MYSTIC SHRINE OUTINGNobles to Have Three Days of

Merry-Making at SantaCruz.

THEY GO THIS AFTERNOON.

Daughters of Isis Go With Them.The Venetian Carnival Colors

Adopted.

The Venetian Water Carnival has beenwell advertised throughout the State; butSanta Cruz willalso be the field for an un-usual celebration which willtake place forthe three days previous to the water car-nival date, itbeing the occasion of the an-nual outing of the MysticShrine, whichwillleave this City by special train thisafternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. They will bequartered at the Sea Beach Hotel andhave a programme of entertainment con-sisting of a "shrine ball" Saturday nightat the hotel, a drive to the Big Trees Sun-

composed of Masons exclusively, is, strictlyspeaking, not a Masonic order. Itis ratherorganized on a social basis.

The ceremonies of initiation are withoutdoubt the most dramatic and require moreparaphernalia than any other secret order,and one section of the ceremony partakesof the nature of a "high jinks," all theirmeetings concluding with an elaboratebanquet, at which the best is none toogocd.Itis only upon occasions likethe present

that the public have an opportunity toknow of the institution; for, while theirentertainments are held quite freque ntly,they are of an exclusive cnaracter and notnoted through the public press.

Islam Temple, which is the local organ-ization of this mystic order, has at presentover 600 members, as well as a side ordercalled the Daughters of Isis, representingthe ladies of the MysticShrine, which wasinstituted on February 13 last, at whichtime over 200 ladies were initiated in theceremonies of this interesting degree, andupon which occasion the ceremonies wereconducted in truly oriental style inGoldenGate Hall, the headquarters of IslamTemple. The excuse for initiating theladies into their mysteries was set forthby the recorder in the following doggerel:Inthe days of Ancient Egypt, when Isis' praise

was sung,When tbe Sphinx was inher cradle and the pyra-

mids were young,An Arab Sbayk thought, for a change, he'd leave

that barren land,So quicklyiolded up his tents and crossed the burn-

ingsand.He came to San Francisco, arrivinghere intimeTo start a funny order he called the "Mystic

Shrine."He started inon Masons, for well he knew they'd

bite

Under Moslem guides of Islam,Field, Graves, Car-tan and Gray.

A jollytribe, all in for fun and bound to have atime;

Alot ofchaps with Turkish caps all of the MysticShrine.

Some danced and strolled and tenpins rolled; Walltallied for the wine,

While Giipinand his Oakland crowd stayed up tillafter nine.

They say the sands were very dryalong the lowerhall;

How true this wedare not say—ask Bromley,GlassorFaulL

Inmany a way wepassed the day, the ladies said,"How nice,"

When bonbons tempted smiles upon that littleArab-Price.

At Cypress Grove the Dlyafat stood up the gang inline,And in his usual manner we "strawed" It our to

Shrine.The happy man of the caravan was Powell, withall

his daughters,The onlysad one, I'atton, who forgot to taste the

waters.A royal good time the Shriners had, at least the

ladles say,But your Katlb mourned the absence of boss camel-

rider Day.

Be sure and come next Wednesday night,for weanticipate

Great wailingfrom the Arabs, who realize, now toolate,

What pyramids of Joy they lost by failing for to"jine"

Del Monte caravan of the Islam Mystic Shrine.A song specially prepared for the present

occasion to the tune of "Solomon Levi"runs like this:We're a tribe of Islam Nobles and we've crossed

the mountain drear,To nave some fun at Santa Cruz withall oar ladies

dear,We've camped here at the sea beach— an oasis on

the shore,Where Shriners can stay up allnight and hear the

ocean roar.

day, a banquet in the evening, and a seriesof other entertainments which will be inthe nature of a surprise to those partici-pating.

The party willconsist of about 200 mem-bers of Islam Temple, among whose num-bers many of the leading professional andbusiness men of this State are included.

