The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 21, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 1895. 5 HALE RECHOSEN WARDEN The Friendly Effort in Behalf of Senator Seymour Failed. FITZGERALD SUCCEEDS IVORY. Co-Operation of the Board Asked by the Good Roads Bureau. was re-elected Warden at San Quen- ay by the Board of Prison Di- tor Seymour of San Ber- have to wait for the political h Governor Budd promised him. n should have been elected at in at the March meeting of the That no such election took place | e to the fact that Governor Budd | asked for a postponement, for the purpose i i i the | ng of as to be made | ceed Hale. It | plum wh AW was ing a life sentence for murder from Santa Cruz, was aiso left with Warden Hale. Bullock tried toescape by cutting through his cell on March 15. George Harris, doing two years for at- | tempting topass a_bogus check, and who has passed most of his prison life in soli- tary confinement, was sentenced to lose thirty days’ eredits for using insulting lan- guage 10 an oflicer. . Bills for March were passed to”the amount of $11,560 42, HOSTS 0 TEE BREVOORT. The Experience of Earl and Countess Dunraven. Apropos of the report that the Brevoort House was to be closed, which was denied, however, there is a story that Lady Dunraven has been known to tell about the famous old inn, albeit somewhat re- luctantly. The Countess is described by those who know her well as a woman much more inclined to common sense than to ghost-haunted Cork lanes, even with Dr. | Johnson’s authority. She used to tell the facts in the tale simply for what they were wortly, says the New York Tribune. It was more than one decade ago, years before the Valkyrie was thought of, when Lord Dunraven was first interested in the mining regions of Northern Michigan. Ile and Lady Dunraven were staying in New York for a few days before starting West, and had taken rooms at the Brevoort—pleasant rooms, with a view.of the avenue and a,nice shington square. The first Cop e, | glimpse of W lachen S el [ Right, being tired with their voyage, they H itz ook | went early to bed, but, as it happened, not > o the | S0 early to sleep. ' Both the Earl and the election of 'a Dem rrden. 'When untess were blessed with hearty English this was abandoned for obvious reasons, | constitutio; They were not at all acc ctor Ivory, the th the exception of I 3 Seymour boom k finite form and waxed warm. | Ivory could be put ot lin could be co wil S to succeed loud threats of the all. * Ivory was e transaction of consid- s the directors went 1d had received their overnor, who knew would urge an elec- 1 matter of fact, these 1 defer the matter no longer. Oppos m stoed Devlin and Fitzgeratd, pledged to fight for a postpone- for another month. ord time for the long- on of the charges of »>wnfall of Hale and the r Seymour. | t up the matter of | a Warden in executi ,\p\.xiuni arose d that in opinion postponed until the oard. This was in of the Governor, at no Warden be inquiry into_the Of course, Fitz-| tion for Warden. two gentlemen wot de with the He pointed out ady been deferred qu to the detriment 1e, which had necessarily 1 of the uncertain con- fen living under daily x could not be ex- degree of interest in I duty that would ons soon to Id attend to this? 1 Hale, whose term has service in clear violation | If not Warden Hale, who? 1g the postponement | ain to afford con- hole for escape. ke advantage of | and get clear on technical | d with Neff that e place at once. a word, while Devlin > saw t the game was up, 1e’s sentiments were known, and immo Ne 2 k After some further scussion, in which his plea for a postpone- | d to proceed with the election of a Warden. Neff nominated Hale, and his nomina- sonded by Hayes. ng no further nominations a t was taken, which resulted in the imous lection of Hale, Devlin and 1d ng into line. Warden 3 in and notified of his ion, whereupon he said: or the honor bestowed in_elect- ther term. 1 of February, 1891, your honor- ted me warden h T years, comr rm has expi that I assumed charge of this in- the pre t0so conduct the affairs of t your approbation and to way possible, at the ving the {nmates such care as to »d health, giving -them whole- hing. at I point to the fact that 0d of four years not a single pris- and I tuke this oppostunity and guards for their devo- | say that our su d keeping the dis- 1ot > confic If any have been of mistakes have been 1 the head, not of the heart. At the forenoon session of the directors Manson and Irvine of the new e Bureau of Highways appeared before the board and asked for the co-operation of a committee in ing reasonable trans- portation rates fc olsom, to be used in _the_co of roads