The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1895, Page 14

14 DAY, MARCH 31, 1895. FLYING BULLETS 0N MARKET STREET. DR, J. E. PLOUF SHOT DOWN IN CoLD BLoOD BYJ. D. L. MCGAUGHEY. END OF AN OLD QUARREL.| His ASSAILANT A DISCHARGED EM- PLOYE — A SCENE OF EXCITEMENT. While Market street was crowded with pedestrians yesterday afternoon Dr. J. E. Piouf of room 2i, Phelan building, was fatally shot by J. D. L. McGaughey in front of the Columbian building. Dr. Plouf left his office about a quarter- | past 4 o'clock, accompanied by R. B. Mur- doch, a banker from Orland, Colusa Cou They were walking westward, hed the Columbian build- standing in the en- i hand. ane to Mc- Gaughey and Murdoch stepped aside. v words passed between the two men and the doctor knocked McGaughey down and struck him with his cane, breaking it and as they ‘Gaughey reached back and r rrom nis pocket and fired i ssion into the doc- hold and staggered puiied a revo two shots i tor, who back aga . Beamish's store. ou have got two into me.” said the doctor, as he leaned against the railing, “and that's enough,as] am not arme McGaughrey rushed at him again, placed the muzzle of the revolver against the wounded man’s abdomen, and fired two more shots into him. The crowd scattered when the shots were fired the wildest excitement reigned. Women shrieked and men rushed | to the middl> of the street, but otiie; after getting® cver their momentary fear, closed in McGaughey. Detective Handley was within o few yards of the scene of the shooting, and on wheeling revolver in M e was among the zhey, who said: Where's an offi- o1 am an officer. Handley. “Well,” said Me der myself to vou. Handle; to the main en- ring for to the pendins he doctor was ¢ m, 404 Eddy street, where amination showed that three of ken effect. One clean through him, piercing his k another had pierced one of his lu the third had lodged in = h bullet had struck the doctor’s lanced off into his pocket, wh found. The doctor expressed the opinion that he was dying and the super- intendent telephoned to police hea quarters for an oficer to take his ante- mortem statement. ‘When Detect Handley and Policeman Coleman reached the sanitarium with Mc- Gaughey to zet the doctor to identify him the physicians in attendance refused to al- low them to see him.as he was engaged with his secretary, G. D. Mahone, him instructions regarding his business fairs before being placed on the operating- table. Later on District Attorney Barnes called ey made the following was standing in the entrance to obuilding making some notes book when Dr. Plonf and an ntleman passed along. The doc- went forward to s called me all the viie na hit me a blow wit}h my head which on the ground he st “As I'rose to 1 me by shirt f geon’s i of his pocket, d me down. While ick me with his cane. ront and pulled a‘ sur- I was afraid he was going to cut me so I pulled out my reve fired at him. I don’t know how many shots 1 fired. i ke any fur- ther statement. all come out at the trial.’ There has been bad blood between the doctor and McGaughey for a long time. McGaughey was in the doctor's employ- | ment during the months of June, July and August last y ischarged for prying into I private affairs. Three or four months ago McGaughey had the doc- tor arrested for slander, but the case was dismissed. On Tuesday I McGaughey and. €harles E. Wilson were arrested on waitants sworn out by the doctor charg- ing “them with attempting by threats to extort money. The doctor alleged that while M¢Gaughey was in his employment he opéned his private letters and searched his waste - basket for such letters and pasted ‘them One of the was from a lady in the country and McGaughey gave.it to Wilson, who went th it to the Jady’s husbarid and attempted to blackmail him. ‘Wilson got some money for the letter, but whén the husband read it he found there ng incriminating in it and sent it on to Dr. Plouf. . McGaughey has been employed here in -various capacities. He was recently em- ployed in the compilation of Langley’s Di- rectory. Itisreported thatin 1891 he was a Deputy County Clerk in Kings County, Wash., and misappropriated witnesses’ fees to the amount of $500. Through political influence and the influence of friends the case was squared. James D.L. McGaughey came to this cit shortly before the fire from Sissons, Cal He was a young man of pleasant address and made many friends. When he first cdme to the city he made himself popular * with the politicians by working at the pri- maries, and was finally made a deputy county clerk in 18%0. He