The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in thisCity are no exception to the Noblesthroughout the United States, which atpresent number over 30,000, and while theyhave elaborate quarters wherein they holdtheir entertainments and banquets they attimes by way of diversion have theaterparties, upon which occasions they reserveall the orchestra and parquet of the thea-ter, several of which nave been held at theBaldwin and California theaters.

Many pleasant excursions have beenmade in the past by the Shriners to Mon-

terey, Santa Cruz, Big Trees and otherpopular resorts. Bay excursions have alsobeen enjoyed.

Among the prominent citizens of SantaCruz there are many members of IslamTemple, and in their quiet way they haveprepared an elaborate programme of en-tertainment, including an illuminationonthe river Sunday night, which in realitywill be a dress rehearsal for the VenetianCarnival.

The committee incharge of this cara-van, under which name the MysticShriners travel, has spared no pains instudying the comforts and pleasures ofthe nobles and their ladies on this excur-sion, and have prepared a number of sur-prises for the participants, and as far aspossible have adopted the colors of theVenetian Carnival in their badges andsouvenirs.

The order of the Mystic Shrine, while

At any bait (the \u25a0married men) to stay outlate atnight. i.". -•-'\u25a0•.\u25a0•..\u25a0,-..•*\u25a0,:- \u25a0<i vr- i \u25a0?..>\u25a0\u25a0:-••£?\u25a0-'"••;•

He established •Islam. Temple, making nobles :bythe score, \u25a0•-.,:\u25a0 .-^-^"wo^p^iß^p***

Untilthe men they all'got in, but still

'he looked-

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- :'. >\u25a0•;\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0•-, \u25a0\u25a0<><\u25a0 -':I'm sure they'd like to loin the riteand know the

"'•'<;."\u25a0' mystic tie." i-y'::- \u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0 ;,'\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 •\u25a0 '\u25a0:'

\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0:.-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \Bo this is why we soon willtry the work upon our

wives,Andsisters, mothers, daughters, and ;hope ,they'll

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And while the chanters chant and 'of the IKoran•'\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0••>? sing, Vf_: -^ -.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-,'\u25a0:•:\u25a0-\u25a0::\u25a0_.., \u25a0 -••; •.. .;.:•..0

-The chimes willchime, as in the mosques they'> : ring. .;\u25a0;. \:\--.s ..:.:- \u25a0 -:i-, ..a \u25a0\u25a0 .A

How glorious and pleasing will the Innovation beTo see our ladies bopping 'round taking this degree,Climbingup the pyramids, stepping stone by stone,Why c'en the sphinx will smile, anon, to see she's

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notalone ;:v'-;"-"-''3V'.i. }.:••\u25a0 \u25a0•\u25a0 •;*\u25a0'' ••"\u25a0:.;>>-? £-*\u25a0:*>'And jollysport we'll have, teach noble knows full\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0••--\u25a0 well-.. ::;:\u25a0:,•;. ,v,-.-,~ ,-•, \u25a0.— \u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0.\u25a0.• \u25a0:.tj"-~.x r.When they try. to ride our camel and ;hear the-• '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>\u25a0 Munshee yell.:, ... r . :.

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"What jstrange s intruders :have ;. we'herel" our

\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0-,\u25a0\u25a0 prophet he willsay, . 'Then half the candidates willfaint and others run

-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0; away.rv^i-vv \u25a0\u25a0 t-'-i:'':--'~\- ;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0-• :\u25a0-'\u25a0" v • \u25a0";. .t\x:.s.We'll mark them withthe seimeter to tell them Ini \u25a0".' the land :.- '•. -...'-\u25a0\u25a0...'-.- ;\u25a0 :.. • \u25a0;•'; :--:y ,'\u25a0'\u25a0>- iAnd give them fall a taste of our red hot burning;\;rsand. •;:;- \u25a0'- '\u25a0^\u25a0'

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The officers ::of Islam Temple \ are well-known citizens. j Their names are :** .

