The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 23, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1895 IS BLACK FOR BROWN Harbor Commissioners Call the Architect to Account. A NEW LEAF FOR A. PAGE. Specifications Which Were Paid for Were Drawn by Engineer Holmes. A NEW INVESTIGATION AGENT. The Designer of the Ferry Depot Did Not Fill His Contract With the State. ile the experts are at work on the dation and the character of C. J. 1, the' detective, is being overhauled ¢ the contractors, and Engineer Holmes | is building up a defense of his work on the | water front, the Harbor Commissioners, | in the person of President E. L. Colnon, | g for light on an important sub- | ject. The onus of the so-called investiga- tion up to date has been unloaded on Howard C. Holmes, engineer of the board. are | shall receive from said board, for his cost of the work,that the same shall be constructed by contract &t a price not'to ex- ceed in the aggregate the said sum of $500.000. The second party further binds and obligates himself to_continue to change or modify the original plans, or to substitute new ones, as often as requested by said board, until the lat- ter are satisfied with the contract price, or until the said price (for all work above the foundation or grade level) shall in the aggre- galc fall within the said sum of £500,000. When the said plans, drawings and specifica- tions,upon approval by the board, shali¥inally, after advertisements duly published, be adopted by them as a_basis for the contract for the erection of the said depot, then the second arty obligates himself to supervise the work as t progresses atall times, and to report to the oard the manner in which the same is done. In aadition to this the second party shall ren- der ail such services as are generally required on buildings, and the second party shall be in all manner subject to the control of the chief engineer of the board. acting under its direc- tion. The secorsd party further agrees to draft and submit to the board for its approval new or modified plans upon the request of the board, even if their plans have been finally adopted, where, after the contract has been let or the work partially completed, it shall be deemed by the board proper or necessary to make ad- ditions to or changes in the original work. All engineering work involved in the actual building and construction of said proposed de- pot and its foundations shall be paid for by said partles of the first part to or through such contractors or engineers as they shall employ at their own cost and expense; but said party of the second part shall pay for at his own ex- pense any engineering work or services or any engineer’ employed by him in the computs: tions and calculations involved in the prepara- tion by him of the said plans and drawings for the said building. As & compensation for his said services and for such duties as the said party of the second part_may properly discharge as the architect for the drawing of the plans and for the super- vision and construction of said depot and its foundation, he shall be entitled to charge and rvices in connection with the foundations said building, a sum equal to 214 per cent upon the contract price of said foundation (or upon the cost of said foundations, in case the same shall be built otherwise than by contract), and for his services in connection with the super- ructure of said depot a sum equal to 5 per cent npon the contract price of said super- strueture (or upon the cost of said superstruc- ture in case the same is built otherwise than Mr. Holmes has defended the work done the depot foundation as if he were en- | ely responsible for it all, but when nailed down to an explanation of the drawings he | has ad ed t A. Page Brown was the | father of the design. Every contractor | who fig on the foundation and the | superstru , as did every- | body who is familiar with the workings of | the water front; but in the light of the in- | vestigation which has been going on, the | fact, if not lost sight of entirely, was dimly | obscured. The Harbor Commissioners have been | quietly working in.the matter for the past ‘ few d. nd they hs realized that A. has drawn nearly | ),000, and the board wants to know for | In an attempt to enlighten the board Mr. Colnon addressed the following letter to the Comm Saturday: State u will | house at the to this board on of the language d be put up e, makes it the duty of the et to Supy d_the construc of the foundations for said Union Depot and Ferr to report to this board the po Whether a fai of the con construc h as wo under the co hat he nev t legal steps are necessary ect the in te against his r