The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1895, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1895 DISLIKE BUDD'S CHOICE His Appointment of Labor Commissioner Raises a Storm. IGNORES ORGANIZED LABOR. Trade Unionists Say They Asked For and Expected a Work- ingman. The appointment of E. L. Fitzgerald to the of Labor Commissioner has of a commotion in the 2 bor. Irrespective of rade unionists almost to a sly denounce the selection as insult to labor and explain- injudic able onl pull. They say that the place has been given to a professional politician, who knows nothing of and who cares nothing for organized labor—a man who will follo in the footsteps of his predecessors, and draw a fat salary for ornamenting an office that ought to be abolished. Some there are who take a different view of the matter, and say, ‘“‘Let us see what manner of man this is whom the Governor hath chosen; let us not condemn him too soon. views on{the subject with representative ‘workingmen : M. McGlynn, president of the Labor il and editor of the Voice of Labor, Iam not at present half so much interested n erald’ s prob- in_ascertaining Budd uses my zge At that time ., claiming to be acting from the Governor, and 1y opinions as to the work hould ve doue by the Bureau ¢. 1 complied with the re- to the Minnesota, Ohio, Massa- labor bureaus jles. 1also urged that the next appointee be a man “fitted by education and tramning” out the proper functions of the bureau. af time I did not know and Mr. Fitzgerald ot mention that he was an aspirant for the position. Some time later he submitted a draft of alaw npowering the Labor Commissioner to es- a “free labor by 10 which Imade amendments. He d me he was a and would p be appointed ot , 8 Mr. with_a request for my as & private citizen or as nt of the Labo That re- y an fused to re ¢ if I had * I can ent king & mark in the he trades unionists onl ing Mr. Fit ice possible in his wor repu- nt of politico-economic mat- But thatis another story m Zahn, secretary Brewery Work- men’s Union, said: gerald Governor Budc the voice of labor. esire to dic- tate the appointmen man be sel f n general. gerald personall pointm abor. attained Commis- o this Tespon- s conducted now t we hoped for per administration missioner might do & n who toils. Asit m to havi which & bild’s T better things. Undera ¥ the office of Labor Cou B great dea’ of good for th ¥ 1s conductea now it d chairman exec! phical U on indorsed L. P. Ward for Lebor 1 that Budd wou hop Ward has been iden ations for many years Etill, had Budd selcc of lahor, or even one who was fairly acquainted ¢ with the labor movement, we would not have & word to say sgainst the appointment. But ! Jook st his sirange choice. ‘A young politician, without any experience iatters. No doubt pressure was Budd of which we have 1e might have had respect enough for organized labor to have refrained from making an appointment which he well Xnew would cause the greatest disappeintment in labor circles. T. F. Burn Union, said: president Cigar-makers’ appointment to or- 1do not know Mr. itzgerald persc I understand that be [l is a friend of the Governor's, and that in his & appointment the latter paid a political debt. It will be another four years of a salars-a ing figurehead in the ¢ of Labor The Labor Bureau m the good thet it does labor. mbent done for or- anized labor? once has he been aroused rom the lethargy of his $2000-a-year repose. Then he stood on both ears, and smiling at the Manufacturers' Association, flung his heels into ed labor. That was ¥ over two years ago, e have 1ot forgotten i We do not expect much of Fitzgerald. knowledge of nor sympa There Were many men available, business, and Mr. Budd isa A. C. Schwatka, president San Francisco B Typographical Unin, said As regards the recent appointment of Labor Commissioner of the State it would not be fair to accuse the recent appointes of not being an accepiable person to either organized labor or [ the State at large until he has had a trial. That | organized labor throughout the State, and in ¥ San Francisco in particular, is surprised and " disappointed at the appointinent is_the " for energetic work was being done h & several of the large interior cit Sappointment of some wel iman identified with both the farming and me- anical interests of the State. Such a man ouid have proved himself one of the most 1m- portant suxiliaries to the Governor's adminis- ration and would have been a potent factor in ringing this all important and beneficial office out of the rut_into which it has fallen lend making it, as it was intended to be when reated, ome of useful and valuable infor- ation to the masses at large. In several of the large Eastern States—nota- I §bly Ohio and New York—the oflice of Labor Commissioner is now considered one of the 0st important within the gi f the Governor ‘or the people at large. But in those places it hes not been used as a political sinecure or to ‘alleviate the dlsa}]\rroflntmenlol some broken. itician who is being con- stantly ignored by the people, as