was made clerk of Judge Hunt's court in the summer of 1891. He was arrested later on on a charge of forgery and grand larceny. It seems that a number of those who are | called as witnesses to the Superior Court fail to call for their fees and McGaughey took advantage of this fact. He forged names of witnesses or caused them to be forged, cashed the orders and pocketed the money obtaining in this way about $800. McGaughey asked for a hearing before the County Commissioners before the trial, and at the meeting begged hard and promised if he was not prosecuted to repay the money. He did make at least a partial restitution, and his friends say he aid it all back. The disclosure hurt Mc- aughey so that he was unable to secure permanent employment in Seattle, “BR? PLOUFF'S SEATTLE CAREER. Prospered for a While, but Was Exposed by @ Medioal Society. SEATTLE, Wasm., March 30.—“Dr.” Plouff was formerly a resident of Seattle. He came here about the time of the great fire of June 6, 1889. He had been a bar- o tender in St. Paul, it is said. Soon after his advent in this city he opened offices which he fitted up in the most elegant style. He was always attired in the finest gar- ments that money conld buy. He was the owner of the largest mastiff in the city and ng at the entrance to | aughey, “I'll surren- | al I | well, it will look like a cartoon in compari- | d L yest son with this boulevard. When that uniongg y. She is bound for Karluk and is being feet he grabbed hald of | ways carried, out | was the observed of all observers when he appeared on the streets. Ip:a“ short time he had, by adopting methods which are contrary to the ethics | of the medical profession. built up a large practice. 4 This called the attention of the King County Medical Society to him. The so- ciety investigated him, with the result that it was learned that he had never graduated | from a medical school, that he held no di- loma and had never been eranted a icense to practice medicine. The ‘“doc- tor” was arrested and the case was taken to tne Superlor Court, where it | lay for a year without action, and when the case was reopened and the original com- plaint was found to have been lost and the | action was dismissed on that account. The i disclosures made through the effort of the medical society caused people to lose faith in the doctor and he was soon without caste or practice. % After a_year's ineffectual struggling he | left this city two years ago and established | himself in 8an Francisco. A NEW PRESIDENT. | Officers for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Elected. The annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific was held last night in the lecture hall of the California Aca- demy of Sciences building. | The following officers were chosen for di- | rectors: C. Burckhalter, E. S. Holden, W. | J. Hussey, E. J. Molera, C. D. Perrine, W. | M. Pierson, J. M. Schaeberle, I. String- | ham, O. von Geldern, F. R. Ziel and Miss i O’Halloran. For the committee on publi- | cation, E. 8. Holden, W. W. Campbell and | A. H. Babcock. ‘W. W. Campbell spoke upon the popu- larity of astronomy as a science, and of the proficiency of the amateurs in the past year, making the statement that there were a greater number of new stars and comets discovered in late years by ama- | teurs than by professional astronomers. i A. L. Colton gave a lecture on the moon | with lantern-slide illustrations. The board of directors retired to the | private office, where the officers for the | following year were selected: President, C. Burckhalter; first vice-president | Hussey ; second vice-president, E. S. | den; third vice-president, 0. von Geldern ; | { secretaries, C. D. Perrine and F. R. Ziel; | treasurer, F. R. Ziel. | | The summer meetings of the society will | be held at the Lick Observatory on June 8 | ‘TREES ONTHE CITY FRONT CHADBOURNE LIK% THE BOULE- VARD TO THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. | | | | | FinisHiNG UP THE WORK AROUND | THE WAVING PALMS AND ELms. Tarbor Commissioner Chadbourne wasa | | very proud man yesterday when he looked down East street and beheld the fruition of his scheme, in part, for beautifying the water - front Colnon returned to Stockton y | evening after locating the Chief Whartfing- | er's office, bielping to plant the trees and | | getting a chart of the water front. J\ Commissioner Chadbourne missed his | colleague yesterday, and he had to rhap-| sodize over his water-front forest all alone. No more trees were received yesterday and | the work of extending the sidewalk to the | curb was hurried along. i “When we have the trees on both sides of the thoroughfare,” said Mr. Chad- | bourne, “it will resemble the Bois |de Boulogne. No, I've never been | | there, but I've been out with the | boys. TImagine a beautiful summer’s | night down here, with the moon at the full. It will be grand. Just the | faintest suspicion of a zephyr fanning the cheeks of the promenaders and rustling | the elms and paims, the moon’s silver light | streaming down the broad thoroughfare | and the dark shadows looming up south of | Market street, while the plash of oars falls softiy on the ear from the bay, or the hur- | ried rush of the paddles of the ferryboats | breaks the stillness of the night. Claude | Melnotte’s villa by the lake of Chromo— | what, Como? T thought it was Chromo- | her to-morrow. The Harvester is lying at | T0 SAIL ANONG THE FISHERIES. THE ALASKAN' SALMON FLEET PREPARING FOR THE NORTH- ERN TRIP, DEPARTURE OF THE ROLFFS. EFFECT OF THE EXODUS ON THE SAILORS’ STRIKE — MANY CREwWS NEEDED. The exodus of vessels for the fishing grounds in Alaskan waters has begun in earnest, and next week will see a fleet well under way toward the north. The little steamer Ella Rolffs, Captain Jacobsen, is Oregon Railway and Navigation Company was forced to this action to protect its traffic_to Portland, as passengers could reach Portland via Seattle or Tacoma for about $12. This reduction will also affect rates from this city to_all points on the 1000 miles of railroad in Washington and Oregon oper- ated by the Oregon Railway and Naviga- tion _Comignny. It is believed that it will not be long be- fore the Southern Pacific will be drawn into the fight to protect its Portland busi- ness, the rate by steamer to that city being now virtually ‘only one-hali of what it costs to go by rail. The Blliard Tournament. Ives and Schaefer resumed their billiard match of 1200 points to a fair-sized crowd of billiard enthusiasts at Metropolitan Temple last night. Friday night the score stood— Schaefer 600, Ives 343. Ives was in a much better form last night, and ran_the game out with a score of 1200 to 987 for Schaefer. The largest run of the evening was made by Ives, 183. Schaefer's highest run was 124." Ives' grand average was 70 10-17; for last aight's game, 95 2-9. Schaefer's grand average was 58 7-17; for last nieht's game, 4¢ ——————— She Has Found a Home. Lillian Rinkey, the little girl, from Salt Lake, who was deserted by her mother, as_reported in yesterday’s CALL, was accepted by the or- phanage of San Rafael yesterday. as soon ag THE ELLA ROLFFS. [Sketched for the “Call” by Coulter.] getting ready for sea at Mission-street wharf 2, and she will sail for Karluk to- morrow morning. The steamer will take away twenty-two passengers, among them | being General Superintendent Samuel Matthews of the Alaska Packers’ Associa- tion, and Superintendent Wetherbee of the Afognak cannery. The vessel will be well captained, for passengers will also be Captain Moller of the steamer Royal, Nelson of the steamer | Aleut and Salversen of the steamer Jeanie. The three vessels named have been lying at Afognak all winter, and their crews | were taken to them on the Llewellyn J. Morse, which was the first of the fleet to sail for Karluk. The Ella Rolffs will go from here to St. Paul, which is the port of | entry for Kodiak Island, and from there | the captains will be transferred to their | vessels. The duty of the Jeanie, Royal | and Aleut consists in running between the | various islands, on which the combine’s canneries are located, and gathering up | the salmon packed there and conveying it | to Karluk for shipment to San Francisco. Several vessels will follow in the wake of the Ella Rolffs and the bark Harvester and the schooner Vega will go out with Mission-street wharf and was to sail yester- | [Sketched by a | BOULEVARDING THE WATER FRONT. g | B////a?)‘/, y “Call” artist.] | | depot is finished, with the trees stretching | away from it to the north and south as far as the eye can reach, the entrance to our city will be one of which we may well be Eroud, and the effect will be still more b'.igh“?ed when we get up the East-street ridge.” i THE ATTEMPT FAILED. Samuel Phipps Charged With Assault to Murder. Samuel Phipps shot his wife in the leg on November 9 last. She was taken to the { Receiving Hospital and afterward to the { City and County Hospital. About three weeks ago her daughter sent her to St. Luke’s HosFitnl. and now it is thought that | her 1gF will have to be amputated. She steadily refuses to swear to a complaint against