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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1895. THE ARMY AND [T§ ADVANTAGES, GENERAL HOWARD THINKS IT ‘A PROMISING FIELD FOR YOUNG MEN. INDUCEMENTS ARE PLENTY. More Goop MEN WisH To EN- LisT THAN CAN Now BE ACCOMMODATED. Major-General O. 0. Howard (retired) ar- rived in the city yesterday and is staying at the Colonial. Heis in the city for the purpose of delivering a series of lectures on the Civil War, in which he bore so honora- ble a part, and was the recipient of number of calls last evening from old comrades-at- arms. Ina somewhat desultory manner the | general last night touched lightly upon matters pertaining to the army, its present requirements and its standing as compared with the forces of other countries. He said that his idea had always been to place the army upon a modern basis, and that ventures are essayed. This course will be { adopted, but in the meantime the unem- | ployed destitute will be cared for. THE GANG BROKEN TP. Young Men Who Have Been Robbing Houses in the Western Addition. The gang of daylight burglars, who |have been successfully operating for months in the Western Addition under the guise of potato-peddlers, has been broken up through the efforts of Policeman Harry Reynolds, spegially detailed for the purpose. A few days ago John O’Donnell, one of the gang, was sent to the Ione School for five years. George Lee and William Wil- | son will be sentenced on Saturday on a | charge of vagrancy, and Ed Kearny is | awaiting trial on a more serious charge. | On Tuesday Reynolds arrested George | Wilson, alias Lynch, a brother of William | Wilson; Thomas Lee and John Kearny, a | boy and brother of Ed Kearny. They at- | tempted to enter a house at 1707 Oak street, but were frightened off by a lady next door. Then they went to the resi- dence of Mrs. Hamilton, 1418 Clayton street, but were again frightened off. | Nothing daunted, they went to the resi- dence of Mrs. Bugbee, corner of Page and | Clayton streets. The boy Kearny rang the doorbell, while Wilson and Lee waited in an alley leading to the rear, ready to break to the house if no one answered the bell. Reynolds had been watching them and secured the assistance of two laborersin the They reached the Bugbee resi- dence just as the three burglars were in the act of breaking into it. Reynolds caught Wilson and Kearny and the two laborers ol s |arTilcas Civsd et 1 ey sitc being | held pending an investigation into the | | i | GENERAL O. [From a p i ) //////// 0. HOWARD. hotograph.] very good b had been introduced in Congress for that purpose, but as yet failed to receive favorable recognition from both hov The navy, he thought, had been more fortunate in the matter of legislation than the army. It is the general’s idea that the enlisted forces of the United States shall consist of at least 1000 men to each State. “T believe such an iz i the best interests of the e, “and that it is especis 1t the President shall have a sufficient force at his command to enforce the law when the civil anthorities find themselves unable 1o cope with such an emergency such as has been witnessed in this country times of late. “The regular troops are in reality merely the United police, and there should Iry between them and the civil The ‘two bodies work splendidly her and there should be only a cordial feeling between them.” The general w. ked if he believed the inducen s for enli nt ment at pre: were sufficient to attracta de-irabfiec ass of men into the army, and_he replied that he had but recently made that inquiry himself at Vancouver. “I was informed there that there were more applications for enlistment than 1t | was possible receive, and that the standard of character of the men was high. Our en- lasted men compare iavorably with those of any other country. I found them good when I that their condition is being improved. The opportunities for advancement from the an are suffi There are plenty of instances in the sons of officers have enlisted as s and gradually worked their way . _General Morrow—than whom a better i vas not in the service—had two sons_who followed this course, and are to- day in good positions. ““A good many officers have gone through the same experience and have succeeded not because they were favored in any way, but because they were diligent in their studies. Most men do not care about pro motion, or, at least, do not care sufficiently to make the necessary efiort to secure it. It takes a considerable knowledge of science now to pass an examination. Our large guns require a degree of knowledge on the part of a sergeant now that w: only expected of a lieutenant in former years.” RELIEF FOR THE POOR. John M. Reynolds and Captain McFee ‘Will Continue the Work. The work begun by the committee of fifteen, which was organized for the relief of the worthy unemployed, is not to be abandoned entirely, even though the com- mittee adjourned sine die in Mayor Sutro’s office last Tuesday afternoon. Captain McFee of the Salvation Army and John M. Reynolds, ex-secretary of the practically dead relief committee, had a long consultation yesterday morning and it was decided that all cases of destitution which have been found to be genuine and worthy shall be taken care of by the cap- tain until definite plans for the