has been the “case in California in the past. In fact, the last #Labor Commissioner’s report of California was Lot considered worth the printing. Mr. Fitzgerald has a chance now that not one Svoung man in millions ever had by showing a ttle tact and energy and throwing his whole i , into the intricacies of his i r with that of ¥ becoming ac- uainted with and seeking the advice of vet- ran bread-winners in the field of labor, and uring his incumbency eschewing the company d counsel of pothouse politicians, By so oing he can make himself a valusble factor of he State administration that will reflect credit like upon the Governor and the common- ealth of California. Opinion reserved for two years. George W. Van Guelpen, secretary of the igar-makers’ Union, said: We had a right to expect that the Governor outd appoint & representative Jabor man, and e appointment of Mr. Fitzgerald has been a sappointment. I was an appiicant for R pon the hypothesis of political | following are given a number of inter- | may feel over | | the position, but did not care much who got the place, so long as a labor man was selected. By & labor man I mean & man who has been identified with labor organizations in some way at some time, Whatdoes Fitzgerald know about trade unions? He is a politician, and as long as the Labor Bureau is run as a political office so long will it fail in the objects for which it was organized. What has Walts done? At the last session of the Legislature an effort was made to do away with the Labor Bureau. Why? Because it is well known that its operation under present methods is a farce. For this reason no appropriation was made for the next four years. This bureau costs the State over 000 a year, and it is a fact that no good at all isderived from its existence. The story that Budd made the appointment upon the indorse- ment of the Oakland and Alameda Federation of Trades is not true. This body was asked to indorse Fitzgerald, but refused point blank, end John Gelder, president of the Oakland Federation, so stated before a meeting of our council only a few nights since. The appoint- ment will work a great hardship for labor. W. F. Benoist, secretary of the Typo- graphical Union, said: Haying preferred the appointment of L. P. Ward, I naturally feel a little disappointed over #he Governor's selection, but I am not suf- | ficiently chagrined to say that it is an unwise one, for the appointee is entirely unknown to me. He ma e the friend of the laboring classes the Governor is reported as having rep- resented him. Itappears to me though the in- dorsement Mr. Fitzgerald is said to have re- ceived at the hands of labor unions is alla fake. 1did not know that he was a candidate for the position till the selection was made, and | never heard of any union recommending’ him | for the place. I hope the Governor has not sled in this matter, both on account partisan _feelings—for 1 am a Democrat —and my relation to trades. unions. In this connection, however, I may { add that I am for labor first and polit next. The trades unionist will no longer take “soft for his vote, and the politician who thinks it will pass for currency in the future will be more mistaken than the person who calculated on_the product of a hen before it hed nested. There isa great deal of thinking going on in labor's ranks, and the candidate our support will be the one who has s friendship for us, not promised it, no matter what party he may represent. The new Labor Commissioner has it in his power to alienate our support from the exccutive or inc | sure our united indorsement at_the polls, and | we propose to keep cases on his conductduring | his term. THE NEW POLICE RULES, How They Are Looked On by the Main Body of the Patrolmen. Satisfaction at Seelng Inside Men in Buttons — Things Ob- | Jected To. The new police ordinances regarding uni- forms and when they should be worn, | which have been passed by the commis- | sion, are not meeting as a whole a gener- ous welcome from the patrolmen and the patrol sergeants. There are some points, however, which all the outside men are quite willing to approve of, and prominent among theseis the rule which demands that all members of the force on inside shall wear uniforms. or in the stations to wear citi- while on duty. Asa conse- quence they have, in a measure. formed a class among themsel ves, and considerable | feeling has sprung up between these more favored members of the force and those whose duty keeps them upon the street. Under the new rule, however, every man connected with the police, with one or two exceptions of high offic and also in the case of the detectives, must wear his uni- | form while on duty. This is considered | | by the patrolmen to be but justice, and | | they are much satisfied with it. To con- | form to the rule some men who have not { worn a uniform in years will have to again { don the brass buttons and blue coat. The rule which demands that uniforms be worn at all times is meeting with a great deal of opposition. The men form- | ing the watches which go on at