as follows: Section 307, Penal Code-Every person who opens or maintains tube resorted toby other persons, any place where opium or any of its preparations, is sold or given aav to be smoked at such place; and any I person who at such place sells or gives j away any opium, or its said preparations, to be there smoked or otherwise used; and every person who visits or resorts to any such pluce for the purpose of I smoWng opium, or its said preparations, , fs guiHv of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by i a fine "ot exceeding $500, or by imprison- ment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and Im- prisonment. "Under that act a person to be proven guilty must purchase or be given the opium in the very place in which he smokesit, and to prove that is almost an impossibility. Why, two men might go into an opium den and each pur- chase opium before the eyes of an offi- cer, and juggle it so that he could not tell which lot each had bought. Then they could smoke the stuff secure from arrest. Or one could buy opium and go to the house next door and smoke him- self insane without fear of punishment. "Here, this will show you what we have to prove under the State law," and Mr Drury produced a blank com- plaint, which read In part as follows: "Then and there did willfully and un- lawfully become a visitor to and did resort to a certain place and room there situated, resorted to by other persons, where opium and its preparations are sold and given away, to be smoked in such place and room, for the purpose of smoking opium and its preparations thereof." "The complaints we formerly used merely alleged that: 'Where opium was then and there smoked and where persons had assembled for the pur- pose of smoking opium and inhaling the fumes of opium.' "But. in my judgment, the opinion of Judge Wallace would not hold be- fore the Supreme Court, and the sim- plest course to pursue would be for the police to make an arrest under the municipal ordinance and test it before that court. I base my opinion on a decision of the Supreme Court on the gambling ordinance, which makes it a misdemeanor to keep, maintain or visit any place where gambling is con- ducted. There is also a State law on gambling, which provides that any person is guilty of a misdemeanor who shall visit a place where any game of chance is dealt, played or carried on. Here is an instance where the State and city have legislated on the same subject, yet convictions are secured un- der the local act right along and its validity cannot be questioned. I re- gard them as parallel cases and I can- not see upon what ground Judge Wal- lace based his opinion. "If the police want to put a stop to j opium smoking let them make a test ; case, and if the Supreme Court sustains \ the local order that is sufficient to break up the dens. If it agrees with Judge Wallace then nothing can be done until the State law is amended or repealed, for every ordinance on the j subject passed by the Supervisors would be invalid." Chief of Police Lees had considerable to say about the impossibility of se- curing convictions under the State law, and materially strengthened Mr. Dru- I ry's position that Judge Wallace was Iin error in holding that the Supervis- !ors could not pass an ordinance relat- ! ing to a matter covered by statute. The 1 Chief cited a decision of the Supreme | Court In the case of ex-parte Taylor (87 j Cal., page 91), and approved in the case ! of ex-parte Rinaldo (25 Pac. Rep. page i 260). Both cases were for violation of I the sidewalk ordinance, and were ap- j pealed from the lower court. The high- ' er court held that the Supervisors had 1 the power to enact an ordinance al- I ready covered by statute, provided such | ordinance did not provide a greater I penalty than the State law. The Chief would not venture an opinion on whether the same ruling would apply to the opium ordinance, but he emphatically declared that as matters now stood it was impossible to secure a conviction. He too dwelt upon the absurdity of the State act, but thought the best plan would be for the Legislature to amend it. Police Commissioners Alvord and Tobin had read the article in yes4- terday's Call showing the rapid spread of the vice in this city and the help- lessness of the police to check it, but neither was aware that this was due to a State law. Both gentlemen ex- pressed a determination to bring the matter up at the next meeting of the board and if possible take steps to remedy the evil. ° PROVISION OF THE MUNICIPAL ORDER. \u25a0\u25a0§ _ j . —^-^— —^— kgk q Section 61, General Order No. 1587— N0 person shall In the O O City or County of San Francisco keep or maintain or become an © O inmate of or visit or shall in any way contribute to the support O O of any place, house or room where opium is smoked or where © O persons assemble lor the purpose of smoking opium or inhaling © O the fumes ot opium. _ Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be © deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be i? ® punished by a fine not less than $250 or more than $1000 or by ® imprisonment not less than three months or more than six q * months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. G Amended by Order No. 2754, approved April 30, 1894-, to pro- q j vide a penalty not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the q ' County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and Q [~ imprisonment, to conform to the State law. o (\ RIDICULOUS STATE LAW. Section 307, Penal Code—Every person who opens or main- tains, to bi resorted to by other persons, any place where opium or any of its preparations is sold or given away to be smoked at such place, and any person who at such place sells or «ives away any opium or its said preparations to be there smoked or* otherwise used, and every person who visits or re- sorts to any such place for the purpose of smokiug opium or its said preparations is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- tion thereof shall b~ punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or hv both such fine and imprisonment. Annexation Their Theme. The Oliver "Wendell Holmes Debating Society held its regular monthly meeting in the parlors of the California Hotel last evening. Annexation of Hawaii by the United States was the subject under discussion and the following speakers presented their different views of the question before E. J. Pinkson, Dr. H. E. Adderson and P. J. Eiseman, who acted as judges: Affirmative— H. C. Morris and F. T. Finch; negative— D. J. McCarthy and "W. A. Day. Hawthorne Doxey acted aa chairman. WILL RUN AT INGLESIDE. Fast Dogs That Will Be Slipped on Saturday and Sunday. The following Is the result of the draw- ing which took place last evening for Sat- urday's and Sundays' meeetings at Ingle- side Park: J. Edmonds' Forget vs. W. C. Glasson s Sy'vanus; H. Devine's Forget Me Not vs. J. Hanrahan's Mercury: W. Ryan's So- prano vs. Batt & Frank's Count Monte Cristo; B. Dougherty's Tessie Fair vs. F. Brown's Alma; W. Dalton's Lady Napo- leon vs. T. Bermingham's Red Light; R. L. Lee's Coralie vs. T. J. Cronin's Johnny R; Connell Bros.' Sir Walter vs. D. Leon- ard's Bendalong; D. Flynn's Tom Bell V 9. J. Baddely's Lady Hopp; T. C. Mack's Black Patti vs. \V. C Glasson's Mystery; Dr. Van Hummell's Van Cloie vs. J. Byrne's Nellie B; W. C. Glasson's Magic vs. B. Brophy's Benicia Boy; J. Quane's Princess Marie vs. M. Macklick's Fire- ball; D. Smart's Silkwood vs. W. Ryan's Sweet Music; J. J. Edmonds' Galley Queen vs. H. Spring's Dawn; P. Carney's Nellie Daly vs. D. Heure's Blue Belle; P. Reilly's Ranger vs. J. R. Dickson's Pre- mier; S. G. Portal's At Last vs. Dr. Van HummeH"s Chit Chat; D. Cahar's Bell of Moscow vs. S. E. Portal's Lightning; H. Devine's Gilt Edge vs. Deckelman & Pa- nario's Glenroy; P. Gorman's Kingstone vs. J. Byrne's Mohawk; E. J. Heeny's Harkaway vs. E. Wilson's Grasshopper; R. B. Kay's Carmody vs. H. Spring's Pat Molloy; M. Sullivan's Sir John Arnott vs. J. Dean's Brilliantine; G. Hooper's Koo- lawn vs. T. P. Courtney's Turk: Van Hummeirs Van Tralle vs. J. J. Edmonds' Vida Shaw; J. M. Stilwell's Little Dell vs Van Hummell's Van Nida. A purse of $500 will be divided into dif- ferent prizes, which will give several dogs a chance to win some money. A prize of $100 will also be given by the park for a consolation stake. SOMEFORMIDABLE VESSELS THAT ARE NOT IN SPAIN'S NAVY. From the San Francisco Examiner of March 17, 1898. Some readers may have noticed in yesterday morning's Examiner a picture bearing the title, "Some of the Formidable Ships in Spain's Navy." Possibly as they noticed they Juddered apprehensively. Let them take comfort. Not one of the seven ships presented ever belonged to fcpain nor ever will. Two of them are Norwegian, two are Brazil's and a third is building for that same country in France. Another is the prop- erty of Chile, or will be when completed. This leaves but one of the group to be accounted for, and this is an impossible thing to do. except upon the hypothesis that when a yellow journalist becomes overwrought he has visitations ofphantom shipsinstead of snakes. The name of the" seventh is given as "Tpiranga." There is not in earth, nor presumably in heaven, nor in the waters under the earth, such a vessel as this. It is neither afloat, a derelict nor in contemplation. No countr" owns it; no country ever heard of it. It simply isn't. Just what may have been the object in springing so stupid a fake is not known, nor is of par- ticular importance. SOME OF THE FORMIDABLE VESSELS IN SPAIN'S NAVY THE CITY SAVINGS BANES. Reports of Their Condition on th^ sth of March. A short time ago the Bank Commission- ers made a call upon the local savings banks for reports of their business for the quarter ending on March 5. These reports have been presented and show the follow- ing resources and liabilities: Resources Bank premises $ 1,501,478 04 Real estate taken for debt 4, 103, 54 6 63 Miscellaneous bonds and stocks.... 82.541.550 93 Loans on real estate 72,680,151 34 Loans on stocks, bonds and war- rants 1.789,158 13 Loans on other securities (grain. etc.) 8,000 00 Money on hand 1,829,707 OS Due from banks and bankers 728,556 62 Other assets 653,791 92 Total resources $115,630 940 6T Liabilities- Capital paid in coin _..$ 4,260.000 00 Reserve fund 5,194,769 50 Due depositors 105,192.546 S2 Other liabilities 983,624 33 Total liabilities $115, 630, M0 67 To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinina Tablets. All drug-gists refund the money IfIt falls to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1898. 10 ADVERTISEMENTS. 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WHO FEARS TO SPEAK OF `98IN the lanpmag-e of Mrs. Murphy, the