damages for ed to this Very truly yours, E. L. COLNOX, President of Board of State Harbor Commis- | In the contract of Brown with the Board of Harbor Commissioners it is set forth that Brown was to_examine and supervise the work upon said depot at all times dur- | ing its progress. It is now claimed that | Mr. Brown never done thi Accord- | the contract he was to | to the condition and | ut, so far as the | ing to the terms report to the board a: progress of the work, Tecords of the board show, he has never | made a single statement. He was _also to | draft the specifications for the work on the | foundation and for the superstructure, but the specifications are the work of Howard Holmes. Mr. Brown was to pay for an engineering work which it would be neces: sary to have done in connection with the contract. All the engineering work was | done by Mr. Holmes, but there is no item of this class of labor in any of Mr. Brown’s estimates of the value of his own work. All the bills of Architect Brown for work done on the ferry foundation have been passed upon by the State Board of Ex- aminers. One item was $12,500 for work done on the superstructure, and another ‘was for $6668 11 for work done on the ferry | foundation. A strange thing in connec- tion with both of these items is that the | work on the foundation isnot yet finished, and work on the depot itself has not yet been commenced. These allowances to Brown were made by the old Board of Ex- aminers, and the architect has now claims aggregating nearly $3000 before the board composed of Governor Budd, Attorney- General Fitzgerald and Secretary of State Brown. It is stated on good authority that the claims of Mr. Brown will not be allowed by the board on the ground that he has violated his contract. Much has been said about that contract, but the contract itself, for some reason, has never been made public. It made when Alexander, Bassett and Brown were the Harbor Commissioners, and was con- tinued until the present board came into power. The contract reads as follows: This agreement made and entered into at the city and county of San Francisco, State of Cali- fornia, this sixth day of October, 1892, between Charles F. Bassett, Charles O. Alexander and ‘William H. Brown, in their official capacity as members of and constituting the Board of Harbor Commissioners, the first parties, and A. Page Brown, the second party, all of the seid city, county and State. Witnesseth, That whereas the first parties sre about to commence the erection of & pas- senger and ferry depot at the foot of Market street, in the said city and county, and to that end are anxious to employ the second party as architect for the purpose of preparing draw- ings, plans and specifications for said depot, and supervising the work upon the same as it progresses and whereas, the second party is Feady and willing to be so employed as archi- tect for said depot by the first parties upon the terms and conditions herein appearing. Now, therefore. it is agreed and understood by and between the parties as follows: ‘The first parties agree to employ and do by these present hereby employ the second party, and the second party ll?ICY){ accept such em- loyment, as the architect of the Board of State arbor Commissioners for the purpose of pre- paring plans, drawings and specifications of said depot, submitting the same to said board for its approval, and examining and supervis- ing the work upon said depot at all times dur- ing its progress. e second party shell forthwith, or as coon as requested by the first parties, proceed to pre- pare drawings, plans and specifications, and within & reasonable time thereafter submit the same to the first parties for their approval. Baid drawings, plans and specifications shall embody and cover the architectural and con: structional details in full fora dern! for fer: freight and passenger service, as heretofore re. ferred to. The said depot building shall be de- signed generally aiter such suggestions as may be made by the first parties, or as may meet their approval, and all drawings shall be sui- ficiently complete in every respect to enable contractors to bid for the same and construct the building or any portion thereof pursuant 1o the working plans as so prepared. The second party agrees 10 prepare such plans, designs, drawings and specifications :elnrlns to said degot as may be requested by | | par: contract), which commissions and_compen- sation shall be payable to said party of the sec- ond part upon the following contingencies and in the following times and manners, to wit: 1. If the plans prepared by said party of the second part for said work shall be approved. and the