midnight | have been allowed to wear what dress they pleased. The men say that when attired | in plain clothes they have much more op- | | portunity to catch law-breakers than when conspicuously dressed in shining buttons and a long and unmistakable uniforn coat. | Any watchful thief can see them blocks | away, they say, and if the rule is enforced | a marked decrease in the early morning arrests is predicated. The men also object strongly to the rule which will compel them to wear their coats buttoned tight, instead of with the | npper two buttons, as is the present cus- tom. Their objection is based on a desire for their own protection. They cannot get at their weapons, they say, should they have to button their coats, and cases are | happening every day when an_ability to | whip out a clubin an instant isinvaluable. The rule will compel the men to wear belts, and to carry their clubs outside. This was tried six or seven vears ago, and the result was disastrous. The first policeman who was caught in a crowd felt for his club, but some quick-witted rioter had lifted |it out of the sling, and before | the policeman could unbutton his coat to draw more deadly weapons, his own club was used with vigor upon his head. It came to such a state that the men could | not wear their weapons outside, and as with a buttoned coat they could not draw them from inside pockets with anything | like rapidity, a_compromise was finally | made on two buttons. This so far has done well. The men do not_deny, how- ever, that the buttoned coat will give them a much neater appearance, and with the new helmet, which is lodked on with favor, that they will form a much better looking body of men from a military standpoint. But they object to the but- toned coat at all times ané to the uniform after midnight. CHANGED THE HOURS. The Los Angeles Fiesta Train Will Not Be Run on Its Original Schedule. The Los Angeles Fiesta excursion train time schedule was changed yesterday by | the passenger department of the Southern Pacific Company. No change will be made, however, in the southward trip, though on the return from Los Angeles, and indeed throughout the “itinerary,” which begins Monday night, April 22, from the southern city, many alterations in - the original schedule have been found necessary. The train will reach Freeno at 1 . »., in- stead of 12:30 . M., on April 24, and be thirty minutes later in leaving than first timed at Tulare. Stockton will be left be- hind at midnight of the 25th, instead of the 26th. The train will be thirty minutes behind time in arriving at Santa Rosa on April 27. Four hours are given to visitin, | Monterey, which will make the hour o leaving there 10 A. M. instead of 6 A. M. on April 30. This will delay arrival at Palo Alto from 9 A. M. to 1 ». M., and departure from Menlo Park from noon 1o 3 ». M., and arrival in San Francisco at4 poM. instead of noon on the same aay. MRS, ENGLISH'S WILL. Her Estate Valued at About $70,000. The Beqgue The will of Sarah A. English was filed yesterday, leaving to her sister Lizzie Haw- kins the personal property and two-thirds of the remainder of the estate, the other third going to decedent’s brother, William Hawkins, subject to a charge of $1500 to aid to Father Halpin of St. John’s College, Fordham, N, Y., and $500 to Father Prelato, 8. J., of S8an Francisco. De- cedent's sister, Lizzie Hawkins, and E. B, Mastick were appointed executrix and ex- ecutor respectively of the will. The value of the estate does not exceed $70,000, and consists of real estate on Bryant and Fremont streets, Powell and Green- wich and certain personal effects. . e The Black Sea hasa depth of 600 fathoms. DAGGETT'S APPOINTMENTS Democrats Talking of an In- vestigation by the Grand Jury. A SIDE PARTNER OF RAINEY, Senators Opposing Railroad Meas- ures Lose Offices at the Mint. ‘Wherever Democrats have congregated during the last few days the story told ex- clusively in the CALL of the peculiar uses to which Superintendent Daggett put the patronage of the Mint has been the theme of conversation. As each day progresses there are new outcroppings to the vein of scandalous stories. Now the gentlemen who Mr. Daggett has attempted to humili- ate are even talking of an investigation by the Grand Jury. One of those most in earnest is Max Pop- per. He makes no pretense of softening the charge that Mr. Dageett tried to bribe legislators, and was not able to succeed with some. Mr. Popper said: Each of the hold-over Senators was to re- ceive two places in the Mint. Mostof them did. Iknow of several who have both their men on the payroll, and one Senator who has his father on the list as well Senator Fay was to get two men also. One of these, his brother, has been appointed. When he bespoke his second place a promise was de- manded of him that he would give Daggett his vote for United States Senator. He refused to make this promise, and as a result he never got his second man in, and they are talking of dis- charging his brother. Of the other Democratic Senators who voted against Daggett a similar