disreputable but interesting heroineof "Chimmie Fadden" fame, it was

"a great day, a great day for us all."The spirit of St. Patrick, the patron

saint of the Emerald Isle, must be well |

satisfied to-day with the patriotic demon- jstratlon in his reverence which tookplace yesterday in the city by the GoldenGate. And "Wolfe Tone—how his heart

would have Bwelled with pride and en-thusiasm coaild he have awakened from |a Rip Van Winkle sleep and seen how

fresh In the minds of his countrymen i9the love of liberty, the love that led tothe spirited rebellion of United Ireland In1798 and the Young Ireland movement in

1848!"Who fears to speak of *93?"Those were the words painted in crim-

son letters on a banner of green whichhung from tho beams backs of the speak-

er's stand at Woodward's Pavilion yes-

terday, the spot where was gathered, both

In the afternoon and evening, thousandswho had assembled to do honor to theday so dear to the true Irish heart. The

Interior of this vast amphitheater wasdecorated more brilliantly,perhaps, than

it has been for many a day. From the

central chandelier hung pendants of•white, their support serving as the radiusfrom which long, graceful streamers ofwhite, j-ellow and green stretched out

toward the wooden columns. The loweredge of the gallery was festooned with jgreen and yellow bunting, at regular in-Itervals American shields alternating withgreen shields, on which were emblazoned jgolden harps, surrounded by shamrocks.The effect was heightened by having in-candescent lights fastened behind theBhields of green. Red, white and bluebunting hung in tasteful arrangement ateach of the corners of the pavilion, thesupporting columns were draped withAmerican flags and a thirty-foot speci- ;men of "Old Glory" hung across the in-terior of the main entrance. On the plat-forms were placed eeveral varieties of Ipalms.

Shortly after 2 p. m. Frank Conklin.president of the day, was greeted with around of applause as he stepped to tn©front of the stage and said:

"This day has a two-fold significanceto all of Ireland's sons and daughters.We are here to do reverence to our pat-

ron saint and honor to the memory of the ,patriots of '98. Let us hope that those ;in the little green isle across the sea? canfind as great occasion for rejoicing to-day as we, and God grant the speedyarrival of the day when the sun willrise on a free Ireland."

The programme rendered was printed in

yesterday S Call. The audience was de-lighted with the entertainment furnished,

and all tho performers were encored.Timothy McCarthy, the veteran piperand William McMahon, fiddler, furnishedthe music for the reels and jigs. MasterArnold Grazer brought the house downwith his dancing, and the efforts of Gren-nan's band were thoroughly appreciated.The Irish step dancing of Miss PearlHickman and Joseph KelTer was given ata time when a stereopticon view of an i

Irish wedding was thrown on the can-vas back of the speakers platform. Theviews were elucidated by Mrs. Hattie B.Steele, who paid glowing tributes to thememory of Wolf Tone, Emmet andParnell. "Killarney" was played by thecornetist while views of the famous lakeswere depicted.

The afternoon's entertainment ended

with the grand chorus, "God Save Ire-land" and "America."