\u25a0 Charles iL. Patton, potentate;; Alfred W.Baldwin, chief rabban; ,W. H. P. Titus," assis-tant. rabban; W. G. Brown, high priest andprophet ;W.E. Lutz; Oriental guide ;:« W. C.Murdoch," treasurer; Victor%D. yDuboce, re-corder; G.Howard Thompson, firstcer. master ;J. G. Edmundson, second cer. master; HenryEdwards, marshal ;William H.Smith, jcaptainof 1theiguards;zRobert jH. Mowbray, outerguard. ;- ;:v^..;;\u25a0 \u25a0:::"-:,:.^\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0y.i- -;;-\>.v;.\,-.:> :..;.v>>.\•^;Chanters— Samuel D.Mayer, Walter C.Camp-bell, Joseph G.Baston, Leon R. Stanton, CharlesL.Field (director),: John H. Gray (conductor),John P.vFraser i(executioner), ',T.IJ. Bass 1(al-chemist), M..Johnson |(assistant Ialchemist);JohniHemmond j(engineer), John M. Curtis(architect), Louis!Glass, William*J.vYounger,G. L. Spear, James iG. Walker, J. Z. Davis,George T.Bromley and Frank M.Cartan.

\u25a0 Arab WilliamEdwards (chief),RobertAsh, Thomas H.:Brown, Charles IBone, E. H.Hanson, Benjamin B. Duncan, Paul Breen,James F. Logan, Arthur L.Piper, O.H.Husted,C.F.Burnham, ,P. Boettcher, .Williamvduff,

Gus E.Dorn, C. Helwig, Martin Jones, Fred C.Morgan, W. Frank Pierce. W. E. Miles,H. J.Burns, George W. Bennett, George E. de Golia,John Gillson, Edward C.Hughes, Thad E.Kent,R. 8. Polastri, John C.Terry, J.A. Christie.

Past grand potentates—

William H.L.Barnes,Reuben H.Lloyd,Arthur W. Foster, Curtis G.Kenyon, Franklin H. Day, Charles L. Field,Hiram T.Graves, BrilsfordP. Flint.

Charles L.Field, past potentate, is to bewith the caravan. He is the representa-tive to the Imperial Council and was thefirst resident Shriner on the Pacific Coast.

The national body of the order is knownas the Imperial Council and holds annualsessions, upon which occasions the spiritof revelry is a marked feature, in additionto legislative proceedings, which generallyoccupy two or three days.

The national representatives from thisCity are: Charles L. Field, Victor D.

Duboce, Brilsford P. Flint and Charles L.Patton.

The coming annual meeting ofthe Im-perial Council will be held at NantasketBeach, Mass., upon the week followingthetriennial conclave of Knights Templar,which willbe held at Boston, and frompresent reports willprobably be the great-est meeting of the Nobles of the MysticShrine held inits history, fornot less than16,000 Shriners willbe present.

The oriental fez is the adopted headgearof the order, and upon all ceremonial occa-sions the dress-suit is the uniform worn.The jewel of the order is wellknown to all.consisting of a crescent made from tigers'claws and suspended from a scimeter,mounted in gold and jeweled, and is astriking society emblem.m This excursion to Santa Cruz is only oneof many which has been held by IslamTemple members. The character of timethey have on these trips can be judged byquoting from the recorder's notice, sentout upon their return from Monterey, asfollows:Our canvas of aobies bttre returaea fromTHas

Chorus— We're the Mystic Shrlners, aleicum sa-laam.Regular genuine Jlners, aleicum salaam,

We confer the ancient order In a style sublimelyfine,Itis capital foe in the Islam Mystic Shrine.You can generally tell the Shriners by the jewelry

they wear.They're elegant chaps with Turkish caps and asort of jaunty air;To settle the question in your mind Just give them

the regular sign,Significant of the emblem of the Islam Mystic

Shrine.Chorus— We're the Mystic Shrlners, etc.AllNobles stay out very late when they've Joined

the MysticShrine,The reason why willbetter appear if ever you

ladles "jine,"Though the thing may seem quite singular and a

comical fashion new,You'll find that inthe Shrine you'llhave todo as

other Shriners do.Cborna— We'ro'thV Mystic Shrlners, etc. >'In the Shrine weride oncamels when we cross the•••\u25a0\u25a0 y:. desert 80 far, •'-'\u25a0:"'•':;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.— \u25a0;\u25a0--,«.\u25a0,\u25a0•\u25a0. •.'.-:;.--'•; •*,..'.\u25a0.., .-.-Bat- ladies .cannot 'camels ride,' so we came ina-"