story could be told. They were given patronage and then threat- ened with its \\'uh«sm‘\'ul if they did not, as Mr. Daggett admitted in naive way, “do the right thing.” Now, right here it should be noted of what the right thing consisted. It was_first to vote for Daggett for United States Semator, and next, if we are to believe the testimony of sev- eral of the Senators, it was also to vote for measures desired by the Southern Pacifie. In this respect you might note with profit that those Senators whose proteges retain firm hold on their places voted the right way on the streetcar bill, the anti-scalpers’ bill, the anti- stopover bill and other measures in which the railrond was interested and against granting terminal facilities to the S8an Joaquin Valley Railroad. Not only was this so, but those who did not vote for these measures were threatened with the loss of their patronage at the Mint if they did not comply, and Mr. Daggett has begun a programme which would bring punishment to ihe independent ones. Now, this may not be bribery, but it looks very much like it. Mr. Daggett may be able to explain his action satisfactorily toa jury of the people, but when it comes to & Grand Jury he would find it a much more difficult matter. From the talk of a number of Demo- crats, many of whom did not wish to be quoted at present, an investigation by the Grand Jury may be demanded. The tem- per of the faction who have fought Rainey and Buckley has been sorely tried, and they feel that a certainty of deliverance is | at hand. Mr. Popper voiced the sentiments of this portion of the Democracy when he an- nounced that Mr. Daggett was in partner- ship with Rainey. Last night hedid more. He claimed that the partnership was really with Buckley, whom Rainey represented. “This talk of a break between Buckley and Rainey is all foolishness,” said Mr. Popper. “It is about as convincing as the talk of the break between Ed Lannigan While the talk of their trouble w highest Lannigan’s influence with Rainey made the latter induce Mr. Daggett to go to Sacramento to ask for the slace of m: nger to Registrar Hinton for b ey Davis, Lannigan’s fidus achates. f there ever any doubt as to Rainey’s influence with Daggett the ap- pointment of John Deegan to a place in the Mint ought to put it to rest. Deegan was one of the eighteen men chosen from the Democratic convention by Chairman Duprey to choose twelve men to be nom- inated as Supervisors. “Twelye good men were picked. Then Deegan, the only one of the eighteen, fell down. The bosses wanted reorganiza- tion. It was through Deegan they got it, and he has been rewarded with a place in the Mint, given him at the instance of Sam by zan’s treachery,” Mr. Popper con- tinued, “‘consisted in submitting a minor- ity report in which six of the proposed Supervisors were tools of the bosses. Three of these men were eventually elected. It may be of interest to you to know,” added Mr. Popper, “‘that these three men were Supervisors Hirsch, Wagner and Scully, all of whom are in the solid eight, and voted for the bituminous-pavement steal which the Mayor vetoed the other day.’” In speaking of the reward accorded the Senators who voted for the railroad bills and for Mr. Daggett Mr. Popper paid his compliments especially to Senator Arms. He said he was not able to say whether Mr. Arms was violating the laws by occu- pying a Federal position while still acting as State Senator. He knew he was acting contrary to the spirit of the law, though. “Mr. Arms represents a workingman’s district,” said Mr. Popper, significantly. “He opposed the bill to encourage the building of the San Joaquin Valley road and received a place in the Mint. N what I want to know is how he is going to explain this to his constituents. The mere prospect of the competing road has accel- erated the action of the Southern Pacific Company in regard to the road to Baden. This will give many men work. The new road will give many more work. Yet this action Mr. Arms tried to obstruct, and he has received a place under Mr. Daggett.” Mr. Daggeit is evidently becoming alarmed at the stir his action has occa- sioned. He nolonger has anything to say as to his intentions, and announces that the matter of the removal of Mint em- ployes concerns himself alone, and that the general public has no interest in the mat- Ter. “The Mint is out of the civil service rules entirely,” he said. “I alone am responsible for appointments and removals and am answerable for all my acts. I con- sider myself as thoroughly a Tepresentative Democratas any in the State. Othersmay say I am not, but that does not make their assertions true.”” Mr. Daggett thought it was time to let the matter® drop, as both sides had bhad their say. Concerning a certain scorching editorial in the Examiner be preserved an eloquent silence. He was moved to speech in regard to the brothers of Senators Fay and Biggy, however. “I may have said I was not going to re- tain them,” said he. “Thatdoes not affect the general public, though. It is only an affair in which they and myself are inter- ested.”’ Though the superintendent of the Mint may be on the back track, his enemies are not. They are all hot on his trail and the revelations they are prepared to make are rattling bones that were supposed to have crumbled to dust long ago. Popper, the affronting and affronted Sen- ators whose votes were unpurchasable, and the Murpl"zlys of San Jose are all on the warpath. They are resolute warriors, and they even go =0 far as to expose a hint that they may even hang the political scalp of Mr. Daggett in one of their wigwams. Senator Bifigy is averse to talking about the matter. He urged that he be not quoted, saying that his political activity was hurt- ing his business. “The other day,” he said, “a Deputy Sheriff advised one of my agents that he had better send the clothes he handled to some other laundry. Hespoke to the man about the matter twice, and declared that though he and his friends might be a little slow they would get there in the end. “That man was trying to hurt my busi- ness because of my action on the fee bill. SenatorDunn told a man who bad done bu: ness with me for ten years that if hedidn’t take down my sign he would not come into his shop again. Hisreasons, of course, everybody knows. Now,” added the Senator, “‘you can see why I do not want to be mixed up in the matter any more than I can he]s;. “Iwill say, though, that when Mr. Dag- get gave my brother the place in the Mint, I thought it was to secure my aid in local politics, besides rewarding past faithful service for the party. At the time an at- tempt was being made to get the general committee to indorse the postal primary system. ‘‘Max Popper was trying to get the move- ment through. It was opposed by the Rainey-Buckley combination. Mr. Dag- gett wanted me to vote against the meas- are. But, even if I had not been actively in favorof the measure, I would not have voted against it because of the company it would have thrown me with.”’ Senator Biggy explained that his eyes were opened as to Mr. Daggett’s desires be- fore the session of the Legislature opened. Then, he declares, he received his first in- timation that the latter wanted his vote for United States Senator. *‘It is significant,” said Mr. Biggy with a laugh, “that Mr. Daggett advanced my brother from a $4 a day job to a $5 job just two weeks before the Legislature convened. Then, when it was learned that the bait was refused, threats that he would be dis- charged and the washing of the Mint given to another laundry were used. [ “Thus forewarned I wired Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle, at Washington, a full account of the matter immediately upon the finishing of the Senatorial con- test. In this message I stated that if he thought I should be punished for doing what I considered to be my duty to the Democratic party as well as to the people of the State, then Mr. Daggett should be upheld in his threatened action. If such a step were deemed unwise, I advised him that the man placed to my credit should not be interfered with.” Mr. _Bigg{) thought Mr. Daggett had taken time by the forelock and forwarded the announcement of his intention to dis- charge the Senator’s brother before the telegram was sent. No answer was re- ceived to the message, but the sender re- ceived full value for the $13 75 it cost in the knowledge that the matter was placed in its proper light at Washington. Although the laundry of which he is vlce-&)}'usxdcnt is pot doing the washing of the Mint, Mr. Biggy is not sure that it will not be called mpon to resume that work before long. His reason is that before any money can be paid out to another laundry an official authorization must be given the Mint authorities to make such a_payment. Though he did not say so, Mr. Biggy evidently thought the necessary authoriza- tion would be slow in coming. “I have not signed the order for the money for last month’s washing,” he said “and I won’t for a while, either. As all vouchers and bills are sent to Washing- ton at the same time this will render an investigation necessary and will obviate any chance of the matter being overlooked by chance and being allowed to go by de- fault.” It has been developed that the disposi- tion of the laundry work of the Mint had been a gift to Max Popper. This wasa sort of olive-branch of peace and at the same time a salve to his wounded feelings. This makes the later summary disposition of it an injury to that gentleman as well as to Senator Biggy, to whom it was trans- ferred later by Mr. Popper. Congressman James G. Maguire, who is now in 8an Franciseo, was sent for Tues- day by Mr. Daggett, and a conference was held in regard to the Mint patronage. Mr. Maguire states that he thinks any decision reached by Mr. Daggett would not be af- fected by their talk. He was confident from what Mr. Daggett said that that gentleman had made up his mind to delay action upon the removal of the brothers of Sena- tors Fay and Biggy before seeing him. “Mr. Daggett never advised with me in regard to the patronage of the Mint until our talk yesterday,’” said