her husband, but on Friday Police- man Coffey did so, and he was arrested on abench warrant and surrendered by his bondsmen. He is charged with assault to murder. Attorney Pistolesi applied for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Bahrs, but when the Judge learred thata complaint had been sworn to he refused to grant the writ and fixed Phipps’ bonds at §: Yes- terday Pistolesi applied to Judge Conlan to have the bonds reduced, butf the Judge refused and continued the case until Monday. ———— Chicken Thieves. Mrs. Allan of Kentucky street had 150 fine chickens stolen from her on Wednesday night, and Mrs. Anderson of South San Francisco had 60 stolen on the same night. Yesterday Policeman Maguire recovered five dozen in a fruitstore at 282 Sixth street and five dozen from a store at 723 Branuan street, which had been purchased from the thieves. Five dozen and seven were returned to Mrs. Allan and the remainder are being cared for by Maguire till sent there by the Alaska Improvement Companx, the opposition firm of the com- bine. She has on boara about eighty Chinese and the Celestials have with them an altar and a joss. His jossship was car- ried down to the dock in an express wagon yesterday morning and put on board with great pomp and ceremony. The barkentine Merom was towed from Oakland Creek yesterday and put on the drydock at the Union Iron Works. As soon as she is overhauled and cleaned she will prepare for Alaska. .The bark Nicholas Thayer went along- side at Howard-street wharf yesterday, and she will commence putting” in her outfit for the fisheries to-morrow. The departure of the ficet is of consider- able moment to the Sailors’ Union, and will cut no unimportant figure in the pres- ent strike. The Alaska vessels pay $40 a month for sailors, and, naturally, get the pick of the union, as the latter is'only ask- ing $35 a month for going coastwise. The union is delighted atthe increased demand for crews, and claim that it will settle the fight. The steamer North Fork wentaway with a non-union crew yesterday. The union men gathered in numbers on Mis- sion-street wharf, but the presence of the police prevented a demonstration. OUT RATES BY STEAMER. Passengers Can Now Go to Portland for Twelve Dollars. As the result of the war between the West Coast Steam Navigation Company and the Pacific Coast Steamship Company on rates to Puget Sound and Alaska points the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com- pany yesterday reduced its first-class fare to Portland from $16 to §12. This rate will apply to all their steamers during the con- an owner can be found, as none of them belon, to Mrs. Anderson. Maguireison the trail of the thieves. tinuance of the war between the two com- panies which started the war of rates. The her case was reported to the board, which hap pened to be in session. The institution is taking a broad stand upon matters of needy cases, as Mrs. P. D. Browne, the president, is very desirous of protecting young girls who are over the usual age for en- tering such institutions. As a rule the limit is sevat 13 yea HIS BRIGHT CAREER ENDED, DEATH OF EX-POLICE SURGEON CHAI}LES M. ENRIGHT AT MOUNTAIN VIEW. HEe HAD BEEN SUFFERING FOR A Lonc TIME—SKETCH oF His Li1FE oF PROMISE. Dr. Charles M. Enright, one of the most promising and best-known of the young physicians and surgeons of this city and ex-Police Surgeon, died last Friday night at his mother’s residence at Mountain View, Santa Clara County, after a linger- ing illness. His death, while deeply la- mented by his friends, was not unexpected. His health first began to fail in the early part of January, 1894, soon after the death of his father—James Enright. During his father’s illness he had been unremitting in Lis attentions to him. With the failure of his health Dr. En- right gave up his lucrative practice, and went to Denver, hoping that the climate there would benefit his lung ailment. He improved for awhile, and then re- turned to this State, locating in the moun- tains near e Tahoe. is improved health did not last long, and last October he returned to his mother’s ranch and there remained until his death. Dr. Enright was born in Santa Clara County thirty-three years ago, and_was educated at St. Mary’s and Santa Clara colleges. He early chose the medical pro- fession as one to follow, and studied at the medical department of the university lo- cated in the Toland College. He graduated thence in 1884, and imme- diately began practice in association with Dr. Murphy, who was then one of the best physicians in the city. He was very suc- cessful from the start. In 1886 he was chosen Police Surgeon to succeed Dr. Mar- tineaut and served with ability for two years. He was a member of the Olympic Club and was an ardent sportsman. Dr, Enright will long be remembered by his friends for nhis warm, kindly disposi- tion and manly traits of character, while many poor persons whom he treated for The Late Dr. Charles M. Enright. [From a photograph.