future are perfected. * It was the opinion of Mr. Reynolds and Captain McFee that the sudden desertion of men, 1000 of whom have families in actual distress,would be an encouragement to crime, and that temporary relief, ut least, was absolutely indispensable. Concerning the future nuthinf has been agreed upon, but it is possible that the suggestion of ex-Surveyor-General W. S, Green, that land be obtained through dona- tion for the establishment of an industrial colony,bvivill lf: unem;:item i Possibly, also, outside city property ma; be ofl‘erfli’, upon which the men may worg upon the co-operative plan. Several offers of country land have been made to Mr. Reynolds for the use of the unemployed. S b Captain McFee is enthusiastic in the work, but is compelled by the regulations of the army to submit all contemplated action to his superior officers before new the service, and I believe | ient to_ attract many | number of burglaries they have com- mitted. Kearny is the boy who was arrested in the roller-skating rink on Sunday, Febru- ary 24, for stealing rollers from the skates. His mother called at the prison and so worked upon the sympathy of the man- ager of the rink by her tears that he re- fused to prefer a ch: AMERICAN BAND CONCERT. ITS NOVEL PERFORMANCE AT THE PAVILION BECOMING VERY POPULAR. A LARGE ATTENDANCE SHOws How Goop Music AND PICTURES ARH APPRECIATED. That the people of this city are lovers of music was shown by the large attendance at the Mechanics’ Pavilion last night. The audience, one of the largest that has assembled to hear the delightful strains, was frequently moved to give vent to its | appreciation of the musicians’ efforts by loud applause. The novel idea of illustrating the num- | bers on the programme by means of magic- | lantern slides thrown upon a large screen was favorably commented upon by every one, and as a picture havinga patriotic subject was shown it was received with marks of approval from all partsof the | pavilion. Alfred Roncovieri, musical di- | rector of the concert band, who thought | out the combination of picture and music, has hit upon a kind of entertainment that |is %rowmg in popularity every day. | The production of the grand illustrated jpxece “Napoleon,’’ de%}‘ctmg the French | troops under the Emperor entering | Venice, “The Huguenots,” witH two illus- | trations showing the massacre of St. Bartholomew and Huguenots escaping the morning after the massacre, were well re- | ceived. The grand storm scene from the third act of “Rigoletto” was a most effective one and the thunder and lightning accompani- ment quite realistic. Between listening to the music and watching the awe-inspiring gicture the audience was held spellbound, ut when the echo of the music ceased to | be heard it showed its appreciation in lond clapping of hands. “Listen to My Tale of Woe'"was a comic piece of music {.)hat called foran encore, asdid other num- ers. The concerts will be continued every night this month and will prove a drawing card. P b Gm— POTTED PLANTS FOR THE MOLE. A Suggestion From the Directors of the Merchants’ Association. The board of directors of the Merchants’ Associatioh has indited a congratulatory communication to the Harbor Commis- ‘sionerz. The members of the board ex- press their satisfaction in the improved | appearances of the streets along the water front, of which the increased cleanliness makes a very pleasant impression. on visitors to the city. The association ap- proves the proposed planting of treesat ggmts on the water front where they can made to grow. It is suggested that the station at the Oakland mole might well be beautified b, potted plants, which could be secure probably from the park or from public- %umed persons who own large grounds. such a plan of decoration were found feasible it might be extended to the new union depot on this side of the bay. The Association considers that it is important to make favorable first impressions upon visitors, since those impressions are usually the most lasting. THE RATLROADS AND CORRUPTION, COMMITTEE OF ELEVEN ADDRESS A DRASTIC LETTER TO THE LEGISLATURE. A LAST STAND FOR PURITY. Taey DeMAND THAT LicHT BE TURNED ON THE SOUTHERN PacrFric. The committee of eleven, appointed at the mass-meeting of January 12 last, met vesterday and, after some discussion, adopted two letters, one to each of the two branches of the Legislature, proposed a joint resolution to be acted upon by the Legislature, and offered the draft of a bill in aid of any committee of investigation which may be appointed in pursuance of the joint resolution. The committee of eleven is composed of: C. C. Terrill, chair- man; John M. Reynolds, secretary ; George T. Gaden, H. E. Highton, J. A. Barry, F. B. Gibson, E. S. Barney, Rev. E. R. Dille, 1. J. Truman, Curtis Hillyer and Joseph Leggett. It was the general sentiment that, since the bills which had heretofore been supported by the committee are al- most certain to be defeated in the Legisla- ture, the committee should make a final struggie to accomplish something. The committee will therefore request the Legis- lature to investigate the corrupting influ-~ ence which is said to be exerted in State and municipal affairs by the Southern Pa- cific and its associated corporations. H. E. Highton, Joseph Leggett and E. 8. Barney were appointed