at va- | rious point Until the mat- | ter of transy settled the rock t crushers provid located. Mr. Irvine stated th mento was ready at the present e 10 use over | 50,000 cubic yards of t k. Six or thousand cubic yar required for a new boulev, around the Capitol grounds. Directors Neff and Hayes were ap- pointed by Chairman De Pue to work | with the new bureau for reasonable trans- porta’ n. Warden Hale’s report of the jute mill | el that there were 2,064,750 grain-| on hand and 4174 bales of jute. This at an ayverage daily consumption | of three bales, 139 working days, or until October 1, 18 In addition there are con- tra r and now en route from ( 2570 bales, which, at the same average mption, wi _the mill | orking days, or until January {en Hale reported that he had seen 3 -neral relative to telephone recently eut off by the State Board ners in all State institutions. Id was convinced upon proper ; that at le two lines were neces- San Quentin—omne between the = office of the captain of 1 the other connecting the ¢ at San Quentin and the gas works at San R The former will be ined by th ate and the laiter by al prisoners were given a hearing e doing two years and six arson from Nevada City, made »n for a parole, and a like request months f applic was entered by J. Cook, the Police Court embezzler d from this city. In both cases action was deferred until a fu- ture meetir JUE. Ross, who tried to escape by secre- zht of the jute mill s deprived of all credits ) receive such other pun- arden might deem suffi- rch 21, and sentenced tc ishment as the w cient acting Warden, dare | nt time it has been | | tomed to lying awake till the small hours. | They wondered what they could Kave done, what they could have eaten or drunk, to afflict them with such gratuitous vigilance. Just at a venture tinally they s | bundled themselves out into the adjoining made arlor, themselves extempore and slept soundly till morn- X t and the night after there was the same wakefulness, and in the end the same migration to the adjourning roor for relief, They began to think they would have to leave town earlier than they ad planned, for they would not for the { wurl\} have made any pretext to shift chambers. The explanation of the mystery, if it was an explanation, came out by chance. They had a call before long from an oldtime New Yorker, whom they had met in Eng- land, an authority on all matters pertain- | ing to the town’s minor history. *‘I won- | der,” he remarked casually, ‘“that they | should have given you thosé rooms. You know it was in that room there, not so long | ago, that a Mr. — hanged himself,” It was in that room Lord and Lagy Dunra- ven had tried in vain to sleep, and they exchanged significant glances. Of course it was only a coincidence, they said; but the next day they took their departure for the West. JLL GOING TO' CORITD, The Monterey Sighted Off Cape St. Lucas Speeding South. | British Minister Gosling Recalled. Trouble Ahead Nic- aragua. in The steamer Sydney which arrived from Central American ports yesterday brought news of the United States coast defense vessel Monterey. She was sighted one ight at8 o’clock ten miles southwest of ape St. Lucas bound south. The Monterey was speeding toward Corinto, which it is believed, is her destin- ation. She had a big bone in her mouth and was apparently being urged to the ex- tent of her capacity. This is the first intelligence which has been received of the Monterey since she left here. The Secretary of the Navy de- nied that she was going off the coast, but it has been pretty generally understood that her destination as well as that of the Olympia was Corinto, Nicaragua, to which port the British warships Royal Arthur and Wild Swan have been already ordered. ‘When the City of Sydney was at Panama the British cruiser Satellite was stati oned there. The Sydney left Panama on March 30, and the Royal Arthur and Wild Swan were expected within five days later en route to Corinto. The British residents in Central Amer- | ica are firm in their belief that England will enforce her demand for reparation for the expulsion of Proconsul Hatch and that Nicaragua will have to pay or Uncle Sam will have to fight. It is not generaily | known that Hatch is an American. He was a business man of Bluefields. and some people down there are unkind enough to say that he was alsoa busybody. His position was similar to.that of an American _consular agent, but England has spread her wing of protection above him and insists that Nicaragua must pay him $75,000 for his injured feeling: : What the outcome of the presence of the Royal Arthur, Wild Swan, Olympia and Monterey _at Corinto will be is hard to foretell. ~ If English marines