The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 14, 1895, Page 14

T 14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1895. THIS IS A REDLETTER DAY FOR HE Savs THE FORCES AGAINST THE BILL WERE BIG, BUT THEY FaILED. cle has been removed: the itis now San Francisco to re there any skyrockets in Bakersfield the hous Those who insist upon remaining calm have the right, of course, this being now a free eountry—now, understand, or so short- ly to be so t there is no use making close distinctions—but the thing to do this day is to explode all the fireworks within reach ke whatever noise is possible. v Doubt has shaken rueful hands with Certainty, and all the clouds that Jowered o’er our house are in the muddy | depths of China Bz An inte: permitted just here for cheering purposes. Louder please! It has come down from Sacramento by n 1 of a few moments will be | THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA EVERYEdDY's HAT IS IN AIR, FOR WE ARE THE S. F. ANDS. J. R.R. TERMINAL, CLAUS SPRECKELS REJOICED. tendency to greatly facilitate the work of building the road, and that the public would now, more than ever, feel disposed to invest money in the enterprise. Every one of the directors was jubilant yesterday and their expressions were all to the effect that the outlook from now on presented no great difficulties. The matter of a route will now be given the undivided attention of the board. It is likely that more than one surveying party may be put in the field, as it is de- sired to get all the necessary data in hand atas early a date as possible. It may be that one party will take the field next week. The matter will be definitely set- | tled when the board meets. Vice-President Whittier said yesterday that the people of Stockton were doing some very effective work in their efforts to secure the road. ““We are keeping track of all the different localities which are after the line,” said he, “and when a selection is made it will be the most practicable, everything con- | sidered, that has been suggested.” The new offices of the company are now occupied, Secretary Mackey being the first to n('cu*uy them. He has a voluminous cor- respondence on his hands already, and yesterday a young assistant was helping him. Colonel George H. Mendell of the United States Engineering Corps said yesterday that he was pleased with the decision of the people at Sacramento who had in hand the valley road’s terminal, and that in point of location it was excellent. As a United States army officer Mr. Mendell did not wish to give an opinion, but as an engineer he was of the opinion | that the *“mud flats” could be improved to | | equal in value any portion of the present | | | | | CHINA BASIN, THE PROBABLE TERMINUS OF THE VALLEY ROAD IN THIS CITY. [Drawn from the oficial map.] wire that the bill letting the San Fran-| cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad | into the metropolis has passed the second house and is practically law. Under that | law the new road may occupy the water- front lots and have a local habitation in the city. Its purpose—the purpose | of the railroad company—so far as has been determined upon, is to build its terminal station at China Basin at the foot of Iilinois street, and there the unlimbered product of one of the | most fruitful valleys of the State may be | shortly set down for distribution to the | world, and as the enterprise shall rap- | idly develop to its ultimate destiny of reaching into_every section of the State, | striking off its commercial bonds as it | goes, San Francisco will attain her destiny also, in sympathetic touch with every sec- tion, the distributing center for all. Another interval for cheering will be here permitted, with a few balloons and | fireworks. The number of balloons is not restricted. 1f this story appears a little disconnected remember that this is a great day and too much should not be expected. As to China Basin it is a slough now that makes no boast as to its looks. Usually a man would walk around the block to keep it out of sight. Butit isa ger(nctly lovely place to drive piles and | uild piers and such things that should not require the Governor to expert. | President Claus Spreckels of the new road and all the directors and others chiefly interested were jubilant yesterday upon receipt of the news, which was laid upon their table almost before the result was announced by the president of the " Senate at Sacramento. Friends of the road dropped in at fre- | quent intervals during all the afternoon to say ‘“Hurrah!” Ancis as the intelligence taken from the newspaper