a committee to look after the interests of the joint resolu- tion and the proposed act, and to-day Speaker Lynch and President Flint will re- ceive by mail from Mr. Highton copies of the documents. ‘The following is the letter to the Senate and Assembly N FraNCIsCo, March 6, 1895. To the Members of the Senate and._Assembly of the State of California—GEN TLEM The committee of eleven, appointed at a mass-meeting held in San Franciseo Saturday, January 12,1895, and which has since acted in conformity with resolutions then adopted. respectfully address your Lonorable ave supported the bill prepared by the General for the appointment of a non- partisari commission, and which has also received the active and energetic advocacy of the Civic Federation and other bodles within this city and State, and they have sedulously refrained from. offering any amendments or substitutes which might interiere with the progress of that measure. 2. They now understand that that bill, the pro- posed substitute for it—itself changed and modi- fied—and all bills of a similar nature now before your honorable bodies, have encountered such un- relenting hostility that there is danger of an ad- journment without any concession whatever to the wis 'S Or the necessities of the people. hey further understand that among”other ctions the grounds chiefly assigned are the sentiment of municipal independence, the full capaclty of municipalities to manage their own affairs and make their own investigations through grand juries and through their own legislative and executive officers, and the injustice of saddling the expense of municipal investigations upon the ate at large. 4. Inthe event, thercfore, that melther the bill draited by the Altorney-General nor any similar measure can be passed, they now request your honorable bodles to adopt thé accompanying reso- lutions and bill in aid thereof for the following reasons, which are respectfully presented, and which they believe may possibly secure your unanimous approval: (@) It cannot be successfully denied that the paramount question in this State is_the alleged un- Just and corrupt predominance of the South- ern Pacific Company, the group of corporations which it represents, and the officers, siockbolders, employes, agents and intermediaries of these cor- porationsin the administration of the law and of State offices and in both public and private affairs. () In this question every county, municipality and individual within the State whose interests do not conflict with the interests of the people and the Government are equally concerned, and it can- 1ot be said that the labor of an_inquiry into the matter should be, or that the results of such an in- quiry would be, confined to any particular locality or class. (c) It would seem, then, that such an investiga- tion as is proposed by the resolutions and the bill now submitted for your consideration should re- ceive general assent and support, unless we are prepared to admit that the corporations and indi- viduals referred to are above the law, and that our population is not self-governed within the lines of the State and Federal constitutions and the statutes made in pursuance thercof. It is generally believed, and the transparent facts appear to be, that since the meeting of January 12, 1895, the railroad corporations and the persons in- cluded In the joint resolutions, beyond former precedents, have been determined and even rampant in their self-assertion and in contempt- uous disrezard of public opinion. So far &s words are concerned, spoken or written. they have aiways been taciturn and moderate, and, except in the use of indirect Venetian methods to dissail individuals, they have revealed their intentions and their ob- jects chiefly by their acts and by their conduct. Itis in this customary manner that they have recently denled the Tight and the power of the people to make any investigation or to interfere, directly or indirectly, with their railrond masters, Whether at Washington or at Sacramento they have been represented by a powerful lobby, and have virtually declared their own supremacy and their implacable determination to rule the State and to crush all opposition to their behests. In Washinglon they Lgve been temporariiy beaten on two of their prépositions, but they are still active there, and their arrogance and persistence here are attested by the mass of legislation in their interest now before vour honorable bodies. Their interference and their success in litigation for years have been marked, and even conspicuous. They have occupied public streets and damaged and even ruined property with rec less indifference 1o the law_and the rights of indi- viduals and communities. While large numbers of indignant citizens were denouncing their schemes in San Francisco, within a few blocks of the hall where the meeting was held, they were deliberately appropriating franchises and easements. They ara now preparing for the practical confiscation of Market sireet. Wherever a streetcar straddles a crossing and confronts a citizen the despotisin is bratally exercised, which, in_innumerable ways, for a quarter ofa century, and with even accelera. ting completeness, has” substituted the existing raiiroads for the government. sally These are either facts or delnsions so univer accepied