eonstruetion or work thereunder shall be begun within twelve months from date hereot. then one-half part of said commissions (to wit: one and one-quarter percent of the price or cost of said foundations snd two and one-half per cent of the price or cost of the said superstructure) shall be deemed due to said par v of the second part at the commencement aid work, and shall pe paid by said parties of the first part at the time of commencement of said work, or prior thereto, at the option of the said parties of the first part; and the bal- ance of said_commis namely, the other walf thereof ereafter and from | e 10 time be paid to said party of the second part as the said work progresses, and in pro- portion as certificates are issued to the con tractors or builders thereof for their payments on account., 2. In case the said parties of the first part hall not commence the actual work of con- struction of said building and foundations, plans to be prepared by said ond part, within twelve months of, then and at the expiration months there shall be paid to of said twe! | said party of the second part, on account of the ions herein above provided for, a 0 one and & quarter (114) per cent sum the | estimated cost of the said foundations of said \ding (as so_drawn and planned b; w0 ana a half per cent of the es of the superstructure of saia building; f estimated cost 0f such superstruc- turé shall exceed the sum of $500,000, the amount to be paid to said party of the second part at the end of said twelve months, on account of his commissions upon the said su- ructure. shall_be limited to & sum equal 00.000; wnd, in the case arties of the first part shall, aiter the expira- | uof said twelve months from date hereof, ommence the actual constructio dation or superstructure of said buildi suant to the plans prepared for th vof the second part, the balance of the | total fees and commissions hereinabove pro- | | vided for to be paid to said party of the second art, less the sum which shall theretofore have een paid on account aforesaid, at the ex- piration of said twelve months, shall be th after paid to him from time to time in propor- tion as said_work of construction progresses and as certificates are issued to the contractor or builders thereof for their payment on ac- | count. 3.1In the event that the said party of the | second part shall, from any other cause than | the sbandonment by him of said work without | good cause, cease to be the architect of the said board for the completion of the work contem- piated, then he shall be entitled to charge and shall receive from said board for his services hereunder, over and above such sum as shall | have theretofore become due and payable to | m under the foregoing provisions hereof, a um equal 1o — per cent of the contract rice or estimated cost of said building and dations, or, in lieu thereof, and at the | on of the said parties of the first part, | ach further sum as would then be due and paysble to nim under and pursuant to the schedule of charges adopted by the American Institute of Architects, s set forth and defined in the memorandum hereto annéxed, marked exhibit A, which is hereby referred to and made a part hereof. When estimates are made by the said party of the second part they shall first be submitted 10 the chief engineer of the said party of the first part for his approval, and in the évent of & difference of opinion between the said second party and said engineer the decision of the said party of the first part upon_the questions | involved in such difference shall be final and conclusive. | It is understood that all the drawings, plans | and specifications shall be prepared by said party of the second partat his own office and at his sole expense for clerical work and draw- ings. fn witness whereof the gaid Commissioners have hereunto set their hands and the official seal of the board, attested by the signature of their secretary; and the party of the second | part has set his hand the day and year first | above written. C. F. BAssETT, CHARLES O. ALEXANDER, W. H. BROWN, State Harbor Commissioners. J.J. KEEGAN, Secretary. A. PAGE BROWN. When there was any glory to be had out | of the ferry foundation, the bridge and the union depot A. Page Brown was very largely in evidence. When there was any doubt as to the stability of the foundation or the quality of the concrete A. Page Brown dropped out of sight and shoved forward Engineer Holmes. Mr. Brown was liberal with_his name when the design was to be published, as the publications will show, but when the breath of scandal fanned the foundation he was again swal- lowed in a mist and Holmes had to bear | the brunt of the