bulletin-boards spread swiftly through the business por- tion of the city sober and impassive busi- ness men instinctively took each other's hands, saying, It is good news—the coun- try is safe.” But the city is safe, too, and no objec- tion will be made toany person disposed to cheer for a few minutes more just here. A large chart was spread out upon the table before President Spreckels and he, with Engineer Storey and several of the directors, studied it through most of yes- terday afternoon as men who were already embarked and all that was to be done was to avoid the waste places if any there be in California. ““This makes the San Francisco and San Joaqbuin Railroad a known quantity,” said Mr. Spreckels in response to the question as to how he feit about it. *“We know now exactly where we are and what we have to do. Glad? Well, I should think so. “I don’t want to commence making fail- nres now, but when I have looked over the forces which have been arrayed against us in the past few days I am free to confess that I have been somewhat apprehensive as to the character of the result which would follow this contest. However, everything has turned out splendidly, and of course we all feel elated over the matter and encouraged to prosecute the buildin; of the road from now on with renewes energy. “I'shall call a meeting of the board of directors soon, but I can’t say as yet upon what day. I will wait until our iriends get back from Sacramento. ““The work of building the road will be commenced just as soon as it can be gotten under way. The terminus for this end of the road, at least, is determined upon, and it is not Baden or any other suburb, but the city of San Francisco itself. This is most important. The 1prcompt and favor- able action of the Legislature in the face of the forces that were at work to thwart us comes at this time like a godsend. We will have no trouble, [am s in securing the terminal desired. Our progress from this time will be comparatively swift. Sub- | scriptions, I am sure, will come to us more readily, for every important feature in the proposition is now clearly defined. The newspapers will have something defining to present to the public. The directors are all delighted.” R Do you feel like cheering a little now? Very well. A bell will be rung three min- utes before the curtain rises, so you need not hurry. Vice-President Whittier was also highly elated. He stated that a meelmf: of the promoters’ committee would be held to-day er front, and as a terminal everything s it could be desired. i W. W. Foote said that the Legislature had done the proper thing. He said that the city had received a great big boom by securing the terminus in its precincts. Among the business men the same ju- bilant spirit was manifested. Julins W. Raphael said that the prompt action of the Legislature meant more to the city than could be told. He said that everything de- pended on the location of a terminus, and now that it was secured a brighter business prospect would be seen. Achille Roos of Roos Brothers said: The bringing in of the new road to San Francisco direct will carry a story of increased prosperity that will be felt by every man, woman and child. I am of the opinion that the Legislature could have done no better. W. R. Sherwood of Sherwood & ‘wood, commissi ket street, said: Every possible facility should be given the new road to accomplish the work it was insti- tuted for, without hampering it by conditions, The Southern Pacific obtained a_large tract of land for its 1al point, and T can’t see why the’ San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley | Railroad should not be treated just as well. | Both the State and the city would be vastly benefited by bringing rail and ship together, for thousands of dollars in freight would be saved thereby. That's just what made the city of Antwerp a commercial power in Europe. In twenty years its population has doubled and its tonnage has developed tenfold. San Fran- cisco will go ahead in the same way if she would only adopt that business method of en- couraging new commercial enterprises. Every dollar saved in freight is so much money in the pocket of the producer and dealer. We Californians cannot expect the Southern Pa- cific to give us fair rates until they are com. pelled to, for their line from here to Arizona is bonded for $40,000 a mile, and if they should drop their freight rates to a reasonable figure the European bondholders would make it warm for the Southern Pacific officials. In the | meantime the San Joaquin Valley people, and, in fact, all the people on_the line of