that they ought to be_promptly dispelled’ and -upon this point It is hardly too much to ask for unanimity among the representatives of the Senate and Assembly districts in the State, ‘We Tequest, therefore, it more comprehensive legisia- tion is impracticable that at least you act imme- diately, decisively, in open session and by recorded Votes, upou the resolntions and bill herewith sub- mitted. _And we remain, gentlemen, very re- spectfully, COMMITTEE 0F BLEVEN, Attest: 'Charles C. Terrill, Chairman; John M. Reynolds, Secretary. This is the proposed ioint resolution which accompanies the letters: WHEREAS, For some years the principal rail- roads of this State have been owned and operated by the following-named corporations, all substan- tially under ons management, and constituting a monopoly of almost unprecedented strength and influence known as the Southern Pacific Company; and whereas, it is currently reported, definitely churged and by the people of this State generally believed, that “The Pacific Railroads,” their officers, their stockholders, their employes, their agents énd their intermediaries, for years and by surreptitions, fraudulent and corrupt means have dominated the ypolitics and the law of this State, and have exerted a controlling influence not only dangerous but disastrous 1o the best interests of the ‘State, and especially in the following par- ticulars: (@) That, through fraud, bribery, corruption and illegitimate and improper influences, and through the purchase and use of political bosses, they have cohtrolled, for their own benefit and against the public interests, primary elections, political con- ventions, nominations for offices and general elec- tions. (0) That, through the means and for the purposes hereinafter specified, they have obstructed and de- feated public justice and justice under the law in private_litigation, and hive corrupted and con- trolled juries, court oflicers, judges and judicial offi- cers, and have caused the grossest inequality and fraud in the administration of the law, and have secured and obtained and have been the means of securing and obtaining decisions in violation of law and facts and forming dangerous and uniair prece- ents, (¢) That, through the means and for the purposes hercinatter specified, they have interfered wiih and largely broken up the just and impartiai ad- ministration of the law and the equality of all citi- zens before the law in this State, and have devel- oped, fostered and maintained a class of legal prac- titioners who depend for their business and their success, nol upon their capacity, their learning, their experience and the facts of the cases or mat- ters in which they are engaged, but upon irregular, illegilimate and corrupt “pulls” (so-termed) in the courts and in all the machinery of litigation, offi- cial and private, and have thus debauched’ and polluted the community. (d.) That, for the justand trne American stand- ard of respectability, usefulness and influence, they have substituted tests of their own, under which citizens haye been estimated solely by their subserviency to railroad interests and 10 the will of railroad mononolists; that they have kept a debit and credit account with large numrbers of citi- zens, in_which they were and are debited with gyery uct and declaration against fraud, bribery - agement and credited only with those acts and dec- larations in which they surrendered” their own in- corruption as involved in railroad man- | dependence and became the tools and the crea- tures of the “Pacific Raflroads:” that they have interfered with private as well as public business, .and, through the means and for the purposes here: inabove specified, have built up the fortunes of some and destroyed the business and the credit of O'hers: and that, in these various ways &nd through other methods, impossible to enumerate, they have reached and have vitiated our poiftical and social life and practices. (¢) That, throngh the means and for the pur- poses herelnabove specified, they have reachedand debanched many public officers of the State, and corruptly and fraudulently, and through illegiti- mate influence and combinations, used them for their own exclusive benefiv and against the com- mon interests of the public. (/) That, through the means and for the pur- poses hereinabove specified, they heve repeatedly overridden the law and taken possession of alleged franchises and of public property, rights and ease- ments, and invaded the rights of municipalities and ot private ciizens, and sequestrated and con- fiscated property, public and private, antl acted as l; mx(-y were, and that they have in fact been, above the law, (0) That, by reason of the premises, they have usurped and held an_unnagural and illegal position in this State, and have dominated the State and its inhabitants and practically suspended and over- ridden the constitution and the laws, and have pre- vented immigration and industrial enterprise and development, and have held the people in a thrall- dom which has become unendurable; therefore be it g Eesolved by the Assembly of the State of Califor- nis, the Senate concurring, That & joint commit- tee, to be composed of four members of the Assem- bly and three members of the Senate, selected by those bodles raspectiv~ly in open session,be