\u25a0 :\u25a0> Pullman car, }.->\u25a0\u25a0)-; »;..T r-V.:.vv-, •-:;. v. •-,.->. sgf.-T^;Oar Zemzem wecarry in animal skins on the '-shinof the desert's" deck,- v>* •;_ •«, i.*•'But here we fill our Islam skins withsparkling

Fommery Sec * v-,.\u25a0

Chorus— We're the Mysticehriners,*etc. ,

A LITTLE HIBTOKT.Something of;the ;Mystio 'Shrine and Its

5 j:;:;.Origin in America. .-;The order of the rNobles of the Mystic;Shrine was instituted by the MohammedanKaliffAlee, cousir.-german and son-in-lawofMohammed, in the year of the hegira 25(A.D. 644) at Mecca, in Arabia, as an in-;quisition or vigilance committee to dis-pense justice arid execute Wpunishmentupon criminals who escaped their just de-serts through the tardiness of1theicourts,arid also to promote religious tolerationamong cultured men of all nations. ?Tothis day the orderJis J one ofr the 5 mosthighly favored among !tie many secretsocieties which abound lin Oriental coun-

.tries and gathers about its shrine a selectfew of the % best educated and culturedclasses. The Egyptian order of the Noblesof the MysticShrine has been independentof the Arabian, excepting the yearly pres-ence of a deputy in Mecca, since the expe-dition ofIbrahdeen Pasha, son ofMehemetAH, the fjjgreat Pasha of Egypt, in1818, when the vWahabees were|conquered.They were a fanatical sect whoIthreatenedto override all other power in'Arabia:'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0,':\u25a0\u25a0:•'\u25a0•"•

£«" AmongIthe jmodern 5promoters ofItheShrine inEurope one of the s most fnotedwas Herr Adam Weishaupt, a Rosy CrossMystic, and professor of law in the Univer-sity of, Ingolstadt, in?Bavaria, who re-vived the order in thatIcity in May. 177e

'From the central body branches havespread through allEurope and among themembers there are recorded the names ofFrederick the Great, Mirabeau, a duke ofOrleans, many members of < the royal fami-lies, literary,iscientificIand|professionalmen

* including the illustrious Goethe; Spi-noza, Kant, Lord Bacon and a long list:besides » these. AmongIthe traditions lofthe 'iorder $occurs "ithis very significantrecord "Inno singleiinstance has s theGovernment infany countryIventured *

tooppose the silent, secret workings of theNobles, although the secret agents of theGovernments are jalways \present \and ex-ercise a careful surveillance in every Mys-tic Temple.'? • r?^^^^wrfThe order here |does \not advocate

"Mo-

hammedanism as a sect, but inculcates thesame respect to deity here as in Arabiaand elsewhere, and hence the secret of itsprofound grasp on the intellect and .heartofcultured people. •

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The public is generally familiar with itsintroduction into America through "Billy"Florence andIitsIamplification '?.bykDr.Fleming ofNew York.

The jewel of the order is1a crescentformed of1, any% substance, but I.theImostvalued materials are the claws ofthe royalBengal tiger, united at their bases ingoldsetting, which includes gtheir tips, and !