investigation. Now there isan investigation in progress by Profess- ors. Soule and Marx, the recognized au- thorities of the State, and the president of the Board of Harbor Commissioners pro- poses that the architect shall be heard from. “Mr. Brown has clearly violated his con- tract,” said President Colnon yesterday afternoon. ‘“‘The contractin the first place was drawn clearly in his favor and had he lived by his terms he would have been well enough compensated, but he has not even had the common decency to follow out its conditions. He was to have drawn up the specifications, but it is shown that En- gineer Holmes did this work. Mr. Brown was to supervise the work on the founda- tions, but Inspectors Klein and Cheese- man were here to-day and both said that they only saw Brown once on the work to know him. When he did appear on the work he had to be introduced by another party to the inspectors. Mr. Holmes, the engineer, has never seen him on the work in the character of overseer,and it isa matter of record that he has never made a report to this board, and the only time he has ever appeared before the Commission- ers is when he was sent for. ‘‘When Professors Soule and Marx were appointed as the Commissioners’ experts they came on to the investigation groping in the dark. It was the place of Mr. Brown to come forward and supply these gentle- men with all the data in gis possession to assist them in their work. But be did not even offer a single suggestion, and they the said board, and to vary, modify or prepare new plans as may for any cause berequired of him, said plans to include both the super- structure of said building and the piers, walls and foundations for the same. Said building is to be,if possible, designed so that in the opinion of the second party the contract price for constructing the same shall not in the aggregate exceed the sum of $500,000 for such arts of the work as may be above the founda- s grade level. ‘When, however, advertisements are duly published as required by law for the letting of contract for the whole or any part of said depot, in the event that the aggregate contract ce exceeds for the whole work the sum of ,000, then upon request of said board, and at their election, the second party shail forth- ‘with prepare and submit new plans, drawin, end specifications, complete in all details, which shall in their opinion so reduce the had to go to Engineer Holmes to geta start on their investigation.” ‘When Brown signed the contract with the Board of Harbor Commissioners he named as his bondsmen Oscar Lewis and J. C. Roberts. These gentlemen qualified in the sum of $15,000, and they may be called upon to make good the amount which the architect has drawn down for work, which, to say the least, has been pooriy done. THE health authorities of a number of States have recently made exhaustive ex- aminations of the baking powders with the uniform result of finding the Royal supe- rior to all others, | too, have a warm place in the hearts of every NATIVE SONS [N CHARGE The Grand Parlor Given the Freedom of the City of Oakland. FIRST DAY OF THE SESSION. Y Skirmishes on Some of the Most Important Issues to Be Decided. | There was no lack of evidence in Oak- land, at least in the uptown district yester- day, that some event out of the ordinary was on the tapis, and the Native Sons had as good cause to be proud of the reception tendered them as Oakland had to be of the cordialityand generous character of its man- | ifestation of welcome. On every hand the | eye met streams of banners, artistically ar- ranged flags and shields, or bunting draped in graceful folds. The occasion of all this was the eighteenth annual convention of | the Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West. Delegates and their friends began to ar- rive Sunday evening and last evening the | visitors, including delegates, numbered be- tween four and five thousand. Well sprinkled among these were seen badges of the Grand Parlor delegates. | While headquarters have been regularly | established at the Galindo Hotel, the regis- W. Maitland, George N. Van Orden, Charles H. Buck, H. C. Pmn.