and the same hereby is created to constitute a special joint committee of the sald Senate and the said Assembly, with all the authority and power requi- site for its eflicient action, and to investigate each and every the premises and all definite accusations of fraud, bribery, corruption, undue influence and ‘wrongful combinations, made against the corpora- tions hereinabove specified and referred to, and each of them, their and each of their officers, stock- holders, employes, agents, servants and interme- diaries, and each '0f them, and against each and every State oflicer, executive and judicial, and against each and every officer of the courts of this State. and against juries, bailiffs and clerks, and each of them. and against each and every person, firm, corporation or organization, of every kind whatsoever, connected with or who or which has participated in any fraud, bribery, corruption, un- due influence or wrongful combination, as herein- before expressed and implied, and to prosecute its inquiries in each and every Qirection, proper and necessary to enable it to obtain and {0 report the information required by these joint resolutions. Resolved further, That In the prosecution of the investigation and inquiries aforesaid the said joint committee shall have, and it is hereby granted, full power and authority to sit during the interval be- tween the adjournment of the present session of the Legislature and the commencement of the next session at the cities of Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles, in this State, and to hold open sessions, accessible to the public and to the representatives of the press, and to semd for and before the said joint committee, by subpena or otheriwise, as it may deem expedient, call and ex- act the attendance of persons and the production of books, papers and documents, and to administer oaths and aflirmations and fully to take the testi- mouy of all witnesses produced or brought before it, and to do any and all things lawful and essential to be done to obtain full, complcte and accurate information in the premises. Resolved further, That, in the prosecution of the investigation and inquiries aforesaid, the said joint committee shall have, and it is hereby granted, full power and authority to employ shorthand writers, clerks and other requisite assistants; to call for and receive the aid of the Attorney-General and his deputies, and all District Attorneys and their deputies throughout the State; to procure suitable Tooms or halls for its sessions, and also supplies of stationery and other necessary suppiies and service; to compel full disclosures of all rele- vant facts, and to record and preserve ell the in- formation' and testimony, to be so collected as aforesaid. Resolved further, That the sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly shall attend the joint committee aforesaid and perform all necessary service for said committee as its bailiff. Resolved further, That ‘at any and all times dur- ing its existence when, by means of the investiga- tion and inquirles aforesaid, the joint committee has ascertained that there i3 probable canse to be- lieve that there is a foundation for criminal or civil prosecutions of any person or persons, under the.laws of the State, it shall furnish definite and full information thereof to the Attorney-General of the State, to any District Attorney or to eny Grand Jury In exisience in any county or city and county within the State, as may be appropriate. Resolved further, The joint committee aforesaid be, and hereby is, empowered, authorized and in- structed in the premises and within the limits of these joint resolutions, to receive and act upon such information as may be furnished by the committce of cleven appointed at o mass-meeting held in Metropolitan Temple, San Francisco, on_Saturday, Junuary 12, A. D. 1895, and by the Civic Federa- tion. and by other bodfes_and orzanizations within the >, aiming atthe just and equal administra- tion of the law and of the executive and judicial departments of the State government, and 10 per- mit the said committee of eleven and the said Civic Federation and the other bodies aforesaid, to be represented at its sessions by the counsel of their own selection, and to pariicipate, through such counsel, in the examination of witnesses be- fore said joint committee. Resolved further, That the joint committee afore- said report all the testimony and proceedings be- fore it and its conclusions_thereon, and file said re- port with the Secretary of State on or before the nrst Monday in October, A. . 