Rev. Father D. O. Crowley, of theYouth's Directory, and his colleague.Rev. Father James Melvln, sat amongthe vice-presidents and others on thestage and were interested auditors of theentertainment.

The event of the evening s exercises

\u25a0was an oration by the Hon. M. M. Estee, jwho was presented with a packagecontaining the shamrocks and poem sentto the Sisters of Charity at Benicia bythe Sisters in County Mayo, who in turn

sent it to Judge Tobin of the HiberniaBank for the presentation to the orator.

The programme rendered was the sameas has been already published. A featuredeserving of especial mention was Pro-fessor McKenzie's chorus of 300voices, which assisted Miss Powell inrendering the "Star Spangled Banner"and sang the chorus of "God Save Ire-land" at the close. Miss Lillian B. Con-nell, deemed one of the best of amateurcontralto singers, was unable to be pres-ent.

Mr. Estee opened his eloquent addressby praising the spirit of patriotism socharacteristic of the Irish people. Hetouched on the various phases of the na-

tional history In brief style and paid aglowing tribute to tre spirit of true citi-zenship developed by the son of Erin inthe land of his adoption. The speakerwas frequently interrupted by the spon-taneous applause of his hearers.

A large number of representative citi-zens were present on the platform both

inthe afternoon and evening. Inadditionto the lisa of those already published ascomposing the executive committee hav-ing charge of the St. Patrick's day con-vention, the names of D. C. and T. P.Kinch and Augustine Keller were added.The entire proceeds willbe devoted to the'98 Centennial and Monument Association.

Nor did the exercises at Woodward'sPavilion comprise the whole of the cele-bration by any means. In the afternoonthe County Leitrim Social Club and itsfriends held an independent celebrationat the Chutes, consisting of literary ex-ercises and a balloon ascension. In theevening the sky in that part of the citywas roseate with the display of fire-works.

Special services in commemoration orthe day were held in all the Catholicchurches throughout the city. An enter-tainment was also given in the eveningin the basement of St. Teresa's Churchon Tennessee street, between Butte andSolano. in honor of St. Patrick. The pro-ceeds willgo toward the improving of thechurch property.

At Harbor View the Dan O'Connell So-cial Club raised the flag in honor of theday at 9 a. m., and at 1:30 p. m. a dinnerwas given. Michael Carr acted as oratorof the day. The flag was raised byMichael McCarthy and Cornelius McAu-liffe, two of the oldest residents of Har-bor View.In the evening the Knights of the Red

Branch gave a ball in Odd Fellows' Hall,a brilliant affair, attended by many ofsociety's devotees. A similar affair wasgiven "inB'nai B'rith Hall by the AncientOrder of Hibernians, Division No. 2.

The Evening Banquet.The event of the evening was the

banquet given at Delmonico's restau-rant on O'Farrell street by the Knigrhts

of St. Patrick. The banquet took placeon the fifth floor and the apartments

were fitted up in magnificent style, thefinest of silken tapestry being drapedin profusion, gold and silver gauze be-ing suspended from the chandeliers,

the American shield and the bannerbearing the minstrel's harp aboundingeverywhere, while the choicest offloral emblems in various designs filledthe large hall with perfume. A mostelaborate menu had been spread and atime was had generally that all theKnights willpoint to with pride as thecriterion of their annual celebrations.

Frank T. Shea made the opening ad-dress, referring eloquently to both Irishand American historical events. Hestated that the gathering was a fitting

testimonial to the fact that the organi-

zation is as firm in spirit and. enthusi-asm to-day as it was when foundedtwenty-three years ago.

Shea's remarks were followed uy thereading of communications wishing theorganization well and expressing re-grets at their inability to attend thefestivities from Archbishop Riordan,Senator George C. Perkins, Rev. P. C.Yorke, Governor Budd and SenatorWhite. A cable message was also readfrom John O'Leary, chairman of the '98Centenary Association. Secretary T.J. Stanton read the messages. Allwerewarmly cheered.

Hon. W. W. Foote responded to thefirst toast of the evening, "The UnitedStates of America." He was glad tosay that he was present and had tosend no regrets. Referring to the factsof American history the speaker voicedhis belief that we are a united nation.In the event of a war with Spain overthe Cuban question and the Maine in-cident Attorney Foote stated his con-viction that all true Irish-Americanswould be found in the vanguard,fighting for the country of"their adop-tion.In turn eloquent responses to toasts

were made as follows: "The Day WeCelebrate," Mayor Phelan; "Civil andReligious Liberty," James R. Kelly;"Our Kindred Societies," John Reid;"Ninety-Eight," John R. Barrett.