are landed or an attempt is made to land them on caraguan soil it is said that the Monroe | doctrine will be read to the marines and trouble will probably ensue. Minister Gosling has been recalled by the English Government, his orders baving gone down on the San Juan. Whether there is any significance in_the recall is a matter of conjecture. Mr. Gosling was in- discreet_on one occasion in expressing England’s sentiments toward the control of the canal. - Largest Steamer Company. The North German Lloyd—Norddeut- scher Lloyd—has trom a small beginning worked its way to the very front, being now the largest steamer company in the world. The company enjoys a subyention from the German Empire on five lines, on the condition that the steamers call at cer- tain ports, that the mail-carrying boats shall be built in German shipyards and that the speed be at least twelve knots. The company capital is now 83,000,000 marks, or about $20,750,000, and its | fleet consists of eighty-three steamers, of an aggregate tonnage of 242,367 tons, besides tugboats. The company’s traffic_comprises twenty-two lines, viz.: eight European, six North American (twice kly from Bremen to the United States), two South American, five to Eastern Asia and one Australian. The staff of the com- ny consists of 8000 men, and in the year 73 there was formed a seamen’s and pen- sion fund by donations and an annual charge of 234 percent of the pay. The captains have to pass R e degrees, and if there is an accident they have to resign.—Scientific American. Bt L 12y Last Story on Riley. This is the last story that Eugene Field tellson James Whitcomb Riley, says the New York Tribun ‘When g{iley gave some readings on shipboard while return- ing from Europe not fong ago be had two enthusiastic Scots among his auditors. “‘Is it no wonderfu’, Donal,” remarked one of them, “that a tradesman sad be sic a bon- nie poet?’ “And is he indeed a trades- man?”’ asked the other. “Deed is he,” answered the first speaker. “Did ye no hear the dominie intrijuce him as the Hoosier poet? Just think of it, mon—just think o’ sic a gude poet dividing his time at making hoosiery !” Over 800 British criminals have been_ex- ecuted since the accession of Queen Vie- toria. e Ay A New Department. Furniture moved, stored, packed and shipped at low rates by Morton Special Delivery. Only cient. The punishment of George Bullock, sery- experienced men_employed. Equipment first Cliss. Ofiices, 31 Geary street and 408 Taylor. * DISCUSSED BY STUDENTS, Arguments on “Initiative and Referendum” in Cali- fornia. STANFORD VERSUS BERKELEY. The Judges Declde Favorably to the Young Berkeley Lo- giclans. Berkeley won the second intercollegiate debate at Metropolitan Hall last evening after a debate of over two hours. Stan- ford was represented by Benjamin F. Bledsoe, Burton M. Palmer and E. de los Magee for the affirmative. Berkeley took the negative with James W. Clarke, Martin C. Flaherty and George F. Noble as speakers. Twenty minutes was allowed each speaker, and an additional 10 minutes for the affirmative to close. Judge Myrick, Warren Olney Jr. and Charles Page were chosen as judges. They paid strict attention to the debate, and gave their decision according to the points made by the speakers. The arrangements for the debate were completed by executive committees from each of the universities. Stanford was represented by A. M. Cathcart, P. R. Frost and_S. M. Collins. Berkeley by J. L. Din- widdie, A.O. Lovejoy and Stanley Jack- son. Every seat was taken when Dr. Louis T. | prominent authority, who asserts that the system is a glorious success. Mr. Palmer concluded by stating that garty machines and the lobbyists must be one away with, as they are’a curse to the State and nation and stand constantly be- tween the o]ple and their rights. Martin C. Flaherty took up the negative and called the attention of the judgee to the fact that evidence was needed and not simple argument. The mere expression of ideas and asking of the question “Does your reason not tell you?”’ carries no weight. The affirmative must support both of the assertions before us. We are not here to remedy this question. The question has been asked by the other side why voters stay away from the polls and say it is because of machine politics. ‘Would it not be so if we had the referen- dum. If they do not take the time to at- tend the matter now, would they then? If we had the referendum it could be called on by the defeated party. In all proba- bility the referendum would be used to hai the party in power and retard leg- islation. 