bears on one side of ithe center the head ofthe sphinx and on the other apyramid,urn and star, with the date of the wearer'sinception into} the order1andIthe Imotto:Arabic—"Kuwatpwa«Ghadab"; Latin—"Eobur et -jFuror"! "Strength"and Fury." . _5"The nobles wear \rich costumes of East-ern character, made of silk and brocaded 1

velvet. The ordinary costume for streetparade is conventional black and the regu-lation fez. The story of the significance ofthe fez Sis told in thia wise: When pil-grimages ;to Mecca were interrupted bythe crusades about A. D. 980, the Moham-medans west ofthe Nile > journeyed to Fez(or Fas), in Morocco, as to a holycity.Among the flourishing manufactures ofthe city was a head covering called tar-boosh, nowIknown as 5a fez, which wasdyed scarlet for the students of the greatschool ofthat city. Inthat day itbecameft mark of learning, and gradually dis-placed other forms and colon of hats. Itwas carried inall directions by caravans,

.and thus became the distinguishing head-dress fof Moslems lln-'every \u25a0part i*of? the, J^^aa^BaßTOiiaaßffilrf^i^tfe^

Fob thirtyyears the)Royal1has been thestandard for purity and strength inbakingpowders, and has been placed at the headibyIevery^boardarof Igomciaifexaminer*,iwhether gtato or National.

Charles I*.Patton, Imperial Potentate.

Charles I*.Field, Fast Potentate.

J. Or. EDMUNDSONVICTOR D. DUBOCE. w. a. brown.

COOLY CONTRACT LABORInteresting Developments at

Yesterday's Investi-gation.

A JAP CONTRACTOR'S OFFER.

A. C. Platt States That White Labor-ers Are Better Workers

Than Asiatics.

The investigation of the cheap coolyquestion that was begun last Tuesday inPleasanton was resumed yesterday at 215Sansome street before Labor CommissionerE. L.Fitzgerald, United States Immigra-tion Commissioner W. L. Stradley andDeputies Dam, Greene and Geffeney. Inorder to secure for the records informationpossessed only by Deputy Geffeney thelatter was put on the witness-stand. Foryears he was interpreter and agent for alarge tea house in this City, and while inJapan he hadample opportunity of gather-ing much valuable information. He hasbeen in the service of the Federal Govern-ment for the past three years. During hißterm of service hundreds of Japanesecoolies have landed in this port, mostlyfrom Yokohama. Many came from Kobeby the way of British Columbia, as thereseems to be less chance of their being de-ported from the United States than iftheycame from Japan direct.

In 1893, while actine as an interpreterfor Immigration Commissioner McPher-son, Geffeney found on the Walla Wallafrom Victoria seven Japs who bore cardsfrom the American Immigration Societyof Japan, which stated that- the bearerswould meet upon the dock in this port aman who would recognize the cards andprovide the holders with work. Uponexamining the men Mr. Geffeney learnedthat they bad giyen a man inJapan $16 tosecure for them their passports, etc., andthe promise of work nn their arrival at thisport. Mr.Geffeney is satisfied that a simi-lar bureau and school exists inJapan to-day.

He said: "While 1 was in Japan Iwastoldthat nearly all the Japanese laborerswho come to America do so under contract,both written and implied. The contracts,specify the amount per month to be paidto the coolies here, and the amout to theirfamilies inJapan. That this state of af-fairs exists to-day Iam positive."

The next witness was E. R. Lilienthal,who is interested in the Pleasanton HopCompany. Mr. Lillienthal stated that inorder to present his position properly be-fore the commissioners he had preparedthe following statement.In1892 the Pleasanton HopCompany bought

317 acres at Pleasanton, part of which hadheretofore been farmed to barley and a partthereof being uncleared land, covered with wil-lows and tulies, at an expense of about$100,000. The land was cleared, planted tohops, trellises erected, hophouses and ware-houses constructed, and this done with whitelabor. This land, that formerly required amaximum expenditure of $200 to $300 permonth, now "disburses to white labor, ex-clusive of picking and curing, over $1000monthly. In the month of May this year ithad thirty-six white people on its pay-roll.The hop-gathering begins about August 20.Inthe gathering of the 1894 crop the companyadvertised through the intelligence offices ofSan _

Francisco and Oakland for whitelabor and harvested and gathered thatcrop exclusively with whites, exceptingabout 130 Indians, the latter being emßloyedbecause of their skill and cleanliness in pick-ing. A portion of this white labor was fromthe district bounded by Altamont, Kiles andDavisville and consisted of individuals, headsof families, women and children, the schools,by agreement, having been closed at that timeso as to give the children an opportunity tomake some money. The home labor, or thatwithin the radius described, was extremelysatisfactory and will be given preference atharvest time. The company willnot repeat itsattempt to import foreign white help(laborerssecured from the cities), as they were foundunsatisfactory, both to the company and the

citizens of the town. Hops are now and fortwo years past have been below the cost ofproduction.