the South ern Pacific, between San Francisco and the Arizona State line, are Ea)’ing these European | money-lenders, through the freight offices of | the Southern’ Pacific, to keep them quiet. Isn’t that & good enough reason why we should | have competition? A. A. Watkins of W. W. Montague & Co., importers and jobbers in stoves, etc., 309317 Market street, said: 1 think the valley road should be given the terminal point they ask fcr, because they show an inclination to act fairly in the matter. They are willing that_any other road may use the terminus aiong with them, and under such conditions they are entitled to anything they ask. Inmy opinion the population of theState and this city will increase wonderfully just as soon as people with money in other localities see that we have enterprise and that certain sections which are at present undeveloped are convenient for seitlement. Thousandsof acres which no one can afford to cultivate at present will be opened up and made profitable by the new road. Give the valley road anything it wants, I say., A. L. Scott of Miller, Sloss & Scott, deal- ers in hardware, etc., 18 to 22 Fremont street, said: I have not given the matter of the valley Toad terminus special attention, but you may say for this firm that we are heartily in favor of the new road and wish it success in all its endeavors, Marcus C. Hawley of Hawley Bros., dealers in hardware and mill supplies, };lthwest corner Market and Beale streets, id : Sher- on merchants, 212-214 Mar- 1f anything is to be said concerning the ad- visability of giving the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad a terminal point in Chiua Basin, it is that they have not asked for enough land. Twould like to see the road got 100 instead of 50 acres of land for the terminis. The road is too modest altogether and tney de- serve all the encouragement we San Francis- cans can give them. E. W. McGraw, an attorney of 330 Pine street, said: I have always believed that the giving or leasing of State or city propert{ to corporations was harmiul and unwise, and I am &trongly of the opinion that, according to section 81 of article IV of our constitution, the Legislature has no right tolease these mud flats to the new road. The States of lowa, Wisconsin, Kansas and Missouri have had bitter experiences with corporations they befriended, and Keokuk Towa, is still struggling along under the load of a Bonded indebtedness, :guc‘h they incurred in helping several railroad corporatios u with subsidies. et John P. Irish, the Naval Officer, said: San Francisco has suffered from the prohibi- ton of ship and car coming together and the drayage tax on commerce which that prohibi- | Haslett. tion causes. This is what drove business up the bay, and has also diverted it to Puget Sound ports, where ship and car come to- and a list of the new subscribers be given to the public. He said that the favorable action of the Legislature would have a gether. "In the South Atlantic ports trade goes to the harbor where ship and car get alongside of each other. The great basin works at Hayre, France, contrived and promoted by the present President of that republic, were for the same purpose, and so were the Liverpool docks. San Francisco deliberately entered a commer- cial race with a handieap when politicians were permitted to deprive her of this facility. Ytls donbtleas the purpose of Mr. Spreckels to bring his ships and cars together by using the tide flats_which he wishes conceded by the State, and for that reason he should have the concession. The effect upon trade will be so wholesome that every one will wonder that the senseless prohibition ever existed. J. P. Le Count of Le Count Bros., whole- sale stationers, printers and blank-book manufacturers, 533 Market street, said: I think the valley road should be granted anything in reason to encourage them, and that their request for a terminal point i= about as modest as one could imagine. Local com- petition in freight rates is the only thing that can save this State. Through freight rates, both East and West, are all very ,well in their way a3 & basis for discussion, but, aiterall, Cal- ifornia must have reasonable local rates and a good many local branch roads to develop the State. The desired terminal point is a splendid means to this end. Justinian Caire, chemicals, hardware, ete., 521-523 Market street, said: I am in favor of anything that will help the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad to compete with the Southern Pacific, and I think a terminal point for the new road is ab- solutely indispensable. Atherton