1t does not followthat even though the initiative and referendum isa success in Switzerland the same would be the case here. It is almost a necessity there, but in California it is not. Switzerland has no veto power. Here we have. An important point is the few laws passed there, but while here we have 1126 bills in one session. How many of these it would have been necessary to refer to the people! But even if there were only a few they could not vote intelligently upon any of them, but would vote as party men. In order to be successful in legislative matters there must be separation from the business of the community. All classes of citizens do not consider their interests are all alike. A sample of pogulnr feeling is shown in the sand lot affairs. Legisla- tion by popular feeling would be mere buncomb. Under such a system all the precedents would be reversed. E. Delos Magee followed for the affirm- ative. We appear for the referendum, be- lieving it is for the benefit of the people. No sane man advocates pure democracy BERKELEY DEBATERS. Hengstler of the University of California | rapped for order. He announced the | question, “The Initiative and Referen- dum,” and said that it was based upon the following resolution: Resolved, That in California any legislative enactment, not deemed urgent, shall be snb- mitted to & vote of the eitizens, upon petition of 5 per cent of the qualified voters, provided such petition be made within sixty days; and furthermore, that any measure proposed by & petition of 10 per cent of the voters shall be submitted to the people by the Legislature. He introduced Benjamin F. Bledoes of | Stanford University, who said that the question to_be considered is. Shall the people of California have the opportunity of deciding by what laws they shall be coverned before final enactment by the Legislature ? “We are not demanding a new and un- tried system,” he said. ‘‘In the early his- tory of the Tepublic measures were always approved by the people before they became laws through the law-making bodies. Now only one State, and that is not ‘California, has the system we desire.” The speaker referred to the little republic of Switzer- land as a government where the initiative and thereferendum are in force, and the success of the system, he said, is demon- strated beyond all doubt. Mr. Bledsoe | spoke at length upan the make-up of State Legislatures and Congress, and said that while the people’s representatives are sup- posed to represent their constituents, in | reality they do not represent any one but the bosses of their party or their own indi- | vidual ideas. Legislators are frequently influenced to pass bills obnoxious to the people by some clever schemer. In many cases they turn a deaf ear to the appeals of hundreds of in- telligent ' citizens who wish a general re- form to be instituted through the instru- mentality of legislative committees to Lexow_ existing evils out of existence. Instead of so doing they pass bills deeding for Russia or Asia. He quoted a number of writers, showing that the referendum has proven a success in Switzerland. The town councils of the New England States were referred to as a proof that it can be a success in America. The extension of participation in politics is a great education. This has proven so and has been the means of suppressing of chy. Law should not outtun popular sentiment. To-day there is no way popu- lar feeling regulates legislation. The peti- tions sent to the last Legislature and there pigeon - holed were cited in support of this claim. The referendum would restore the right relation_between the people and the legislators. The submission of many laws would not follow, but only such as public opinion demands. We want to submit to the people any law the legislators fail to act upon. There would be no sectional strife under the refer- endum_despite the statement of the nega- tive. San }:Prnnnisco voted for the farmers’ fruit trees last fall. San Francisco gave less votes on matters affecting themselves than they did the farm. 1t is possible for us to have direct legisla- tion. ft is said it is antiquated. The con- ditions are such now with telegraph and railroads to make it applicable. In State elections there are no party issues. They are national. The arguments are all re- garding the effect on the State of the referendum. The only experience is from Switzerland and the town councils of New England. People of California are capable of Jegislating. This reform is in harmony with progress. W here the will of the Gov- | ernment is the will of the people we find the best quality for the State. George F. Noble concluded the argu- | ment for the negative. This is a legal | proposition. We must search for truth | and advocate it. We are solicitous for California and the effect such a law would | have upon