Rev Edward Dempsey asked grace

at the beginning of the feast. Musicalfeatures were presented by W. J.

O'Brien and "W. w. Flnnle in vocai

solos at intervals in the literary pro-gramme.

Among those present were:Frank T. Shea, Rev. Edward Dempsey, Hon.

James D. Phelan, Hon. W. W. Foote. Hon.James R. Kelly, Hon. James V. Coffey, JohnJ. Barrett. Joseph I. Dimond, Hon. M. M.

Kstee. S. Braunhart, John Mulhern, Thomas J.

Stanton. Austin J. Jackson, Guy H. Borland.T. W. Connollv, Peter Scully, Charles JlcCpl-lum. John A. Lennon, P. J. McCormick Ed-ward I. Coffey, Jeremiah V. Coffey, M. J.

Bohannon, John T. Redmond. Patrick MoGee,

John Grant. J. EnriKht, M. C. Bateman J. 13.

Carey. W. J. O'Brien. W. W. Flnnle, Georga

D. Graham. W. F. Humphrey, P. H. Whelan.J. W. Sloan, Philip Casey of New "iork, J. c.Nealon. James Dunne of New York, P. A.

McDonald, John Purcell, M. C. Hassett^ Dr.

Morrisey, J. J. Lennen, T. S. Dargie, R. H.

Nagle. Matt O'Donnell, A. M. McCabe of San

Jose. J. J. Gildea, J. K. Cosgrave. M. JosephGildea, George W. Shorten. T. P. Riordan, W.

H. Byington. J. B. Keenan. Ed R. Rock. Hon.William Brodfrick, P. McCormick, Hon. J. t.Britt. Frank Dunn, Hon. William Cronan. E.

P. Barrett, P. J. Dunne, Hugh S. Hagan. T.

F. Bonnet. James H. Barry. William P. Law-tor, J. 3. Donnegan. James F. O'Brien. ThomasW. Cronan. Daniel J. Lean. John E. Brod-erick. P. K. O'Keefe, John Phelan. Hon. Max

Popper H. B. McAvoy, Dr. G. J. Fitzgibbona,P. J. Harney. Joseph O'Donnell. Dr. A. P.

O'Brien. J. C. Bateman, R. Rice. J. H. Powers,

J. R. Tobin, John E. Buckley. Carl Elsen-schimel, Joseph O'Connor, Richard Bunton.James Shea, Matt Kelleher. Joseph McKenna,

Charles G. Stein. James J. O'Brien, W. A.

Wattson, P. Hollan. John Murphy, ThomasBrennan. James Butler, Hon. C. A. Clinton,

Jeremiah Deasy, H. L. Welch. W. N. McCar-thy. T. R. Bannerman, Dr. E. E. Hill. Hon.M. Cooney.

COMPETITION FOROCEAN GREYHOUNDS

A New Line About to Bo Put

in Operation by Jap-anese.

Will Touch at Prominent Foreign

Ports and Tend to Aid Out-

side Trade.

M. Shiraishl, manager of the Toyo Xi-Ben Kwai Sha, or in other words theOriental Steamship Company, is in thiscity arranging for an agency to be placedin some city on this coast. At the Pal-ace Hotel last evening he stated thatthe company consisted of some of themust prominent merchants in Japan, andthat it was the intention of the organiza-tion to run a line of steamers betweenHongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe,Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco.Three steamers, which willbe of 6000 tonsdisplacement each and of a speed of 17i?knots, are at the present time undercourse of construction at Newcastle andSunderland, and it is supposed the Unawillbe in running order by October next.

The steamers have already been namedthe Nippon Mam, America Maru andHongkong Maru and it Is stated by

fhiraishi that when completed they willc the best-equipped vessels afloat in the

transpacific trade. The line of steamerswill run in competition wiu the PacificMailSteamship Company, and the Japan-ese are of the opinion that the new linowill tend to increase American trade.

Shiraishi will leave this evening forNew York city, and after a few days'stay there will proceed to the principalcities in Europe, where agencies will beestablished. The principal stockholdersin the company are said to be S. Asano,president, and A. Shibusawa and R. Hara,who are directors in the company

The right hand, which is more sensitiveto the touch than the left, is less sensitivethan the latter to the effect of the heatand cold.