Macondray, of Macondray & Co., importing commission and shipping merchants, 425-427 Market street, said: , certainly, the valley railroad should terminal point on the bay shore in San Francisco. Just see how it would benefit im- porters. Why can’t we have & lot of fine de- ots and warehouses like Chicago and other Castern cities, where goods might be forwarded to the customers of jobbers without the trouble and expense of brilging them uptown to our stores? San Francisco will never be a first-class distributing point till these facilities are af- forded to shippers and importers. M. A. Gunst, Police_Commissioner and riember of the firm of M. A. Gunst & C: cigars and tobacco, 203 Kearny street, sai When the people ask for a thing they ought to have it, and in this case the people appear to want the valley road to get a terminus. I can’t see any chance for an argumenton the question. Californians know what they want generally and are fully able to express their wants. They have done so. Henry N. Clement, an attorney, Mills building id: There always has been some doubt in my mind about the legal right of the State to grant or lease its water frontage to any person, but doubts don’t count in this matter. When the people of this State say they want the new road 1o have a terminus they mean business, and that settles it. If, by any hocuspocus of litiga- lion or politics’the San Francisco and San Joaguin Valley Railroad should be deprived of its terminal point it would be an outrage on the people of “this community. My opinion is that several of these local grants to corpora- | tions could be revoked, and Isee no objection to making a test of the matter if some of these i nt corporations don’t treat the people properly. The people are sovereign and they can give and take away their water front whenever they feel like it. BELIEVE IN THE NEW ROAD, An Alameda Building and Loan Assooiation Encouraged to Invest. The California Building and Loan Asso- ciation of Alameda atits annual meeting on Monday showed its appreciation of the value of the building of the new road by adopting the following resolutions: Resolved, That in our judgment the building of the proposed San Joazquin Valley Railroad will be of vast importance to real esiate values throughout this State, in which values build- ing and loan associations are directly inter- ested, and Resolved, That our board of directors be and they hereb authorized to expend such a sum (not o ed 10 cents per share for the shares now in force) and in such manner as they may deem best for the material advantage of building and loan association interests in general. The old board of direcgors was re-elected as follows: George E. Plummer, presieent; J. E. Young- berg, \'|cl’-rr(-=id0nl; J. Holt, Charles H. Shattuck, R. H. Swayne, F. H. McCorm: ieorge H. Murdock. L. H. Jacobi and S, George T. Wright was re elected at- torney, Charles E. Naylor secretary and Daniel Meyer treasurer. — ALICE EDITH LEAVES TOWN. MYSTERIOUS MOVE OF THE WOMAN WHO CLAIMS TO BE BLYTHE'S WIDOW. SHE STATED SHE WouLD NEVER AcaIN SIGN HER NAME IN THE CONTEST. Alice Edith Dickinson, or Blythe, as she herself insists is her name, has quietly abandoned her apartments in the Blythe building at 724 Market street and left San Francisco. After the Supreme Court had handed down its decision that she was not the wife of the deceased millionaire whose life was 50 much of a mystery Alice Edith declared to her attorney she would abide by this final conclusion, “Iam done with the contest now and forever,” she said after deliberating on the decision. “I shall never sign my name to apaper in the case again,so that ends it.” And yet she lived on in her old artistic quarters in the Blythe block and no more was heard of her until a sign “to let” ap- peared on her doors. She had left town so qlx:ietlv that many persons interested in the celebrated lawsuit believed there was a mystery connected with the passing hence. “There is no mystery,”” explained her attorney, Henry E. Highton, last evening. “The case shall be pushed further whether Mrs. Blythe is in town or country. All I know about her going away is that a young man named Sinclair called at my office this afternoon and told me that she had moved from the city and gone to live in the country. The young man brought me a letter from Mrs. Blythe, which I presume was written by that lady, and informed me that she would tell me any- thing I wished to know. “I cannot imagine why she should leave town, unless, indeed, some one interested in the case may have influenced her to go away or give up the contest. She has transferred