us. If there are bad laws they are to be changed, but who is to blame for them not the people’s rights to some grasping | monopoly. James W. Clarke of the University of being changed. Last fall a candidate could PALO ALTO DEBATERS. California responded by saying that while | willing to admit that evils exist under the present form of Fovernmcnt, he could not admit that the adoption of the system ad- vocated by the resolution would do away with all evils. Would it not create other evils and abuses equally bad? To carry out the initiative and referendum would simply make our legislators recorders and debaters and not our representatives and lawmakers. This system is ancient and went out of date 100 years ago. Our forefathers made use of the sys- tem because the smallness of their num- bers permitted it. But now the territory and population have spread outand in- creased to such an extent that the in- terests are often conflicting and antago- nistic. To govern large bodies of people of diversified interests, it is necessary that their wants and requirements should be considered by broad-minded law-makers, who will weigh well the best laws to govern the whole. In alluding to the last speaker’s refer- ence to Switzerland as a model Govern- ment on account of the system now in vogue, Mr. Clarke stated that itis not a success. Even there interests are often conflicting, and of late have led toa de- cided step toward socialism. If the system should be adopted in this State it would result in sectional strife and a bitler quarrel among the people, who are now dwelling in comparative peace. Burton M. Palmer of Stanford took up the affirmative. He started his argument by saying that while our present system is supposed to be representative, it is more a misrepresentative system. Let the people place less power in the hands of the law- ‘makers and they will be betrayed less fre- quently. The speaker opened a tirade against the State and national legislators, and by insinuations intimated that they can always be bought and sold by lobbyists and monopolists. By the proposed system the lobbyist’s occupation will be gone, for mo man or corporation can bribe thousands of voters. The speaker denied that the referendum in Switzerland is a failure, He cited a be named by 3 per cent of the voters, yet the people did not avail themselves of this privilege. Now our friends say 5 per cent would take up and pass laws when sub- mitted. This is absurd. ‘Who is _to decide that any law should be submitted? Our friends do not tell us this, Probably a referendum would be formed ata popular assembly. Why not elect the men who would draw up such a petition? We object to the_referendum, because it is ineffective, and it is shown Switzerland is abandoning it. It is un-American. There is no improvement upon our system of submitting constitutional amendments. The people in ordinary life are not jur- ists. If they voted every day they would have little ‘understanding of the. law ‘What we want is a business election, A* special election-would cost §300,000. Where would this thing stop? ‘We contended that none of the Lexow committees were not looking for direct leg- islation. If it wasso good a thing these men would go for it. The other side fails to show a single statesman of the United States who has approved the referendum. Benjamin F. Bledsoe was given ten min- utes fo close for the affirmative. If the Legislature does not do what is wanted, the people step in and do so. Daniel Web- ster never saw the referendum working. He don’t know what he is talking about. If the people ask that a matter be submit- ted they will turn out and vote. The referendum would bring out as many votes as the present system. The eople are taking more interest in the wvernment. The' question is not to go on the statute-book. It is a question of whether we want or do not. We did prove that the people are the power to rule. College yells from the gallery and the audience rang through the house. The chairman requested the students to give the judges a chance to'retire and hear themselves argue, which the{ certainly could not do if the yelling was kept up. In a few moments Judge Myrick as- cended the platform and said there was no opinion on the questions considered b the judges, but simply the debate. e believed all those present had enjoyed the intellectual effort of the young men and that they felt as much convinced as he that they had proven themselves equal to the occasion. pWithout any feeling in the matter, the judges had decided in favor of the negative side. ¢ Hats and canes went into the air, and the building fairly shook as the audience passed out of the hall. The Men From Berkeley. The three cnampions