1896. The proposed jointresolution closes with a provision forthe appropriation of $25,000 to defray the expenses of the investigation and is followed by the proposed act. The proposed law authorizes the joint committees to work between the sessions of the Legislature and file their reports with the Secretary of State. They are given power by the act to send for persons and papers, to issue subpenas and other appropriate process, framed by the Secre- tary of State, and cause service thereof to be made, to compel the attendance of wit- nesses and the production of books, papers and docaments; to administer oaths to all witnesses who may come or be brought be- fore such joint committees for examina- tion and to compel witnessesin attendance to testify. Subpenas to secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and documents before the committees are to be served without cost or expense to the State by Sheriffs and their deputies. Section 4 of the act provides that everyper- son who appears before ‘the joint commit- tees may be compelled to testify, and shall not be excused from answering any ques- tion held to be relevant, material and com- petent by any such joint committee upon the ground that such testimony or answer might tend to prove, or might’ prove, him guilty of any criminal offense, or because such testimony or answer might or would compel him to be a witness against himself. All witnesses testifying before the joint committees shall testify under the pains and penalties of perjury as prescribed by the Penal Code of the State, but no testi- mony or answer so given shall be used in any prosecution or other proceeding, civil or criminal, against the witness so testify- ing, and no witness so testifying shall be liable thereafter to indictment, presenta- tion, information or complaint, nor to prosecution or punishment in_any of the courts or before any of the judicial officers in the State, for the offense in relation to which his testimony was given. Witnesses who refuse to testify or pro- duce books ar papers are to be reported to the Superior Court of the county in which the committee is sitting to be punished for contempt. In case of the death, resignation or re- moval of any member of any joint com- mittee of investigation the committee shall continue to exist and exercise its func- tions, proyvided a majority of the members still remain qualified to act. The act appropriates $25,000 out of any money in tne State treasury not otherwise appropriated to defray the costs and ex- penses per diem and salaries required b, the terms of any joint resolutions adopte by the Senate and Assembly of this State uppointinf any joint committee of inves- tigation of other than municipal matters. The joint resolution and the accompany- ing act will be allowed to “work their own way” in the Legislature, as one of the com- mittee remarked, and no influence or work in its favor, except through public opinion, will be done or encouraged by the com- mittee. . Only a few of the members of the com- mittee of eleven attended the meeting yes- terday, and a lack of interest in the of the body seemed to prevail. “We had a meeting this afternoon, passed some reso- lutions and adopted a form of a bill which will be jointlk' presented to_the Assembly and Senate,” said James H. Barry, when spoken to on the subject yesterday. {‘Whether our resolutions and acts wi have any effect or not I don’t know. If they do not it will be the end of the com- mittee of eleven. A number of members are tired of the way things are dragging along. There is nothing to show for the work that is done, and if we cannot accom- Elish an{‘thing, the sooner we break up the etter. The committee will stand or fall on the action of the Legislature in this matter.” He Was Jerked Off a Cable-Car. Walter Bassett, & carpenter living &t Sunny- side, was riding on cfi: dummy of a Howard- street cable-car last night. At Sixteenth street the car gave a sudden jerk forward and Bassett was thrown off. In falling the step of the car struck him on the back and, fortunately. threw him off the track. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital in the patrol wagon. Dr. Pettit examined him, but found no bones bro- ken. He thought, howeyer, his spine might have been injured by the bloW. . .In 1014 an order wasestablished in Pales- tine, the Noble Order of Martyrs. INJONGTION 0K THE NEVADA BANK. RUDOLPH SPRECKELS SUES TO EN- JOIN A CERTAIN STOCK TRANSFER. WANTS IT IN HIS OWN NAME. PLEDGED IT FOR His BROTHER BUT ‘WanTts To VotE IT Him- SELF. Rudolph Spreckels has brought suit-in the Superior Court to enjoin the Nevada Bank from transferring from his name cer- tain shares of stock pledged by him to se- cure certain payments from C. A. Spreck- els. Judge Hebbard bas granted a tempo- Rudolph Spreckels, the Plaintiff. [From a photograph.] rary injunction and will hear the case. The undertaking is in the sum of $10,000 and the sureties are C. P. Splivalo and Joseph Kahn. The complaint sets forth that in January, 1894, Claus Spreckels and C. A. Spreckels entered into an agreement by the terms of which Claus Spreckels was to transfer to his son certain valuable property in con- sideration of certain yearly payments to be made by him, the last one to become due next January. To secure his yearly pay- ments C. A. Spreckels pledged some secu- rities said to be far more valuable than the total of the payments so secured. At that time, so runs the complaint, Ru- dolph Spreckels owned 5000 shares of Paauhau Plantation Company stock, which stood in Claus Spreckels’ name. This stock Rudolph agreed to pledge as addi- tional security for the glayments from C. A. Spreckels, provided that Claus Spreck- els would transfer it to his (Rudolph’s) name on the books of the corporation. This was done, and Rudolph indorsed the certificates, it being agreed, so the com- plaint alleges, that the stock should re- main in Rudolph’s name until after the maturity of the debt. It was also agreed, sets forth the plaintiff, that upon the