POWERLESSTO STOP THE

OPIUM EVIL

Police Are Bound by a RecentDecision by Judge

Wallace.

Those Who Wish to Suppress It Must Goto the Supreme Court or Have the

State Law Amended.

In an oral opinion delivered last No-vember, Superior Judge Wallace ef-fectually checked all efforts on the part

of the police to put a stop to the opiumsmoking evil in this city. That theopinion would be reversed by the Su-preme Court were that body called onto pass judgment upo-n it is the pre-vailing belief, but so far no steps havebeen taken looking to that end. Inconsequence opium dens flourish inmany sections of the city, as shown inyesterday's Call, while, as Sergeant

Martin stated in an interview, the po-

lice are powerless to suppress them.Frank G. Drury, assistant prosecut-

ing attorney of Police Court No. 3, yes-terday explained the situation to a Callreporter indetail. Mr.Drury has pros-ecuted many opium cases, and Is thor-oughly conversant with the law on thesubject, both State and municipal.

"Up to last November," said Mr.Drury, "arrests for opium smoking

were made under general order No. 1587,passed by the Board of Supervisors in1&90 which reads as fallows: ,

Section Gl. No person shall, in the Cityand County of San Francisco, keep ormaintain, or become an inmate or, orvisit, or shall in any way contribute tothe support of any place, house or roomwhere opium is smoked, or where per-sons assemble for the purpose of smok-ing opium, or inhaling the fumes ofopium.

Any person violating the provisions ofthis section shall be deemed guilty of amisdemeanor, and on conviction thereof,be punished by a fine not less than $250,or more than $1000, or by imprisonmentnot less than three months, or more thansix months, or by both fine and imprison-ment.

"This was amended by general orderNo. 2754, approved April30, 1894, whichchanges the penalty 'not exceeding $500,or by imprisonment in the County Jailnot exceeding six months, or by bothsuch fine and imprisonment.'

"This amendment was passed to con-form to the penalty provided in theState law, and thus prevent just sucha ruling as Judge Wallace made. Wefound that ordinance satisfactory inevery way and numerous convictionswere secured under it. Last Novem-ber a Chinaman was convicted in thiscourt of visiting an opium den, andappealed to the Superior Court. JudgeTroutt refused to pass upon the caseand it was transferred to Judge Wal-

lace's court. The latter, in an oralopinion, declared the ordinance invalid \on the ground that there was a State

law in regard to opium smoking, and

that a municipality could not legislate

upon matters covered by statute. <"This State law is the greatest ah-

surdity ever placed upon a statute ,book, and if Judge Wallace is correct :

in his opinion the first thing the Legis- |

lature should do when it meets is to j

repeal it. It reads as follows:Section 307, Penal Code-Every person

who opens or maintains tube resorted toby

other persons, any place where opium orany of its preparations, is sold or given

aav to be smoked at such place; and any Iperson who at such place sells or gives jaway any opium, or its said preparations,to be there smoked or otherwise used;

and every person who visits or resortsto any such pluce for the purpose of IsmoWng opium, or its said preparations, ,fs guiHv of a misdemeanor, and uponconviction thereof shall be punished by i

a fine "ot exceeding $500, or by imprison-

ment in the County Jail not exceeding sixmonths, or by both such fine and Im-prisonment.

"Under that act a person to be provenguilty must purchase or be given theopium in the very place in which hesmokesit, and to prove that is almostan impossibility. Why, two men might

go into an opium den and each pur-

chase opium before the eyes of an offi-cer, and juggle it so that he could nottell which lot each had bought. Thenthey could smoke the stuff secure fromarrest. Or one could buy opium and go

to the house next door and smoke him-self insane without fear of punishment.

"Here, this will show you what we

have to prove under the State law,"and Mr Drury produced a blank com-

plaint, which read In part as follows:

"Then and there did willfullyand un-lawfullybecome a visitor to and didresort to a certain place and room theresituated, resorted to by other persons,where opium and its preparations are

sold and given away, to be smoked insuch place and room, for the purpose ofsmoking opium and its preparationsthereof."

"The complaints we formerly usedmerely alleged that: 'Where opiumwas then and there smoked and wherepersons had assembled for the pur-

pose of smoking opium and inhaling thefumes of opium.'