of the State University are native sons. . George McNoble, ’95, was born in Calaveras County in 1868 end was graduated from the Stockton Hill School in 1889 at the head of his class. He taught school for five years and de- bating has been -his forte through his school and college career. . James W. Clarke, '97, is a native of this city, 1869 being the year of his birth. He was edu- cated in the local grammar schools previous to going to the University. - M. C. Flaherty is the youngest one of the trio. He was born in this_ city in 1872 and graduated from the Cogswell College in 1891 ina class of thirty-five. He belongs to the class of '96. The Palo Alto Men. Benjamin F. Bledsoe was born in 1874 in San Bernardino, Cal. In 1891 ne was gradn- ated from the San Bernardino High School and entered Stanford with the class of '96. Heis a member of Alpha Upsilon Fraternity and of the Euphronia Literary Society, of which he was president for a time, He has also been presi- lent of the Intersociety Debating League. Ernest de los Magee is 24 years old. Gradu- ating from the San Diego High School in 1891, he entered Stanford wiih the ’95 class— the “pioneers.” Muagee has been prominent in university enerprises, and is a favorite among his fellow-collegians. He has been associate editor of the Sequoia, and held @ like posi- tion on the Stanford Quad, volume 1. For a short time he was managing editor of the Daily Palo Alto. Burton Murray Palmer was born in Oxford, N.H.,1869. His preparation for college was made at Hermon Acedemy, Mass., where he took s al oratorical prizes. He has been connected with school publications. In 1893 he entered Stanford. He is secretary of the Palo Alto Y. M. C. A. FNE INQUESTS FINISHED, Coroner Hawkins and His Deputies Were Very Busy Yesterday. The Verdict in the Lefevre Murder Case Was Justlfiable Hom~ icide. Coroner Hawkins had a busy day yester- day. The Morgue was crowded all morn- ing, and the general impression was that the death of Blanche Lamont was being inquired into. Five cases were investi- gated and the verdicts in two of them were a little out of the ordinary. Inone of them a husband met a man whom he had warned to keep away coming from his wife’s room and shot him dead. The ver- dict returned was justifiable homicide. In the other a teamster, after reading the ac- count of the murders in the Emmanuel Baptist Church, hanged himself, and the jury found that his mind was in an ab- normal condition from reading the news- paper accounts of the crime. The first case investigated was that of | Mrs. M. Robart, who took an overdose of | morphine with swcidal intent. The evi- dence showed that she and her husband had quarreled and that he had accused her of infidelity. The following letter from the woman was read: $ With my dying breath I swear I have not de- ceived Gus Robart as his wife. We were mar- ried by Justice Gray in the new City Hall. No more, only Gus told me not to come home any more, and I will not. So good-bye to all, and may God protect my children. I cannot write any more, so good-bye. The room is dark—ex- cuse my poor writing. I cannot stand my hus- band’s »Euae, He has treated me like a dog through his jealousy. God bless my two little children, Freddie and Nellie. May God pro- tect them. Iam sick and heart-broken. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that opium, teken with a suicidal intent, was the cause of the woman’s death. A. G. Woods, a restaurant waiter, who lived at 634 Ash avenue, took an overdose of laudanum on the 11th inst. He had beer out of work for some time and had given way to despondency. He was re- moved to the Receiving Hospital, and par- tially recovered from the effects of the drug, but congestion of the lungs set in and he died. The verdict was that he died from an overdose of opium taken with su- icidal intent. The saddest part of the case is that his unfortunate wife gave birth toa child on the morning he dieg. In the case of Frank Clark, who lived at the Potrero, the verdict was ‘“‘accidental drowning.” On his way home he stopped to examine an open culvert, and, losing his balance, fell in. The water in the sewer was high, and before help came he was drowned. Rene Lefevre was shot and killed b; Eugene Colman on the night of the 13t§ inst. The latter is proprietor of the White House, 620 Jackson street, and Lefevre was a shoemaker and ex-convict. Colman warned the shoemaker to keep away from the house, as he had caught him on one occasion with his wife. Lefevre in reply threatened to ‘‘do Colman up” in less than a week. On the night in question Lefevre attempted to reach Mrs. Colman’s room and the outraged husband shot him dead. He explained afterward that he