The company has continued its work,andthe townspeople ofPleasanton have been bene-fited materially, as is indicated by the growthof population and increased prosperity ofPleasanton. Necessarily a loss must be madeIn1895, as London controls the market andnot California, and therefore economy 1b re-quired in the handling of the crop, so as tominimize the loss. Preliminary work prior toharvest is an element of cost that must be re-stricted, and without such restriction itwouldbe disastrous to gather the crop, the cost ofgathering being about five cents per pound.The preliminary work is that of grubbing,pruning and stringing. Unless; the prelimi-?ary,*?Pcnses are restricted the crop cannotbe picked and the weeds must take the yardand the industry fail. The greatest suffererswould be the townspeople of Pleasanton, as thepresent disbursements, exceeding $1000 permonth, to whites would have to be discontin-ued.

Mr. Lilienthal said that it is not truethat all Japs are employed on the hopranch. White labor cleared the land andharvested the hops. At the present timethe white salary roll amounts to $1000 amonth. He said:

"In1894 Ihad a foreman who contractedfor Chinese help, and Icanceled the con-tract, at a loss of $250. The local whitehelp are excellent employes, but those wegot througn the employment bureaus inthe cities were worthless, and we will notmake such an experiment again."

In'response to a question by Com-

missioner Fitzgerald, Mr. Lilienthalstated that he was heartily in favor of theprojected free white labor bureau. Hiscompany will this year spend $25,000 inPleasanton for harvesting the crop, andthis work will be done by white people.He will gladly draw upon the free laborwwanforall white help he needs over thelocal Pleasanton white labor market.

In conclusion he said: "No white manwho is reliable willbe refused workon ourranch. Ibelieve thatall of the farmers inthe State should patronize the LaborBureau Mr.Fitzgerald willestablish. Formy part Iwill help all deserving wnitelaborers. While the Japs are better forcertain kinds of work at the present thereis no reason why white men cannot do thesame work ifthey willapply themselves tothe task, andIam sure they can make fairwages." He said that the share system the

kJaps have accepted would be profitable tothe whites as well if the latter would bewilling to share withthe land-owner andland-renter the risks of the crop andthe market. He does not know of any con-tracts for Japs not in the country as he

leaves this part of the business to the fore-man, who has an interest in the business.Under the present market price for hopseconomy in labor is a very essential ele-ment in the production of hops.

The Commissioners are satisfied that theJapanese boarding-house keepers in thisCityare as deeply interested in contractingforcooly labor as the contractors are andthat as a fact the two classes are partnersinthe business. With a view of learningsomething upon this point several board-ing-house keepers were subpenaed.

H. Kiski, a Japanese boarding-housekeeper at 505 O'Farrell street, was called totell what he knew about contracts for Japlaborers and the class of people who pat-ronize his place. He came from Yoko-hama. All of his countrymen from hisdistrict patronize his house. He supposesthat the reason for their going to his houseis because of his forniur patrons tellingthat he keeps a good place. He sends hisbusiness cards to Japan by those who re-turn to their homes, and this is the waythe immigrants know of his boarding-house.

The young boys who come to study re-main withhim, but those who come towork are taken into the country by peoplewho call for them.

When Deputy Dam wanted the names ofthe contractors from the country the wit-ness suddenly lost his memory. Heevaded the questions in a very shrewdmanner, saying that he had no means ofknowing the names of the contractors, allof whom are Japs. Kishi admitted thatthe bosses frequently stay at his housefrom a week to a month gathering labor-ing gangs, yet he does not know theirnames. He contradicted himself so oftenthat the Commissioners threatened to sendhim to jail.