"But. in my judgment, the opinion

of Judge Wallace would not hold be-fore the Supreme Court, and the sim-plest course to pursue would be forthe police to make an arrest under themunicipal ordinance and test it beforethat court. Ibase my opinion on adecision of the Supreme Court on thegambling ordinance, which makes it amisdemeanor to keep, maintain orvisit any place where gambling is con-ducted. There is also a State lawon gambling, which provides that anyperson is guiltyof a misdemeanor whoshall visit a place where any game ofchance is dealt, played or carried on.Here is an instance where the State

and city have legislated on the samesubject, yet convictions are secured un-der the local act right along and itsvalidity cannot be questioned. Ire-gard them as parallel cases and Ican-not see upon what ground Judge Wal-lace based his opinion."Ifthe police want to put a stop to j

opium smoking let them make a test ;case, and if the Supreme Court sustains \the local order that is sufficient tobreak up the dens. Ifit agrees withJudge Wallace then nothing can bedone until the State law is amended orrepealed, for every ordinance on the jsubject passed by the Supervisors

would be invalid."Chief of Police Lees had considerable

to say about the impossibility of se-curing convictions under the State law,and materially strengthened Mr. Dru-

Iry's position that Judge Wallace wasIin error in holding that the Supervis-!ors could not pass an ordinance relat-!ing to a matter covered by statute. The1 Chief cited a decision of the Supreme| Court In the case of ex-parte Taylor (87j Cal., page 91), and approved in the case!of ex-parte Rinaldo (25 Pac. Rep. pagei260). Both cases were for violation ofI the sidewalk ordinance, and were ap-j pealed from the lower court. The high-'er court held that the Supervisors had

1 the power to enact an ordinance al-Iready covered by statute, provided such|ordinance did not provide a greaterIpenalty than the State law.

The Chief would not venture anopinion on whether the same rulingwould apply to the opium ordinance,but he emphatically declared that asmatters now stood it was impossible tosecure a conviction. He too dwelt uponthe absurdity of the State act, butthought the best plan would be for theLegislature to amend it.

Police Commissioners Alvord andTobin had read the article in yes4-terday's Call showing the rapid spreadof the vice in this city and the help-lessness of the police to check it, butneither was aware that this was dueto a State law. Both gentlemen ex-pressed a determination to bring thematter up at the next meeting of theboard and if possible take steps toremedy the evil.

°PROVISION OF THE MUNICIPAL ORDER. \u25a0\u25a0§_ j . —

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Section 61, General Order No. 1587—N0 person shall In the O

O City or County ofSan Francisco keep or maintain or become an ©

O inmate of or visit or shall inany way contribute to the support O

O of any place, house or room where opium is smoked or where ©

O persons assemble lor the purpose of smoking opium or inhaling ©

O the fumes ot opium._

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be© deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be i?® punished by a fine not less than $250 or more than $1000 or by® imprisonment not less than three months or more than six q*

months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. GAmended by Order No. 2754, approved April 30, 1894-, to pro- q

j vide a penalty not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the q'County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and Q[~ imprisonment, to conform to the State law. o

(\ RIDICULOUS STATE LAW.

Section 307, Penal Code—Every person who opens or main-

tains, to bi resorted to by other persons, any place whereopium or any of its preparations is sold or given away tobe

smoked at such place, and any person who at such place sells or«ives away any opium or its said preparations to be there

smoked or*otherwise used, and every person who visits or re-sorts to any such place for the purpose of smokiug opium or its

said preparations is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-tion thereof shall b~ punished by a fine not exceeding $500 orby imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months,

or hv both such fine and imprisonment.

Annexation Their Theme.The Oliver "Wendell Holmes Debating

Society held its regular monthly meetingin the parlors of the California Hotellast evening. Annexation of Hawaii bythe United States was the subject underdiscussion and the following speakerspresented their different views of thequestion before E. J. Pinkson, Dr. H. E.Adderson and P. J. Eiseman, who actedas judges:

Affirmative—H. C. Morris and F. T.Finch; negative— D. J. McCarthy and "W.A. Day. Hawthorne Doxey acted aachairman.

WILL RUN AT INGLESIDE.

Fast Dogs That Will Be Slipped onSaturday and Sunday.