any interest in the estate she may have, which is a matter of record, consequently has not the power to settle with other claimants.” WORK OF THE GRAND JURY. Several More Arrests Made on Indict- ments and Presentments, Several arrests on Grand Jury indict- ments and presentments were made yes- terday and last night and all were released on bords. Charles R. Franklin and George W. Franklin, election officers in the Fourth Precinct of the Twenty-eighth District, and Patrick McCann, election officer in the Fourth Precinct of the Twenty-seventh District, are charged with making false Te- turns to the Registrar. They each gave bonds in $1000. Mrs. Mary E. Rainey, wife of Samuel Rainey, W. W. Young, H. Cailleaud, Rosalie Faure and Martin O’Dea are char%ed with renting houses for purposes of ill fame. They were each released on $100 bonds. ——————— THE LANAR OASE. An Account of the Part Played by Dr. Chismore Misunderstood. In the CaLr’saccount of the suicide of Al- phonse Lanar at the French Hospital Sun- day last Dr. George Chismore was named asthe physician who attended the frontiers- man. The doctor not only attended Lanar nnde‘?rescribed for his ailments, but as- sisted him in other ways. The simple narrative of the case has, it appears, been misunderstood in some quar- ters. It has been said by some to have been the medium for a covert attack upon the physician. Nothing of the kind was intended, and nothing of the kind could be justified. Dr. Chismore’s ability is un- auescjoned in this community, and his con- uct in connection with the T case was commendable. | BOWED T0 THE COURT'S ORDERS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RE- STORES TEACHERS WHO 'WERE DISMISSED: MAY ONLY BE TEMPORARY. CHARLES I Havens Is APPOINTED THE ARCHITECT OF THE BoARD. Incompetent teachers as well as those who have not obeyed the rules made for their guidance by the Board of Education will probably hear from that body as soon as the legal formalities imposed by a re- cent decision of Judge Wallace are com- plied with. At the meeting of the board last evening Attorney William Grant handed in a communication advising that the case of J. A. Itsell, reduced in rank and salary for incompetency, against the board, in which Juage Wallace rendered a decision in favor of the teacher, be not ap- pealed, and that other teachers whose cases hinge on the same points be restored to their positions until the proper proceedings can be had. The teachers in question are: Miss Soule, Miss Rider, Miss Riclet and Miss Ash- meath, the first three having been dis- missed for incompetency and the latter for di .cbe_ving rules regarding corporal pun- ishment by the last board. All sued for the return of their positions, and the deci- sion of the court stated that inasmuch as their cases had been heard and decided in committee and not by the full board the action was illegal. A resolution was adopted restoring them to their positions In accordance with the decision of the court, followed immediately by another suspending them pending an investigation of the charges of which they were originally convicted by the committee. Later Director Clinton questioned the Tight of the_board to take any such action, and on motion of Director Comte the last resolutlon was rescinded. Director Murdoch said that charges would be brought and tried at an early date, and the question of their competenc; or incompetency decided once and for all. Director Clinton said that he thought that all charges brought against teachers should be given a full investigation, and suggested that in future all cases should be heard before the whole board. Considerable discussion was caused by a resolutton offered by Director Barrett, re- creating the office of architect of the board, which was abolished some time ago. The resolution alsp provided for the ap- pointment of CharlesI. Havens to the office and defined the duties which he shall per- form. Mr. Barrett said that in view of the re- cent report of tie Committee on Buildings and Grounds that a majority of the build- ings under the control of the board were in bad_repair orin need of extensive and expensive alterations such an official was absolutely necessary. Director Me- Elroy opposed the measure on the ground that it was the duty ot the members of the committee to look eut for such matters and that the $150 which the office would carry would be a burden on the city. The La Freckla. Death to Freckles. Mme. M. Yale was receutly asked the question ‘‘which of her discoveries she consid- ered the most wonderful.” Her reply was as follows: La Freckla, becauseit