} ailments without accepting any remunera- tion will also fecl a pang at hearing of his death. His deeds of charity were as humerous as they were unostentatious. He will be buried in the family plat in the Santa Clara Cemetery. _ ———————— 15 Cents Per Set, Decorated. These beautifully decorated breakfast and lunch sets will be sold for a short time at all GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA COMPANY'S STORES. Those In want of crockery, chinaware or glassware will do well to visit our stores and et posted on our prices, Newest and prettiest de- igns, shapes and decorations. ————————— A ton of good coal to yield about 8000 feet of gurlfigd gfi. sy L FRITZ SCHEEL at the park keeps the Park News presses rushing to supply programmes.* | him, THOUGHT MURDER A VERY G0OD JOKE. A WINDOW-CLEANER KILLS HIS PARTNER AND LAUGHS HEARTILY OVER IT. JEALOUSY CAUSES THE ACT. EUGENE DA LEVA SENDS A BULLET INTO ViIcENzO PaLmr's BRAIN. A jealous window-cleaner waylaid and murdered his partner on Broadway yester- day afternoon. Eugene da Leva, 28 years old, was the victim and Vicenzo Palmi, aged 25, was the murderer. The real cause of ghe trouble was jealousy. At first it was reported the men, who were partners in the window-cleaning business, had accused each other of embezzling funds. A young woman has been receiving at- tentions from Palmi for some time. Leva recently called on the woman and Palmi became very jealous. When Leva returned from work yesterday afternoon he went to his room in the Trinagria Hotel, 418} Broadway, near Montgomery. When he qme downstairs Palmi was waiting for him and the murder followed. After the murder Palmi laughed heartily, as if he had played a good joke on the man he had killed.” He shouted out between bursts of laughter, “He think he catcha me sleep. He hava gun in his pocket. He taka his hand off to hita me. I graba his pistol and shoota him. Ha, ha, ha.” The circumstances ot the crime show it was deliberately planned. After his ar- rest Palmi was as happy as he could be, and when in jail freely told over again how he had killed Leva. Last September Leva purchased a half interest in a_window-cleaning business conducted by Palmi at 121 O’Farrell street. Leva paid $110 for the half interest. He made charges recently that Palmi had been robbing him out of some of his share of the firm’s money. The men met about 4:30 p. M. yesterday in the Trinagria Hotel, at 418); Broadway, where they board. They engaged in & quarrel and were or- dered out by the proprietor. When they got outside the shooting took place. Some of the witnesses state that Palmi pulled a revolver from his pocket as soon as Leva placed his hand on Palmi’s shoul- der. Others say that Leva tried to stop Palmi, as he demanded money, and Palmi tried to get away. Leva placed his hand on Palmi’s shoulder and Palmi immedi- ately fired a revolver at his head. Leva grupped to the ground with a bullet in his Tain. The brutal Palmi tben struck the dead man’s head with the pistol and fired another shot into his body. He then started into the saloon, but came out im- mediately and again fired a bullet into the body, as if to make sure he had killed his man. By this time Special Policeman Otis H. Burge came running up. Palmi started to escape, but Burge caught him and held Regular Officer George Riordan then came up and put handcuffs on the murderer, When Palmi was glaced in jail he told his story, which diifers from" that given by the few witnesses examined by Ser- geant Conboy, Oflicer Riordan and Special urge. Palmi said he knew Leva was waiting for a chance to kill him. He felt that Leva intended to do something when they met at the hotel bar. When they got outside Leva wanted to continue their quarrel, and Pahni says he saw a pistol in Leva's pocket. When the latter raiséd his hand to put it on Palmi’s shoulder, Paimi in- stantly thrust his hand into Leva’s pocket, pulled out the revolver and fired it. He admits firing the three shots, and in hit- ting the head of the dead body. Palmi thinks it was a great joke to take the pistol out of Leva’s pocket and to kill him with his own weapon. The witnesses