‘fig, W. A. King, B. J. Hilde- brand, Louis P. Powelson, Charles R. Heverin, James W. Reinfeld, John J. Hack, Sylvester Pearl, James Wilson, H. Abraham,”Joseph M. Cumming, Henry E. Farmar, Eugene W. Levy, H. G. W. Dinkelspiel, E. E. Fisher, Wil- liam W. Sanderson, James T. c-m%beu, Carle- ton H. Johnson, W. E. McCreery, W. A. Mona- han, J. H. Roxburgh, Frank J. Murasky, J. T. Cosgrove, James L. Galllagher, Henry Lichten- stein, A. L. Karl, M. D, Garratt, James J. Fen- nell, J. F. Lane, Fred R. Squires, Robert F. Orgokan lia, Conrad Reuter, akland-—George E. de Golia, Conras . .. Wilkon, 1. & Stone, H. N. Gard, George J. Hans, Ed §. Reed. R. W. Church. Alareda—R. B. Tappan, E. Mayrisch Jr.. 0. A Bremer. Alton—T. W. Monroe. varado—George Beebe. : Amador CityW. i Fortier, J. T. Bennett. ‘Antioch— amo. Arcata—Charies Burrell, J. Edwin Morton. Auburn—J. E. Prewett, L. L. Chamberlain. Bakersfield— B, L. Brundage. Benicia—William H. Quarney. Bodega—L. W. McGaughey. Byron—W. W. Hoftman. listoga—A. I, McArthur. mbrin—Milton Mayfleld. Camptonyille—W. R. Williams. Castroville—Lois Griffin. Centerville—Joscph D. Norris. Chico—L. A. Jackson, A. Abrahams, Courtland—A, W. Johnson. Crescent City—Frederick Frantz. Dixon—J. H. Peterson DownievilleH. 8. Tibbey. Dutch Flar—J. H. Runckel Jr. Forbestown—D. U. Toflelmier. Forest Hill—G. Howard Garrison. Fort Jones—J. E. Dudley. Fresno—G. C. Freeman, F. A. Homan, Gieorgetown—C. E. Benjamin. Gibsonville—J. J. Barrett. urlong. ohn H. Weiss Grass Valley — James F. Brady. Gridley—E. A. Light. Hialimoon Bay—Thomas F. Quinion, Haywards—Nell A. McConaghy, E. K. 8Stro- bridge. Hollister—John Tatham. Hueneme—L. H. Cook. e. Robinson, A. F. MAYOR DAVIE DELIVERING THE ATHENS OF THE PACIFIC” SPROUL, N. B. G. W. “EEY TO THE GATE OF THE TO GRAND PRESIDENT JO D. ters at all the other Oakland caravansaries | are well filled. | In honor of the visit of the Grand Parlor | Mayor John L. Davie has issued the fol- lowing proclamation or message: To the people of the city of Onkland; During | this week the Grand Parior of the Native Sons of the Golden West holds its sessions in this city, and it devolves upon every citizen 10 exhibit that spirit of hospitality which is the proud boast of every California communit; | The order represents those high attributes of | fraternity and fosters a State pride that is the | foundation upon which all commonwealths are based and bui't. It stands for moral and | intellectual advancement and its bonds of fra- I ternity extend to all parts of this great State and bring in close unEm all sections and politi- | | cal divisions. It is composed of those whose | vast influence is cast in the direction of social and industrial progress and whose watchword is the advancement of the great State which | gave them birth. | When we look about and consider the intense | civie pride of the New Yorker, the Ohioan, the | Virginian, the Vermonter and the Texan in their respective commonyealths, we cen then | readily appreciate the power that has made | those States. | Itis medgrenl provelling force that insures | honest and faithiul administration of govern- | ment and upright citizenship. | Born on the s0il, the members of this order, | citizen of the State. They revive the memori of the State’s past glories, they are the moti: force of the present and they are the founda- | tion upon which the hopes for a bright and | proud future are erected. | A Californian is welcome everywhere, and | let it not be said that they are least welcome at home. Let the people of Oakland extend a generous and free-handed hospitality to the officers, delegates and members of this great order. Let their visit here be made one of in- terest and pleasure, so that their memories will | long retain the kindest and pleasantest recol- | lections of Onkland and of Oakland’s people. . | Shortly before noon the Grand Parlor | was called to order by Grand President J. | D. Sproul. All the grand officers were | present except Grand Lecturer Henry C. esford and Grand Trustee E. W. Frost. Grand President Sproul appointed George B. Lovdal of Sacramento to fiill the va- cancy created by the absence of Grand Trustee Frost. ‘W. W. Shannon acted as minute clerk. C. 0. Dunbar of the Santa Rosa Demo- crat, Charles R. Heverin of the Marin County Tocsin and E. B. Hayward of the Woodland Democrat were appointed a committee to select an official reporter and arrange for the publication of the proceed- ings of the Grand Parlor in an Oakland paper. They selected Delegate Heverin as the official reporter and the Oakland Times for the publication of the Grand Pnrlor’srrucee ings. The following eommittee on credentials was appointed: Gustave Weiss of Mar- tinez, J. T. Skelton Jr. of Sacramento and R. B. Tappan of Alameda. During the recess the delegates were i){hc‘o;ogrnphed in abody in front of the City all. Upon reconvening all vacancies in the standing committees were filled by the grand president. These committees consisted as follows: Finance—F. W. Lees, J. J. Fennell, R. W. Btiller. a 1 F. L. Byl and s es—F. L. ngton, D, L. L. H.