Mr. Maguire. “Then our conversation was largely fzeneml in its charaCter. I do not feel at iberty to tell what was said at this talk. Had we worked more in harmony I would not hesitate. Mr. Daggett’s method of handling the patronage of the Mint seems most ill advised, though, and had I been consulted I would have suggested a very different course.”” ONE QUESTION SETTLED, The Chosen Friends Decide Not to Reduce the Per Capita Tax. Interest To-Day Centers In the Election of the Grand Officers. One of the most important questions pre- sented at this session of the Grand Coun- cil of the Order of Chosen Friends was de- cided yesterday, after a discussion that oc- cupied more than two hours. The discus- sion was brought on by a motion to reduce the per capita tax paid by the councils to the Grand Council from $1 to 70 cents per annum. The opposing forces were led by 8. M. Case for the reduced tax, and H.W. Hutton for that now in force. Each side had many able advocates, but the followers of Mr. Hutton finally won. Yesterday’s action settles this question until the next session. Earlier in the day another hot debate arose, which extended over a period of two hours, over the question of annual or bien- mial sessions. Final action was postponed until after the election of officers to-day. Many visitors had been attracted to the meeting by the announcement that the San Francisco initiatory team would give an exhibition of its work. This was done by initiating six members into Sunset Coun- cil, the exemplification being performed under the instructions of Grand Assistant Councilor Thomas O’Brien. At the con- clusion of the initiation a vote of thanks was tendered the team. San Francisco was selected as the place for holding the next session of the Grand Council. In the evening the officers and represen- tatives attended the entertainment and dance at B'nai B’rith hall, tendered them by the councils of San Francisco and Ala- meda counties. Among the new candidates for grand officers who have been announced within the past twenty-four hours are W. H. Sav- age of San Pedro and George F. Mack of Ione for grand assistant councilor, Mrs. Grons of Auburn for grand prelate, ana Mrs. C. Sweeriey for grand warden. Wil- liam McFadden has withdrawn from the race for grand assistant councilor and has epltered the contest for grand vice-coun- cilor. To-day will see the largest attendance of the session, as the election for officers will take place, and there is to be a spirited contest for the three highest offices, two candidates being in the field for grand councilor, three for grand assistant coun- cilor, and four for grand vice-councilor. Neither 8. C. Wallis nor M. Brickwedel will have any opposition for recorder and treasurer, respectively. —————— The Certificate Forgers in Court. The preliminary examination of Foss, Ciprico, Sullivan, Greenwald and Katzauer, the men charged with forging Chinese certificates, was called before United States Commissioner Heacock yesterday. T. D, Riordan, the prison- er's attorney, asked for a eontinuance and District Attorney Foote opposed the motion on the ground that the authorities at Washington were complaining about the delays in the case. Mr. Riordan explained that it was impossible for the defense to go on at that time, and the Commissioner granted a continuance until next Monday afternoon. ——————— Ask Aid, It you are troubled with malaria, constipation, biliousness, kidney trouble or dyspepsis, of Hos- tetter’s Stomach Bitters, and it will be speedily forthcoming. Nervousness, loss of appetite and sieep, and a 1oss of vigor, are also remedled by this restorative. Physicians of eminence indorse it, a valuable confirmation of the verdict of the people and the press. Take It regularly. 4 THE TEACHERS' SALARIES Mr. Moulder Thinks It Is Not Necessary to Cut - Them. With Careful Financlering the Board Can Get Through All Right. Superintendent Moulder has been bus_y figuring since he received the communi- cation from Superintendent of Public In- struction Black as to the apportionment of the State tax for the schools of San Francisco, and he has had the secretary to the board figuring, t00, to devise ways and means to make both ends meet. They have figured it out that with care- ful financiering and the calling of a balt right now in the matter of expenditures not absolutely necessary that the thing can be done without a reduction of teach- ers’ salaries. This will no doubt be a great relief to the minds of the city and county’s 900 teachers. “The estimate for running the schools this year,” said Mr. Moulder dyesterdny, ‘“‘was $1,062,000. It was expected that the State would supply $600,000 of this, and the Supervisors provided for raising $400,000 more by taxation, which with the $62,000 surplus from the last year, would have made up the amount. Now comes this news from Sacramento reducing the State’s supply of funds to a little over $410,000 for the year, and we must cut our cloth accord- ingly and leave undone some things we in- mmf;d to do. I think we can get through, although