unmasked my own face from a filthy mass of freckles and gave me the beautiful rose leaf com- plexion which you see and which has been admired by the people of every na- tion. Before I discovered La Freckla I was a freckled face individual, disgusted with my own appearance. To-day I am the envy of every woman who looks at my skin. La Freckla will remove any case of freckles in exist- ence and leave the skin as transparent as crystal. One or two applications remove tan and sunburn. It takes from three to nine days to destroy every trace of freck- les. Itis the only remedy known to the world that does this. Now is the time to use La Freckla, as it strengthens the skin, removes and pre- vents freckles and sunburn. $1.00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists or y MME. M, YALE, Temple of Beauty, 146 State st., Chicago. REDINGTON & CO., Wholesale Drug- gists, San Francisco, are supplying the dealers of the Pacific Coast with all of my remedies, NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. this Special Sil ALL-SILK BLACK FATLLE, 19 inches wide, beautiful and every thread silk save 25¢ a yard at least.. i cheap at 85¢ or HE MOST IMPORTANT SHOPPING THIS WEEK. These are the facts. tory Trade Sale in New York February 6th and 7th. Nearly 10,000 pieces of all classes of Silk sold | to highest bidders. largest buyers from the Pacific Coast. It went cheap. k Sale Monday last. here are some samples of the low prices. son’s styles, patterns and color tones. ALL-SILK BLACK L soft, lustroas, u'll well-nigh perfec $1 60° Yard LUXOR, 22 inches wide, soft, worth $1 50 av lea: NEWS Peremp- We were the We began It continues=== i This sea= | , heavy, $12 | LADIES MUSLIN DRAWERS, Su- perior quality, heavy muslin, 9 tucks and 8-inch embroidery trim- 50° ming.. Ay Pair Other qualities 85c, 40c, 75¢, $1 25, $1 50, ete. 50° LADIES' MUSLIN GOWNS, V-shap- only Each LADIES' MUSLIN GOWNS, tucked and ruifle-trimmed voke, forchon (370 lace edge, value at least §0c each, OO sale price onl SRSV SMach Other styles 75¢, $1, $1 25,31 50 up to $4 50. LADIES CHEMISE, tucked and em- broidered and insertion trimmed, a good quality of muslin and well made, sale price only ...... = Other styles and qualitl 5 "C 26 Each | Yard || ALLSILK BLACK ARMURE, 19 inches wide. You know O EATESIES BIACIE R Inches wide: the ribbed This special lot is worth 85¢ anyway. D Yard e abcntiie y el = ALLSILK BLACK GROS-GRAIN, 24 inches wid C | ALLSILK RH: s French Gros-Grain at that; it’s worth §1 25: we w 80 blacicys e £ 50°¢ t0 sell it at.. Yard Yara ALLSILK BLACK GROSGRAIN, 24 Inches wide, Trench g1 .00 KT 9 inches wide, 12 style rro make and a very heavy, desirable quality; the $1 50 kind §DL-— | &#- 100 color toues, spots, dofs, spravs, stripes, fine cf (6] i o Yard | B@ the conceits of patterns for 1895; marked now Yard Muslin Underwear. TO-DAY SPECIALS ECOND WEEK OF OUR GREAT AN- e - . S NUAL SALE. There is but one place FRENCH FIGURED ORGANDIES, 76 DOZEN LADIES' CALIC O in Frisco to buy Underwear—right novel flower patterns, sprays,cic 4 ()C WAISTS, stripes and_figures, QX here. Best made, best trimmed, on light or dark grounds; the 50¢ U light and dark colo ry spe O prettiest styles we've ever had. Glance quality for... S Yard cial S aRea at these sample prices. _If you can do bet- ter, or even as well elsewlicre, bring ours - = = 5 N DYKE POINT LACE COL- ©=C ick. A e R S BLEACHED TURKISH TOWELS, 13° e beautitul patierns, four different _ TO 21x42 Inches, the 25¢ kind b LADIES' MUSLIN DRAWERS, grades, 26¢, 50c, §1 25 and $1 50 1.50 ......... . Each goad heavy muslin, tucked and QB0 €ach z 1l — ruflled, the best for the mone 0] you ever saw. o Pair (NOVELTIES IN CHIFFON NECKWEAR) , pretty coin igns in washa- 40 inches; CURTAIN SWISS dots and new d: ble colors; wid 20° Yard COMFORTER BATT [ thing new that hous appreciate; made in sh 1 feetlong, 38 Inches wide: cut in (3()C two there is enough for one com- forter; weight 4 pounds........... Roll Sy 4 Ladies’ Waists. THE SPRING STOCK NOW ON SALE—Percale, Lawn, Gingham, Madras Cloth, etc.; large sleeves; all nobby CHECKED GLASS CRASM,17 Inches wide; extra valueat 12140 yar i 10° Yard PRINTED SATE 10° terns in the B Yard STAMPED PILLOW-SHAMS, 30x ©rc 31 inches in size, and 40c in Ze) value; speclal at........ Pair STAMPED SPLAS seilles cotton; 18; tual value 25¢ eacl inches; special f o turein the Art Departmentat.... Each ALLLINEN TRAY CLOTHS, hem- ] Q¢ stitched, 15x26 H each; v Fach (INCORPORATED) 037, 939, 041 Market Street. resolution was finally adopted by a vote of to 4. | Communications _were received from residents of Noe Valley, west of Castro | street, offering sites for the schoolhouse | asked for by that section at prices ranging from $6000 to $7000. The matter was re- | ferred to the Finance Committee. Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster was ap- pointed a special teacher to instruct the | pupils of the public schools on the evils of alcoholic liquors and tobacco for the month of April at a compensation of $50. The following transfers and appoint- ments were made: R Miss Emma G. Howard to Berna! Heights School, Robert L. Mann to Hamilton Evening School, Miss Martha H. Poppe transferred from Potrero Primary School to Marshall Primary School. Florence Fairchild to a vacancy in the ‘Washington Grammar School, Miss E. Morgan to the Potrero Primary School, Miss Daisy Jesse transferred from the South End Primary School to the South San Francisco School, James Eisenschimel to instructorship of penmanship at the Evening Business School. The board decided that the amount of salary lost by Principals Joseph O’Connor, Albert Lyser, Miss Laura Fowler an De{my Superintendent of Schools Bab- cock between the time they were reduced by the last board and restored by the present board should be made good to them. WILL PAY NEXT WEEK. The National Guard Will Get Its Strike Wages Soon. The boys of the National Guard who are wondering with impatience when their shares of that $142,000 appropriated to pay the militia for services during the strike will reach their pockets may know that it will be along next week and probably early in the week. General Dickinson ex- plained yesterday that the delay was partly due to the short supply of blank checks in the adjutant-general’s office. An indivi- dual check for each officer and private is being made out and in the process the checks gave out and it took the State Printer some little time to get a new sup- ply ready. 3 When ‘the checks for the Second Brigade are all ready they will be distributed at the different armories under the supervision of Paymaster-General Chadbourne and Lieu- tenant-Colonel Bush. Duplicate payrolls will be ready,the men will be notified when the paying process will begin and as | each man signs the duplicate payroll he will receive his check on the city bank | where sufficient funds will be deposited. Although many of the men are very anx- ious the keenest anxiety is suffered by the many claim -shavers who have bought the claims. Before the passage of the appro- riation many of the men sold their claims or pay for enough to buy two or three small messes of pottage. Now the ordi- nary rates of such discounts prevail. STOLE THE MANIFEST. A Shipowner Arrested on a Charge of Grand Larceny. Charles R. Higgins, one of the owners and manager of the steam schooner South Coast, was arrested yesterday afternoon on a warrant charging him with grand larceny. The complaining witness was Charles R. Dietrick, 3 Steuart street. His story is that he chartered the vessel for a trip to Portland and back. She arrived in port last Saturday. In accordance with the charter he had offered H‘ifgins the net price, $1094, but Higgins had insisted upon the gross price, $1500. This Dietrick ob- jected to, and suggested as he did not wish to ;ay him over $400 cash until the actual difference between them was fixed, Higgins might, if he chose, sue him for the amount. n Tuesday, so Dietrick alleges, Higgins or his agent went to his office anfl stole the ship’s manifest and since then Higgins had been sending bills to the consignees and collecting the freight. — London has 170 pianoforte factories. DEATH (F A_L@E"]] BARSTOW A PROMINENT PIONEER LAWYER SUDDENLY DIES OF HEART DISEASE. As PoLicE JunGe FINED MaRk TwAIN—WAs UNITED STATES MaAIL AGENT. Alfred Barstow, of the law firm of Rhodes & Barstow, died suddenly at his home in Oakland Tuesday evening of fatty degeneration of the heart. Judge Barstow was a native of Vermont, 65 years of age, and came to California in The Late Alfred Barstow. [From a photograph.] 