pay- ment of the first yearly installment of the debt 2500 shares of the stock should be re- turned to Rudolph, and that upon the liquidation of the indebtedness the re- maining 2500 shares should also be re- turned. Claus Speckels transferred his claim against his son to the Nevada Bank, turn- ing over all the securities kypothecated in- clxxd]ing Rudolph’s 5000 shares of Paauhau stock. C. A. Spreckels paid his first yearly in- stallment amounting to $351,750, and half the stock was turned over to Rudolph. The other payment will not become due till next January, but the Nevada Bank, 5o the plaintiff claims, disregarding the agreement, now threatens to send the stock to Honolulu and have it transferred from Rudolph’s name not- withstanding the alleged fact that it holds other securities farin excess in value of the payment still to be made. It is charged in the complaint that the bank’s action is taken for the purpose of voting the shares against Rudolph at the next election and preventing him from protect- ing his interests in the corporation. It is also charged that the proposed action is meditated solely for the purpose of injur- ing the plaintiff in his property and finan- cial credit. Incidentally the plaintiff elaims that the transfer and reissne of the stock will im- pose a large expenditure upon him, be- cause the Hawailan Government levies a tax upon such reissues. The plaintiff claims that if the bank be permitted to pursue its intended course he will be injured through the depreciation of the stock from its present value of $250,000, far beyond any amount of damages he might be able to recover. Therefore, he prays that the bank be enjoined from re- moving the stock from the jurisdiction of the State of California and from having it transferred from rhe}flaintfif’s name pend- ing the maturity of C. A. Spreckels’ in- debtedness. HE WOULD BE A DESPERADO. Daniel McCarty Stole a Pick and Tried to Brain a Laborer. Daniel McCarty is a youth of 18 years with an ambition to shine as a desperado in the region south of Market street. Asa start on his chosen career he had himself booked for assault with a deadly weapon and petty larceny at the Southern police station yesterday afternoon. It is probable that a charge of assaulting an officer will also be placed against him. McCarty was out on Channel street yes- terday to see what he could devour and incidentally looked for a row. There was a gang of laborers at work digging a ditch, and some of their implements were lying around unused at the time, McCarty grabbed a pick and started off with it. Two of the laborers, Pat Walsh and John Zim- | merman, went in pursuit of the pick- icker. Just as they were about to catch im McCarty picked up a rock and hurled it at Walsh, striking him on the head and inflicting a cPa'mful though not a serious wound. And again McCarty turned and made away. At this juncture Officer T. P. Riordan was hailed, and he"joined in the pursuit, and soon overtook the reckless youth. The officer started with his prisoner for the Southern police station. When they reached the corner of Ninth and Brannan streets the officer stopped to speéak to an acquaintance, and at a moment when he was off his guard McCanK struck him a terrible blow and knocked him down. But the officer quickly regained his equilibrium and very soon_had McCarty once more in the clutches of the law, and locked him up for further reference injthe Police Court to-day. McCarty had in his possession, in addition to the stolen pick, a bundle con- taining several bars of soap. ———————— The Hesper Case. Ed Larsen, another witness against the men convicted of the murder of Mate Fitzgerald on the bark Hesper, was arrested by United States Marshel Baldwin yesterday. Sparf, one of the convicted men, is'to have a new trial. . The Iron Crown of Lombardy was founded in 1805, and re-established in 1816, NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. GREAT SPECIAL SALE LACES AND EWBROIDERIES This week in connection with our GRAND OPENING DIS- PLAY OF SPRING GOODS we are holding our annual Special Sale of NEW LACES AND EMBROIDERIES at figures cor- responding with the following UNMATCHABLY LOW PRICES! GUIPURE EMBROIDERIES AT HALF VALUE. At Sc per Yard. ; 15,000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 10¢c, will be offered at 5¢ a yard. At 1O0c per Yard. o 10,000 yards CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK and SWISS GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 20c, will be offered at 10c per yard. At 15c per Yard. 8000 yards 'AMBRIC, NAINSOOK and SWISS GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 30¢, will be offered at 15¢ per yard. At 20c per Yard. 6000 yards CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK and SWISS GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 40c, will be offered at 20c per yard. At 25c per Yard. 5000 yards CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK and SWISS GUIPURE, EMBROIDERY, regular value 50c, will be offered at 25¢ per yard. At SOc per Yard. S 2000 yards CAMBRIC and SWISS EMBROIDERED DEMI-FLOUNCING, 27 inches wide, hemstitched and scalloped edges, regular value $1, will be offered at 50c per yard. LACES!---EXCEPTIONAL BARGAINS!---LACES! ¥ At 25 Cemnts per Ward. 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