the board this year will have to meet a number of expenses that does not really belong to_it, such as the paying of the several judgments for back salaries obtained by Harriet M. Fairchild and other teachers.” “The shortage will not interfere with the completion of the school buildings now under way?” “Fortunately not. There are two build- ings now in course of construction, but they are being built with a special fund under control of the Supervisors. The brick addition to the Polytechnical High School on Stockton street, which was built by the Board of Kducation, is fortunately completed and will be a model 1 its way. Its eT‘i ment is rapidlv being completed and will be wholly so before the end of this term. “How does it happen that the Super- visors are paying for school buildings? With the fund arising from the rental of the school property at Fifth and.Market streets. Twenty years ago this property was bought and bonds issued on its lease for twenty years. It hasa frontage of 275 feet on Market street east and the same on Fifth street south, and isdivided into eleven lots, upon which buildings have been erected, the Lincoin and the Webster schools on part of it. The term of the bonds was n and they were redeemed in June, 1894, an; since then the rentals have created a new fund of $3750 a month. The fund hasaver- aged about $45,000 a year. The leases all expire in September, 1895, and the fund realized from them since the bonds were redeemed will amount to about $52,250. It is from this source that some hali- dozen schoolhouses have been built in these years without levying a tax, the last two of which are the Potrero eight-class school- building, costing about $22,000, and the Douglass or Eureka Valley School, about $20,000, now nearing completion. ““With the expiration of this lease in September will arise an_interesting ques- tion as to what to do_with this property, which is valued at at least $1,500,000.” WILL GO TO SANTA CRUZ. The Native Sons Sccure Satisfactory Rates of Transportation—Stock- ton Next Year. All indications in Native Son circles point to a walkover for Santa Cruz in its effort to secure the Admission day celebra- tion of the order. Stockton was promi- nently mentioned for the honor a few weeks ago, but the Native Sons of Stock- ton have decided to forego this year’s cele- bration, and promise to be strong com- petitors for the Admission day fete in 1896, Grand Secretary Henry Lunstedt of the N. 8. G. W., said last night: Santa Cruz hasa sure thing of it, in my opin- fon, and from what I can learn there will not be a voice against her request when the Grand Parlor convenes at Oak!and on the 22d. Many of the boys have been eager to visit Stockton, but that city isnot prepared for the celebration this year, its atténtion now being engrossed with the 'valley railroad project. Hence there is not a straw in the way of the Santa Cruz idea. The chier difficulty in re- gard to holding the celebration in Santa Cruz was the failure of the order to secure suffi- ciently reduced rates of transportation. The railroad demanded $250 for the round trip from this city, and sueh arate met with pro- tests on every hand. Now the railroad com- pany has come to terms with a $2 rate, and this is generally satisfactory. Yes, without the shadow of a doubt, I may ay, the coming Ad- misslon day celebration will be held in Santa TuZ. e HE WAS A FOREIGN OONSUL. And Therefore State Courts Had No Jurisdiction Over Him. Juan M. Luco escaped from an attach- ment for debt yesterday through the de- cision of Judge Seawell, based on a decision of the Supreme Court. Luco was Consul- General of Chile for the United States of America, residing in San Francisco, and was sued on a promissory note by Alfred H. Wilcox, the amount of indebtedness being §2000. He was appointed Consul Oc- tober 6, 1894, and his exequatur was issued by the President of the United States De- cember 13, 1894. The present action was commenced February 13, 1895, and judg- ment entered March 19, 1895, for the sum of $2540 and costs. Judge Seawell bases his belief that he had no jurisdiction over foreign Consuls on the decision of the Supreme Court of this State in 1885, in the case of Miller vs. Van Loben Sels. The court then held that a State court has no jurisdiction of any action of law against a Consul of a foreign Government; that the exemption of such Consul from an action against him in the State court i3 not a_personal privilege, but is a matter of jurisdiction, which is not waived by the failure of the Consul to plead it, and that such exemption may even be taken advantage of for the first time in the Supreme Court on appeal. ———————— SUICIDE BY DROWNING. A Well-Dressed Woman Jumps From the Oakland Boat. Passengers on the 10 ». m. Oakland boat were witnesses of a tragedy last evening. The vessel had just cast off her lines and was about 500 yards from the San Fran- cisco pier when a tall, well-dressed woman rapidly advanced to the edge of the boat and jumped off into the bay. After some delay a small boat was manned and lowered, but no trace of the suicide could be found. Nobody on the boat at the time can be found who was acquainted with the woman, but a gentleman who was seated near her says that she was tall, above the middle height of quiet demeanor, about 35 to 40 years of age, and dressed like a person possessed of means, i i s O Joseph Bernhard’s Will. The last will of Joseph Bernhard, a stock- broker who died on April 7 last, was filed for probate yesterday. The estate, which consists chiefly of stocks, was bequeathed to the six children of the testator to be dividea equally among them. The sons, Samuel T. and Henry J. Bernhard, are named as executorsof the will. The latter renounced the trust. The es- tate exceeds $10,000 in value. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. GREAT 6 DAYS’ SPECIAL SALE the line will not last many days). size 17x35 inches, value for $1 25. 50c, will be offered at 25¢c a yard. 65¢, will be offered at 50c a yard. will be offered at 50c a yard. At 75 will be placed on sale at 75¢c a yard. At 25 135 dozen BOYS’ At 85 Cents a Dozervx. 1 case only HEAVY DOUBLE-THREAD BLEACHED HONEYCOMB TOWELS, size At 8% Cents a Yard. BLEACHED 45-INCH PILLOW CASING, a fairarticle, very good for the price, though, At $1.10 a Pair. e t of 175 pairs ECRU NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS, 8 yards long, 48 inches wide, Onenl;;d: of/he}::‘érade cotton, well twisted thread, value for $1 75. : COLORED DRESS GOODS. At 25 Cents. 60 pieces FANOY MIXED SUITINGS, 38 inches wide, all pure wool, regular value for At 50 Cents. 42 pieces 45-INCH ALL-WOOL ENGLISH NAVAL STORM SERGE, extra value for At BO Cents. 40 pieces SCOTCH MIXED SUITING, all pure wool, new colorings, regular price 85c, Cents. At $1.00. 40 pieces 48-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL IMPORTED FANCY WEAVES, good value for $1 60, will be placed on sale at $1 a yard. BOYS’ WAISTS. Cents. NEW SPRING GOODS! To keep up the rush that is attending our GREAT BARGAIN SALE OF NEW SPRING GOODS we offer the following POWERFUL ATTRACTIONS TO-DAY. At 8% Cents a Yard. 5 cases YARD-WIDE LONSDALE MUSLIN; every one knows its value, At 10O Cents a Yard. 150 pieces DUCK SUITING, in the leading styles and colorings (nc samples given, as | CREPONS, in all the new shades, at §12 25, $14, $17 50, $22 50, $24 50, up to $3750 a suit. SILK DEPARTMENT. At 85 Cents. 50 pieces STRIPED TAFFETA SILK, changeable effects; very pretty for ladies’ walsts; regular price 85¢, will be placed on sale this week at 65¢ a yard. At 75 Cents. 20 pieces BLACK FIGURED SATIN, small, neat designs, heavy quality, regular price * "$1, will be placed on sale this week at 75¢ a yard. At 25 Cents. 30 pieces BLACK FIGURED TAFFETA SILK, 24 inches wide, very latest designs, regular price $1 25, will be placed on sale this week at 85¢c a yard. BLACK DRESS GOODS. At 80O Cents. 40 pieces 48-INCH EXTRA HEAVY ALL-WOOL ENGLISH STORM SERGE, regu- lar value $1, will be placed on sale at 60c a yard. 40 pieces 47-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL FRENCH CASHMERE, regular value $125 C PERCALE WAISTS AND BLOUSES, well made and in a large va- riety of patterns, extra good value for 50c, will be placed on special sale at 25¢ each. DR. BISHOP’S KIDNEY TEA The Most Rellable Remedy for all Diseases of the KIDNEYS, LIVER & BLADDER For Sale by ail Druggists. PRICE, 25 Cts. A PACKAGE. o n s +I would not part with this Dr. Sanden Belt for all the wealth in California if I conld not get another like it,” is what Mr. John Wallin of 518 Broadway, San Francisco, said after six weeks' 1 of Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt for Lost Manhood Itis the only remedy that has ever been found to guarantee permanent cure of all weakness of men. tIs certain in its effects and never fails. Weak men, send fgr the book Ty Men.” Mailed sealed free. Addrerame Sinses ot SANDEN ELECTRIC CO., Council Building, Portland, Or, CALIFORNIA Title Insurance and Trast Company, MILLS BUILDING. Money to Loan on Real Estate at Lowest Market Rates. Real Estate Titles E_n—_glned and Guarauteed HIS COMPANY WILL HEREAFTE! B nggeczn#nu-: abstracts DdelLIel: ToF the ues of notice, e ey At mhort Totice, and at the usual ates ‘e are prepared to verls tracts made any other seacher of !ewl?fl-‘“ o % i ts facilities for searching and the reputation and zesponsibility of the company are so well known that the abstracts furnished can be depended upon. 28 being most complete and reliable, L. B ELLERT, Manager. EASTER OPENING! GLOVE DEPARTMENT! TRY OUR 4-BUTTON SNITRAMI” GLOV Misses’ Biarrit: Misses’ Real K 8-Button Length Chamois, washable. “Biarritz,” all shades. . 5 4-Button Nacoral Chamois, fancy shades, 4-Button English Walking Gloves..... 4-Button Glace, large buttons, all shades 4-Button French Suede, all shades. French Suede Mousquetaires, “ White's’ “NTTRAMI,” Real Kid, latest shades. 4-Button French Suede, latest shades S-Button French Suede Mousquetaires. 8-Button Length Real Kid Mousquetal (Real Kid) repair. SHEET MUSIC. 4000 Titles, Songs, Waltz $1.50 ALL DRUG