The following Is the result of the draw-

ing which took place last evening for Sat-urday's and Sundays' meeetings at Ingle-

side Park:J. Edmonds' Forget vs. W. C. Glasson s

Sy'vanus; H. Devine's Forget Me Not vs.J. Hanrahan's Mercury: W. Ryan's So-prano vs. Batt & Frank's Count MonteCristo; B. Dougherty's Tessie Fair vs. F.Brown's Alma; W. Dalton's Lady Napo-leon vs. T. Bermingham's Red Light; R.L. Lee's Coralie vs. T. J. Cronin's JohnnyR; Connell Bros.' Sir Walter vs. D. Leon-ard's Bendalong; D. Flynn's Tom Bell V9.

J. Baddely's Lady Hopp; T. C. Mack'sBlack Patti vs. \V. C Glasson's Mystery;Dr. Van Hummell's Van Cloie vs. J.Byrne's Nellie B; W. C. Glasson's Magicvs. B. Brophy's Benicia Boy; J. Quane'sPrincess Marie vs. M. Macklick's Fire-ball; D. Smart's Silkwood vs. W. Ryan'sSweet Music; J. J. Edmonds' GalleyQueen vs. H. Spring's Dawn; P. Carney'sNellie Daly vs. D. Heure's Blue Belle; P.Reilly's Ranger vs. J. R. Dickson's Pre-mier; S. G. Portal's At Last vs. Dr. VanHummeH"s Chit Chat; D. Cahar's Bell ofMoscow vs. S. E. Portal's Lightning; H.Devine's Gilt Edge vs. Deckelman & Pa-nario's Glenroy; P. Gorman's Kingstonevs. J. Byrne's Mohawk; E. J. Heeny'sHarkaway vs. E. Wilson's Grasshopper;R. B. Kay's Carmody vs. H. Spring's PatMolloy;M.Sullivan's Sir John Arnott vs.J. Dean's Brilliantine; G. Hooper's Koo-lawn vs. T. P. Courtney's Turk: VanHummeirs Van Tralle vs. J. J. Edmonds'Vida Shaw; J. M. Stilwell's Little Dellvs Van Hummell's Van Nida.

A purse of $500 will be divided into dif-ferent prizes, which willgive several dogsa chance to win some money. A prize of$100 will also be given by the park for aconsolation stake.

SOMEFORMIDABLE VESSELS THAT ARE NOT IN SPAIN'S NAVY.

From the San Francisco Examiner of March 17, 1898.

Some readers may have noticed in yesterday morning's Examiner a picture bearing the title, "Some ofthe Formidable Ships in Spain's Navy." Possibly as they noticed they Juddered apprehensively. Let themtake comfort. Not one of the seven ships presented ever belonged to fcpain nor ever will. Two of them areNorwegian, two are Brazil's and a third is building for that same country in France. Another is the prop-erty of Chile, or will be when completed. This leaves but one of the group to be accounted for, and this isan impossible thing to do. except upon the hypothesis that when a yellow journalist becomes overwroughthe has visitations ofphantom shipsinstead of snakes. The name of the" seventh is given as "Tpiranga."There is not in earth, nor presumably in heaven, nor in the waters under the earth, such a vessel as this.Itis neither afloat, a derelict nor in contemplation. No countr" owns it; no country ever heard of it. Itsimply isn't. Just what may have been the object in springing so stupid a fake is not known, nor is of par-ticular importance.

SOME OF THE FORMIDABLE VESSELS IN SPAIN'S NAVY

THE CITY SAVINGS BANES.Reports of Their Condition on th^

sth of March.A short time ago the Bank Commission-

ers made a call upon the local savingsbanks for reports of their business for thequarter ending on March 5. These reportshave been presented and show the follow-ing resources and liabilities:

Resources—

Bank premises $ 1,501,478 04Real estate taken for debt 4,103, 54 6 63Miscellaneous bonds and stocks.... 82.541.550 93Loans on real estate 72,680,151 34Loans on stocks, bonds and war-

rants 1.789,158 13Loans on other securities (grain.

etc.) 8,000 00Money on hand 1,829,707 OSDue from banks and bankers 728,556 62Other assets 653,791 92

Total resources $115,630 940 6TLiabilities-Capital paid in coin _..$ 4,260.000 00Reserve fund 5,194,769 50Due depositors 105,192.546 S2Other liabilities 983,624 33

Total liabilities $115, 630,M0 67

To Cure a Cold in One DayTake Laxative Bromo Quinina Tablets. Alldrug-gists refund the money IfIt falls to cure.25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.

THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1898.10

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