Inorder to get the names of the con-tractors the Commissioners sent for thewitness 1 book of patrons of his house.When itarrived the witness said that itcontained only the names of people fromJapan and not of those who came from theinterior of this State. Inthis way he stillevaded the question. The witness showedthat he is fullyinformed upon the con-tract law, and he took good care not to im-plicate himself or any of the cooly con-tractors in any illegal practices.

A. G. Platt of 507 California street, for-merly an active director in the PleasahtonHop Company, was called and askedwhere Downing and Sato secured the Japson the contract Mentioned in the Call.He said that he supposed they had"rounded up" the gang somewhere in theState. He resigned active service in thecompany last January, and he is notfamiliar with the company's present work-ing. He said :"When Ifirst started thescheme itwas for the purpose of betteringthe condition of the people of Pleasanton.Itgave work for hundreds of white people,the local whites first and the transients ifthere was any work to spare. Igave themen, women and children the work andran buses from town out to the ranch forthe women and children. The whites arecleaner pickers and better workers thanthe Asiatics. The first crop we turned outwas the best that ever went to New York."inever intended thatcooly labor should

be employed, and when the PJeasantonHop Company began to get in Chineseand Japs Iresigned. The people of thatsection gave me an ovation when Ileft. Isaw that the introduction of cooly laborwould be productive of trouble, and therewas trouble brewing on several occasionson account of Japs being employed in theyards."Itdoes not cost any more to employ

whites than it does Japs and the work isdone much better by the former."

Judging from Mr. Platt's remarks, theprincipal reason for his giving up themanagement of the Pleasanton hopyardswas because others had determined toemploy cooly labor. He said while thewhites were employed the crops were har-vested at a profit. The benefit of localwhite labor to the entire community wasmanifest by the fact that

'every one

seemed to be working for the benefit ofall,and every one had money to sped fortown and county improvements.

Whole families fiftymiles away went tothe hopfieldß at harvest time and cam pedout whilegathering the crop. Then har-vesting was more like a big picnic thananything else, and men, women and chil-dren went away with money in theirpockets. When the Japs got in they be-gan to resort to tricks. For instance, 'hop-pickers are paidby the pound. The Japs

get up as soon as itis light enough to seeand pick while the leaves are stillmoist inorder that the moisture may add to theweight of what they pick. When every-thing is dry during the heat of the daythey quit work and drink wine.

Inspeaking of the contract laborers Mr.Platt threw some valuable light upon thevery matter the Commissioners are look-ing into. It proves conclusively that theJap contractor Sato is violating the con-tract law. Mr.Platt said:

''Downing told me that he proposed to•use Japs in the cultivation of beets.Downing is a tenant farmer. He broughtthe Jap contractor, Sato, to our office andIsaw one of the cooly labor contractors.

"In1893 Sato wanted me to go inwithhim on a proposition to import Japaneselaborers from Japan for our ranch. Hesaid that Jap farmers do not make over $6a month inJapan and we could get themcheap and make them earn their passagemoney before paying them a cent for work.He said we would make money by import-ing Japs. Of course Ideclined to accepthis offer. He said he would secure plentyof work on other ranches near Pleasantontokeep the Japs busy when work was shorton our place. He said he would go toJapan and get all the help necessary. Itold the fellow that Iwas not in that kindofbusiness, as myinterest in starting thehopyards was tobenefit the white people."Ijudged from his remarks that he pro

-posed that we should furnish cheap laborforany section of the State when itwaswanted, he to get the coolies and 1 toattend to the accounts and furnish enoughmoney to start the business. Itwas notvery long after that Sato began to get inJapanese laborers, but Icannot tell wherehe found them."

Shions, a boarding-house keeper at 529J£Geary street, failed to appear in responseto a subpena and Deputy Greene is of theopinion that he is in hiding to avoid testi-fying. A warrant will be issued for hisarrest. The investigation willbe resumedto-day.