‘&gk. el Pl’lnflng Fitzgeral Laws and supervision—J. L. Gallager, George E. de Golia, George N. Van Orden, 5. J. Wyatt, J. H. Petersen. State of the order—Noah G. Rogers, J. J. Pfister. H. G. W. Dinkelspiel, J. C. Freman, L. J. Chipman. Appeals and grievances—W. M. Conley, F. G. Ostrander, R, C, Rust, J. F. Cufl'w, €. M. Cassin. Petitions—C. M. Wooster, T. W. Doyle, C. W. loan. Legislation—J. C. Prewett, F. J. Murasky, M. B. Cope, H. R. M. Noble, P. £. Zabala. Ritual—Frank L. Coombs, M. A. Dorn, A. Ramish, J. A. Steinbach, D, E. Morgan. Transportation—Rod 'W. Church, Underwood, W. W. Shannon. Committees on literature and on returns Were not appointed. According to the rePortof the committee on credentials the following delegates were found entitled to seats: San Francisco—W. W. Shannon, F. “:, Mars- ton, Harry Lachman, W. D. Shea, Henry Stern, i],. Fitzgerald, Thw.ED%\-é;. F. ,h' Neville, Jo- seph K. Haw] . E, ey, J. B. , R Agdrews, W. \{".B'Ack 4 oy & e A. R, erson, D. C. Martin, J. H. Mangels, E. L. Hoad, J. K. Howell. 1. & Mits: ner, John T. Harmes, Fred W. Lees, Louis F. Byington, J. B, Keenan, L. M. Brannan, Robert | ing Independence—F. E. Densmore. Tone—J. A. Haverstick. Jackson—R. C. Rust, H.C. Garbarini. Lincoln—Guy E. Jeter, Livermore—William H. Galway, .George W.| Meyers. Los Angeles— Herman C. Lithtenberger, Frank Sabichi. D. W. Edelman, A, Ramish, Los Gatos—Noah Lower Lake—J. A. Kelsey Madera—William M. Conley. Mariposa—R. L. Paine, G. E. Lind. Mayfleld—E. A. Dornberge Martinez—Gustave Weiss, J. J. McMahon, Mary H. shaffer, J. M. Cremin. Menlo Park—E. S. Clute. Merced. . Ostrander, A: T. Hyde. Wilkins, . J. Hanley, F. Napa—¥Frank L. Nevada City. % . E. Morgan, casio—F. E. Rodgers. Nipomo—W. H. Grisby. Occidental~L. Beedle. Oroville—Robert J. Springer, Placerville—Max Mierson, D. V. Carr. leasant Grove—W. W. D Strong, George E. Plymouth— Redlands Redwood ¢ ford. . A. Rivera, —Joseph P. Coffey, D. E. Staf- Sacramento—Willlam Henderson, A. E. Mil- ler, Charles N. Post, John T. Skelton Jr. ovdal. Salinas—P. E. Zabala. San BenmrrhuJo—-gficu D. Foy, W. D. Wagner. San Diego—sS, J. Sill. San Jose—Toland Hart, A.R. Underwood, C. M. Wooster, L. J. Chipman, Steve L. Worden, Thomas Monahan. San Lucas—Hugh J. Nance. San Luis Obispo—J. W. O'Sullivan. San Mateo—John H, Herbst. San MiguelD. F. Mahoney. San Refael—Sigiridd Herzog, Thomas J. Fal- on. Santa Barbara—Walter B. Cope, C. A, Thomp- 0) son. : Santa Cruz—George Stafffer, M. Bisse, R. H. Pringle. Sonin Hom i B Lavablin, Don L Santa Rosa—J. H. Lau, n, Don s and Charies 0. Dunbar, o Sawyers Bar—J. 8, Nailey. Sehastopol—F. H. Luth. Shasta—C. J. Litsch. Sierra City-George Morrison, Swartsville—John McQuaid Jr. Sonoma—Julius E. Poppe. Sonora—Charles H, Mebambridge, St..Helena—II. L, Childs. Stockton—H. R. MeNoble, E. M. Grunsky and Ister. ohn B, Spaulding. %, P. Vieini. ewis. berforce Dudley Jr..P. J. Wen- Ventura—N. Hearfne, James Daly. Visalia—Simon Levi. Walnut Creek—J. L. Geary Jr. Watsonville—Edward McCabe, C. M. Cassin. Weaverviile—R. W. Stiller. Wheatland—R, N. Murphy. Winters—W. H. Gregory. Woodland—E. B, Hayward, Owen Armstrong. Yreka—F. J. MeNulty. Th order 10 save time the reports of the officers, the salient features of which were }mb]mhed in the CaLr of Sunday, were re- erred to the proper committees without being read. Frank D. Ryan presented a resolution as follows: Resolved, That a general celebration of Ad- mission day by the order be held at Sacramen- to on the 9th of September, 1895, In connection with the resolution the following telegrams were read : SACRAMENTO, Aflrrll 23, 1895. J. D. Sproul, Grand President N. S. G. W.: Sac- ramento wants you on the next Admission day and wants you badly. We offer you the State Fair, the Buffalo Brewery and the State treas- ury, if needed. We will guarantee you a grand time. B. U. STEINMAN, Mayor of Sacramento. Frank D, gt flbfzbfi%id. 3 raj rior, Oakla cal.: Have rvan 55000 additional at the meet- ing of business men yesterday. Decided to make Saturday, Monday and Tuesday holidays. Boys, we guarantee lKe greatest celebration ever held; $3000 guaranteed in all. J. W. HENDERSON JR., ROBERT GREER, C. T. BARTON. The signers of this telegram are members of the Sacramento parlors. Grand Trustee B“unk Mattison then moved to amend the resolution by striking out the word Sacramento and insert- Santa Cruz, In support of this a tele- | | San Francisco fail to win_a lively Frnm from Mayor Effey was read as fol- ows: 4 Santa Cruz extends the glad hand of welcome to the Native Sons and wants to see them here in September. Will do all in our power to make the occasion a big success, and would like & chance to outdo the good old times. Another from J. R. Chace of the Pacific Ocean House was also read. It said: SANTA CrUZ, April 22, 1895. J. P. Dockery, Chairman Ninth of S‘egtember