thought Le- fevre was prepared to carry out his threat. The verdict of the jury was “justifiable homicide.” i Joseph E. McClinchy, a teamster in the employ of Wells, Fargo & Co., went home seeming in good spirits last Monday night. During the evening he read the newspaper accounts of the murder of Minnie Wil- liams and Blanche Lamont. During the night he went into the cellar of his house at 635 Locust avenue and there hanged himself. He took the newspapers to the cellar with him. The verdict of the jury concluded, ‘“And we further find that the deceased had no cause to commit sui- side and that his mind was in abnormal condition from reading the accounts of the crimes committed in%he Emmanuel Bap- tist Church.” Never in the history of the city has there een such an epidemic of murders and sui- cides, and in consequence Coroner Haw- kins and his deputies are kept busy from morning to night. el . The *‘Carelessest Creatures.’”” He came home the other night tired from a busy day’s work and his wife waited till ge had got his overcoat off and had sat lown. “Did you get that piece of silk I asked you to bring up to-night she asked, see- ¥ bri ight?” she asked ing he had not laid it before her. i ‘l‘chs, dear; I left itout there in the all.” “Did you get the pins?"” “Yes, dear.” “And the ribbon ?" $Yes?! “‘And Bobbie’s shoes?” 1R ‘‘And the whisk broom?” soyent “And a wick for the kitchen lamp?”" Vo8 ‘“‘And some matches?” ‘“Yes; they are with the other bundles.” “And did you see the man about the coal 7’ ““Yes; it will be up on Monday.” “And the man to see the grate in the dining-room?”" “Yes; he's coming as soon as he can.” “Did you see Mrs. Smith about the sew- ing society meeting?” *‘She'said she’d come.” ‘And—and—oh, yes, did you get a new shovel for the kitchen stove?” “N—n—no,”” he hesitated; ‘I forgot it.” “What!" she cried. “What didexou do that for? You know we needed that ghovel, and I told you about it the very first thing when you went downtown this morning. I do think men are the most forgetful and carelessest creatures that ever lived.” And she ped out to see about supper.—Philadelphia Press. —_—————— That Towa bank robbery was almost ex- citing enough to be bound up in yellow ‘covers. AFTER THE SOLID EIGHT, Supervisor Dimond Thinks Their Actions Have Been Checked. ENCOURAGEMENT BY CONLAN. The Minority Control the Finance Committee, Which Is a Leverage. The “solid eight’’ of the Board of Super- visors are not going to have everything their own way. The “solid four’—Joseph I. Dimond, Charles L. Taylor, Adolph B. Spreckels and John K. C. Hobbs—are against them and propose to check every move of the greater body which would be likely to be detrimental to the city’s inter- est if allowed to pass unchallenged. The stand of Judge Conlan in refusing to recognize the action of the board in the removal of Watson and the appointment of Morgenstern as clerk of his court has given the minority of the board courage. The Judge’s action has been discussed by the legal advisers of the individual Super- visors comprising the solid four, and with- out exception has been upheld as being based upon good law. In addition to the support of Judge Conlan in this particular case, the four hold a winning card which the{] propose to Ylay at the proper time. The solid eight control all of the com- mittees exceptmf those on water, judiciary and finance. All salaries for Police Court clerks come under the supervision of the Police Committee, which draws the war- rants. Before the order can be paid, how- ever, it has to go to the Finance Commit- tee, and this is what Supervisor Dimond says about that: “We have the Finance Committee and propose to check the payment of any war- rant which may be drawn for Morgenstern. I am certain the Poiice Committee will pass Morgenstern’s warrant, but we will check it. “On Monday we intend—when I say we I mean what has been termed the solid four—to bring up the veto measure and make a stand, which will bring out the matter in its proper light. We propose to stand by Mayor Sutro if he does what is right. I think he will, for he has promised to thoroughly sift anything we call to his attention. You may be certain there will 1I.:e nothing slip through if we can possibly elp it. “gu:.t what the plans of the solid eight are I do not know. I have heard rumors, but they are of such a vague nature that 1 place no dependence on them. “I have heard they intend to remove some sixty of the city employes. That came indirectly from King. Heis the only man who talks. He is mum enough until he gets a few drinks in him, then he is likely to say things the others do not want known. It has even been said that big money was being paid the Street