1849 around the Horn in the ship Magno- lia, which had sailed from New Bedford, Mass. Among the other passengers were the late Thomas H. Selby, John F. Pope, R. A. Swain and 8. M. Collins. Mr. Barstow after his arrival went to the mines for a time, but soon came back to this city to study law, and was admitted to practice. In the sixties he was elected a Justice of the Peace, and while sitting as Police Judge among the prisoners brougnt before him one morning was Charles L. Clemens, one of the bright young men of | the Cary's Incal staff, who has since be- come know, to fame as Mark Twain, and who was charged with being drunk. The usual fine was imposed, but Mark bezgzed off, saying that he had ‘“nothing in his ockets but a plugof tobacco and a broken jackknife,” and the fine was remitted. During the two administrations of Presi- dent Grant Mr. Barstow was the United States mail agent for this coast, and for many years was secretary of the Repub- lican State Central Committee. In 1879 he formed a law partnership with his father- in-law, A. L. Rhodes, at the end of that gentleman’s term on the Supreme bench. Mr. Barstow was a very genial, kindly man, with many warm friends. He was devoted to the members of his family, with whom he resided in Oakland. He leaves a widow, a grown daughter, and a son now in the senior class at Stanford University. The deceased was a member of the Pio- neers’ Society. The funeral will take place from the residence in Oakland to-morrow morning at 11 o’clock. ——————— Good Advertising. SELLING PURE WHITE DINNER PLATES AT FIVE CENTS EACH. GREAT AMERICAN IMP. TEA CO.'S STORES. Other lines of Crockery equally cheap, IN'THE REVENUE SERVICE. A NUMBER OF RETIREMENTS THAT ‘WILL NECESSITATE PRO- MOTIONS. S1x CANDIDATES FROM CALIFORNIA WILL TRY FOR THE VACANT PosITIONS. Considerable excitement has been caused | in United States revenue marine circles by | a recent decision of the Secretary of the !‘Treasury. All officers who are unable to | perform the duties of their respective | offices are to be retired and the younger men are to be promoted. At present many of the officers in com- mand of the United States revenue cutters hold the rank of first or second lieutenant, the captain as a general rule being too old to do active duty. It is the same in the engineers’ department, and in consequence many deserving officers are kept in the second rank. At present there are twenty- | four officers “awaiting orders,” and out of this number there are eight captains, four first lieutenants, two second lieutenants, one third lieutenant, five chief engineers, three first assistant engineers and one second assistant engineer. | _Of this number only three belong to the Pacific Coast. One was formerly captain of the revenne cutter Hartley and is well known in San Francisco. He isnow blind. Another is Captain J. H. Scammon, who has not been to sea since 1833. He now resides in San Francisco on “waitin, orders.” At different times he ummandefi the revenue cutters Shubrick, Lincoln, | Wayanda and Wolcott. The Wolcott is now the only one of the four cutters em- ployed in the service. Chief Engineer Wayson _is also on wait- ing orders and has been since 1893, He is avery sick man and will never go to sea again. He served on the Bear, Corwin and Wolcott. In consequence of these retirements and the consequent promotions there is a de- mand for cadets. Uncle Sam has vacancies for a number of young gentlemen in his revenue service and an examination will | be held next April to select the twelve who | shall pass the best examination. There | are about thirty-six aspirants and of these six come from California. The latter are: | Albert H. Buhner, Sterling G. Cousins and | John Hel, of San Francisco; Larue A. | @Yoe and Howard A. Tennison,of San | Jose, and Robert Hawkhurst Jr. of Al | meda. To accommodate these young | gentlemen an examination will be held in | San Francisco on April 1 next, the ex- | amining board being composed of Captain C. L. Hooper of the revenue cutter Richard | Rush and Captain W. C. Coulson, In- spector of Life-saving Stations. All the other candidates will report at Washing- ton, D. C., for examination at their own expense. ‘ A candidate must be a citizen, not less than 18 or more than 23years of age and unmarried. The law says the marriage of a cadet will be considered as equivalent to his resignation and his name will be stricken from the register forthwith. He must secure at least 75 per cent in mathe- matics, physics, chemistry, grammar, | composition, history, spelling, geography, literature and one language (German, French or Spanish) outside of English If two candidates tie, the one who has the largest percentage in mathematics will be chosen. The successful cadets will baye to serve a probationary term of two years and ass an examination upon what they have earned every six months. At the end of that time they will be promoted to a third lieutenancy and will then be marriageable. —————————— The first printed books abounded to such an extent in abbreviations that they were extremely difficult to read and understand, and a treatise was prepared and printed on “How to Read a Printed Book.” It gave explanations of the abbreviations.