say, how- ever, that the revolver belongs to Palmi. The men about the scene of the crime re- fuse to give any version of the affair. They acted as if in dréad of death being meted out to them by revengeful friends of the murderer. . Q;l Leva’s body was found a large clasp- knife. Nothing was found on Palmi, but Officer Riordan searched his room at 1018 Mont- fiomery street and there found two mur- erous weapons, which go far to prove the bloodthirsty nature of the murderer. One was_a stout stiletto, with a six-inch blade. In the center of the blade was a rectangu- lar hole about an inch and a half in length. Fitted in this was a brass tongue, which is intended to carry poison into any wound the knife makes. The other weapon is a small-sized cannibal islander’s war club, with an iron swivel in the center. The ball .at the end is covered with shar rongs. It is a worse weapon than asand- ag. When out at full length it measures a foot and a half, but it can be closed up to a few inches. RAPID WORK OF THE ROAD. ITs CAR-TRACKS LAID OVER A PIECE OF O'FARRELL STREET. THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT'S DepPuTY ARRIVES ON THE ScENE Too LATE. Daniel Kelleher went into Mayor Sutro’s office early yesterday afternoon and com- plained that the Market-street Railway Company was tearing up O'Farrell street and putting down tracks in the block be- tween Scott and Devisadero, in which block they bave no franchise. The Mayor sent word to Superintendent of Streets Ashworth, who at once sent Deputy Crow to the place, who found the work completed—the tracks all laid for the half block where it is claimed the company has no franchise, and men at work on the other half on which they have a franchise. This was reported to the office, and there the matter rested, so far as the city was concerned, yesterday. The block bounded by Devisadero, Scott, Geary and O'Farrell streets is diviled by Biedeman street, which extends from O'Farrell to Gear{;. The Market-street Railway Company hasa franchise on Scott street, the «O’Farrell-street line turning south on that street. The company has also a franchise on Devisadero street. As explained by John A. Russell, clerk, to the Board of Supervisors yesterday, the company some time ago secured the right to run down O’Farrell street into Beide- man, where it intended to build a power- house. It seems it has not built the power- house, and has evidently given up the intention to do so. but, instead, is adding machinery to the Harrison-street power- house, with the intention, it is said, of operating the entire electric system from that point. “It is clear to me that the company wants to connect its Devisadero-street elec- tric line with the O’Farrell-street line,” said Street Superintendent Ashworth yes- terday. ‘‘They had the right to cover the half block from Devisadero street to Beideman on the power-house arrange- ment, but there was the half block from Beideman to Scott, and they simply ap- pmsrhted that. % ““Under the law at present,” said Mr. 11, ““it costs $500 to secure an. exten- fi:fiseof‘ a franchise, big or liitle. | My impression is that the company fragchisc for the half block. &5 That portion of the street where the track was laid yesterday bore theap 9&:):: ance of having been deserted Ellddel: v by the workmen at the time the Street 5\1?0;- intendent’s deputy appeared yesterda_} a = ternoon. At a point a few feet east of Beideman street and beyond the line o‘i controversy the workmen were engage unloading rock to be used in the constr};c- tion of the basalt paving between the rails. And on down to the east, for a distance of several blocks, there was_a small army of men laying track, working westward to meet the finished track at Beideman Teet. 5 5tThomus Eagan, foreman in charge of construction, immediately obeyed the or- der to suspend, and sent the teams to another part of the construction work. He stated that the work on the piece of road- way in controversy had been fully com- pleted at 6 r. M. on Friday. “I did not know whether the company had a franchise or not,” he said. “I was told to complete that piece of work, and I did it.” : Later in the afternoon Superintendent Lynch arrived and ordered his foremen to send teams to remove the dirt from the street. 