Commit- ee, but of course you cant proveit. %A few days ago a certdin party went to one of the eight and said, ‘For heaven’s sake keep that man King out of your cau- cuses or put a mnzzle on him. He is the only one anything ever comes from, for the rest are mum. “Now as to this matter of the Church- street franchise I am certain it was drawn up at Fourth and Townsend streets. I have had legal advice on it, and feel cer- tain that it is illegal. There are two flaws in it, but the eight propose to let them stand, on the ground that it is 4 legal fran- chise. We think not, and that it will require the signature of the Mayor. If this is so and Sutro refuses to sign it we will see that it is never passed over his veto. “The Church-street Club has been ad- vised to ask for a writ of mandate, and ;vill take that step if the matter goes too ar. *“We have another advantage over the eigh We have the Water Committee. This is a lever which we propose to apply and bring to light their actions on this sub- ject. In the committee we prepare our re- port. That is presented to the board. We can draw our report so strong that it will make uphill work for the eight to make any changes, and, by so doing, show their intentions. “‘As far as patronage is concerned, I have not even had as much as a janitor. The solid eight control everything, or at least think they do. Judge Conlan’s action has Eut a temporary check on their changes, ut just what effect it will have I do not know, but I am inclined to think it will do some good. “They are not showing their hand in the matter, so it is all guesswork as far as we are concerned, but it makes no difference what move they make I will oppose it on the ground that it is not conducive to good government. ‘“Now if Mayor Sutro will do the square thing [ am fio itive nothing can pass over his veto which will be detrimental to the city. The bitumen-rock question is one of the important points under this head. There have been many rumors that Colonel Taylor of the Eighth Ward would go over to the solid eight on_this question, but I know that is false. He is with us and pro- poses to stay. I would as soon suspect myself as to think he would break away now. Without another man they can do nothing. “Mayor Sutro and myself are friendly, but not as intimate as some of the other members of the board. The Mayor has romised Mr. Hobbs to stand with us, and believe he will do so.” * ONE ON GREELEY. Amos Cummings’ Ainusing Story of the Sage of Chappaqua. “While I have the floor,” said Amos Cummings, “I might as well tell a story about Horace Greeley. I worked with Greeley for years. He always called me ‘Asa;’ never could remember ‘Amos.’ One day I went out to see Greeley at Chappa- qua about some newspaper business. The old gentleman saw me coming as he stood looking out of the window and opened the door himself,” says a writer in the ‘Washington Post. “‘Come in here, Asa,’ he said,in his high, mealy tones, as he led me into a fashionable parlor. *I followed him int6 the room, and as I was only going to remain a mo- ment, laid my hat, gloves and cane on a center tabie. Greeley and I had just immersed ourselves m a talk when Mrs. Greeley swept into the room. Now Mrs. G. was whatone might call a spirited woman. The moment she entered the door her eyes fell indig- nantly on my trousseauas I'd piled it up— hat gloves and stick—on the table. With- out a word and before I could speak to her, she swooped on the outfit like a fish- hawk, and the next moment threw them out of the window. “‘Then she left the room without pausing for speech, as one who had taught some- body that the hall was the place for hats and canes and similar bric-a-brac. I was inclined to Eet a trifle hot; a man natur- ally might who sees his hat pounced upon and cast into the shrubbery. But before I could get up or say a word Greeley stretched out his hand in a deprecatory way. and cheered me with the remark: ‘‘‘Never mind her, Asa; she thought they were mine.” * ‘‘Afterward, however,”” concluded Cum- mings, “when I recalled what Greeley’s hat used to look like I had my doubts,” st s The Only Remedy. Those who suffer from foul breath are open to the charge of carelessness. It is an offence that can be speedily abated, as a single bottle of the fragrant SOZODONT will unmistakably accom- plish the work. It will preserve and keep the teeth white and the breath pure and sweet. HICROBES —— AND THE — Microbe Killer A PLAIY STATENENT. Wiat 15 2 Perect Biod P When Mr. Radam first announced that he had discovered the cause and cure of all diseases, all the world looked askance, and science laughed at him. The assertion was too astounding. 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