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As a matter of useful information itmaybe stated that whenever a cooking receiptcalls for a baking powder the "Royal"should be used. The receipt willbe foundto work better and surer, and the bread,biscuit, rolls, cakes, dumplings, crusts,puddings, crullers or whatever made, willbe sweeter, lighter, finer-flavored, moredainty, palatable and wholesome.

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CASE AGAINST WINTHROP.The Prosecution Rests After

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Mattie ;Mathews Now Says ThatShe DidlNot See Her Mother

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Take a Pill. :\ . : , . .

: The afternoon session of'Police Judge

Joachim sen 'sV court J yesterday. was \ takenup with the preliminary examination ofOliver W. Winthrop, who is accused of themurder of Mrs. Jennie Mathews, in LaurelHillCemetery, on\May 18,\u25a0by giving her astrychnine pillto swallow. r\i<'::/i':.\yS''i- .'?::---: While the jevidence given at the exami-nation yesterday was in the main similarin character to that which was brought outat the inquest, the child, Mattie Mathews,surprised all present by denying that shehad seen a man ',give her mother a pillinthe cemetery.

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I'VE." 8.;Mathews, the husband of the deadwoman, was the first witness called \u25a0,by At-torney John T. Dare, who represented theprosecution. ,'\u25a0 After telling allVhe vknewconcerning the circumstances of;his wife'sdeath, the witness declared that he fbaanot heard of his wifebeing insured in theOrder of Chosen Friends :in favor of theirchild, and with O. W. Winthrop named astrustee, until J after her death. -$He,wouldnot admit that there had ever been anyserious domestic trouble }between ."himselfand his wife. i:

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Little Mattie jMathews was next called.Before being examined Judge Joachimsentalked with her J for awhile, and|decidedthat she was too young to understand thenature of an oath. As the lawyers wantedher testimony, they, decided to take sit asa statement. In her childish way Mattietold of the visit to the;cemetery and themeeting with a man. . „\u25a0'"-?;.

"Is the man here?" was asked. i1|SheInodded yes, and then tripped downand pointed out Winthrop. "

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"Didthe man igive your mamma any-:thing?" ".':-',"!•.•."". .-"-- '\u25a0-. ;.-.-,\u25a0:;.

•'Yes, sir," she answered; ,»si"Did she take anything ?"

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;\u25a0: Dr. Griffith, who attended Mrs.Mathewsup to her death, when called gave the de-tails of|his \having been called in, whichhave been published, and then toldof|herstatement inwhich, after saying that sheknew she was going to die,Mrs. Mathews 1positivelyiasserted that Ithe jman lin thecemetery had given her a pill, which madeher sick. She did not mention Winthrop'sname. (

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WDra. Morgan and Green, chemists, testi-fied to having s analyzed the dead woman'sstomach and findinghalf a grain of strych-nine.and twelve ounces of fluidmatterDr.Barrett testified as to the result ofthe autopsy which he made, and answeredquestions ? regarding the effects ofistrych-nine. , ; • • J

<«¥£!' Fran*k Gtor ad seen WinthropS£n cemeter £t>endmg over a womananSfanmngJher.'g fThe woman' who was ac-companied by a little girl, said she wasdying and wanted to goliome. WinthropIand a man took her home.*» \u2666%7? 11 Bulow was the last witness, and£2, M.ft*° Winth.r°P ti^ng with 'himMrs. Mathews' application fSr member-Ph£ mn£hl5 Branch Lodg*' Order ofW^nthJ? X nd£- He afte™ard called onc^rti&fiUed^n? B

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The prosecution rested, and Attorneydfe;.0? h?+? lt°J Wint°rop, moved forI•SSSS? 1-of the charge, as there was an in-

fendan? Cy evidence to hold the de-

amFalS 1?18®11 denied the motion,and added that he would go over the testi-!mony and give his decision as to the casemoJLfe *??/?inßv Attorney Allen inti-X baY Wmthr °P was held he would

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