7 “We have a franchise over that piece of roadway,’”’ said Mr. Lynch, in answer to an inquiry. “Isupposed when the order came to stop work that an objection was being made to the joining of the franchise. We were working under a Metropolitan Rail- way franchise from Scott street west to Biedeman and under a Market-street Rail- way franchise thence to Devisadero street. That is all thereis to it. The work is done, and we will now put the street in order. “When I learned that the claim was made that we had no franchise I thought I remembered our having a franchise, and when 1 looked the matter up I found we had. I thought I could not be mistaken about it.” At 5 o’clock Mayor Sutro sent word to the Chief of Police, and three men were sentout under Captain Dugan, and com- manded that all work on the street be stopped. Mayor Sutro was on the ground at the time. Work was suspended, and patrolmen were tioned to watch the place during the night. STATE ORGANIZATION, The Supreme Council of the American Protective Association Con- cludes Its Labors. The State Supreme Council of the Amer- ican Protective Association of the State of California, which convened in the latter part of February, concluded its labors yes- terday and adjourned sine die. The reason given by the members for such a long session was due to the prepa- ration of constitution and laws governing the order in this State. California being about the last State in which the order was established, the order being formed here a little over one year, there were no laws governing the members here except the constitution of the Su- preme Grand Council of tfie World. The California members saw the necessity of adopting a constitution and general laws for the government of ail subordinate councils in this State and Honolulu, which latter place is under the California juris- diction. To perfect this work the members of the State Supreme Council, after having elected its State officers for the ensuing year and disposing of ordinary routine matter, ad- journed from time to time to give con- sideration to the formation of laws and regulations. Having finally accomplished its labors, the delegates from the interior have returned to their homes. The report of the supreme president stated that twenty-five new councils had been organ- ized In the State since the election in November and over 4000 members had been initiated into the order during the same period. A resolution congratulating the mem- bers of the order in Oakland upon their victory in electing thirty out of thirty-one candidates for city officers was ordered for- warded, as also a long series of resolutions to the members of t.ie order in Manitoba encouraging them to stand firm in the position taken by their organization. The question of local reorganization and districting of councils in San Francisco brought forth quite a long debate between the city members, the country delegates taking little or no part in the discussion. Council No. 1 opposed any division or re- organization of members in the city, while all the other councils favored the reorgan- ization plan. / The advocates of the reorganization plan finally won by more than a two-thirds vote, leaving the future distribution of members and councils to the executive committee. A plan of selecting a State and count; adyvisory boards was adopted by which delegates shall in the future be elected from Senatorial districts to the State ad- visory board and from the several councils to the county advisory boards. An effort was made to have the organ- ization in this city commit itself in favor of the new charter, but this was almost unanimously voted down. A majority of the delegates held that it was un-Amer- ican to give as. much power to one man as was proposed in the charter, besides other fatal defects which were detected by those opposed to its adoption. Miss Ashmead Has Resigned. E. R. Ashmead, the teacher against whom charges of incompetency on account of ill health were recently preferred, and whose case was to be investigated at a meeting on Wednes- day next, yesterday sent her resignation to the board. This will end the matter A SURGEON’S KNIFE ives a feeling of horror and read.” There is no longer necessity for its use in many diseases formerly regarded as incurable without cut- ting. The Triumph of Conservative Surgery is well illustrated by the fact that or’ Breach is mow radically cured with- out the knife and without pain. Clumsy, c!mfin%‘ trusses can be thrown away ! They never cure but often induce inflammation, strangu- lation and_death. TUMOR Ovarian, Fibroid (Uter- ine) and many others, are now removed without the perils of cutting operations. PILE TUMORS, homeysr 9 large, Fis- tula and other diseases of the lower bowel, are permanently cured with- out pain_or resort to the knife. 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