Comrittee: Citizens have gunaranteed the com- mittee $2000, now making $5000. Passenger Agent Goodman’s letter as published in Sunday’s CALL was also read to the convention. The whole matter was then made a special order for 11 A. m. Wednesday. If the character and volume of applause that greeted the mention of these respec- tive cities was any criterion of what the result is to be Sacramento will carry off the honor. Had a vote been taken yester- day Santa Cruz would apgnremly have had less than one-third of the votes of the delegates. But forty-eight hours will pass before the vote will” be taken, and within that time a change of sentiment may be worked. It is expected that one of the greatest fights ever seen on the floor of the convention will evolve from this matter, as the celebration will be of more than ordmary interest. It will not only be the regular triennial Admission-day festival of the order, but will celebrate the tv_vent'lech anniversary of the birth of the Native Sons of the Golden West. 3 Next came a resolution signed by Charles M. Cassin and Edward McCabe, members of the Watsonville parlor, committing the Grand Parlor to the holding of the next cenvention in Watsonville. This was fol- lowed by one presented by J. B. Blake and C. A. Thompson of SBan Luis Obispo, resolving that the next meeting be held in that city. Their consideration wasmade a special order for 2 . M. Wednesday. 5 It is probable that before any discussion is had as to the respective claims of these two towns, action will have been taken on the proposition of locating the Grand Par- lor permanently in San Francisco. Should contest will result between the adherents of Wat- sonville and San Luis Obispo. Eight o'clock was the hour set for the formal welcome of the Native Sons to_the city of Oakland by Mayor Davie, but long before that hour the streets debouching into the grounds surrounding the City Hall became streams of human beings, and when the exercises began one of the largest gatherings ever assembled for an occasion of this kind filled the ample widths of Washington and Fourteenth streets and the lawns of the City Hall grounds. The number present was not less than 10,000. ¢ After the rendering of a brief musical selection by Cassasa’s Band, Chairman Rod. W. Church, chairman of the committee of | arrangements, extended a welcome to the visitors on behalf of the local parlors, and | then, in a few well selected words, intro- | | duced Mayor Davie, who, in his_address of welcome, expressed regret that he was not a native son of California, but thought he was next door to it in being a native son of New York. “But,”’ he continued, “I have done the best I could under the circum- stances. I am the father of three native sons.” The remainder of his speech was as follows: Native Sons of the Golden Wi From all over the West you have come to our city to hold your anuual reunion. In the name of Oakland I welcome you; as a citizen I welcome vou,and as chief executive of our municipelity 1°5id you hearty and earnest welcome. . May your stay among us create impressions that will be reviewed and remembered with pleas- ure in days to come. You are sons of argonauts—of Jasons who came in search of the golden fleece that many of them did not find; but they found a golden | west, a glorious country, and " they left their sons in_the *‘garden of the world.” They left them a land in which every man may sit under his own vine and fig tree—the land of the orange and the grape, the vellow wheat and the bough-laden orchard. You are truly sons of the golden west—the only golden west on the face of God’s earth. The name “Native Sons” inspires the thought of patriotism. You are the sons of patriots—of men whose adventurous spirit and tireless energy carried them over thousands of miles of deserts drear, through wild tribes of merciless Indians and across cloud-piercing ranges of mountains, white with eternal snows, to the 1and of the Golden West. The sons of patriots, ou are patriots. Should occasion demand, no State in_the Union would send forth braver and more unflinching defenders of their coun- try’s flag than would the land of the argonauts —the Golden West. While we read the peges which are the record of the brave deeds and Hercules-like labors of the argonauts, your fathers, you will feel the inspiration that makes men brave and energetie, confident of success and ever ready to struggle for the right. Young men, the blood of the pioneers flows in your veins, the world is before you, and your home—your native land—is the Golden West. Prove yourself worthy of the heritage bequeathed by your fathers. Once more, gentlemen, I bid you welcome to Oskland. g : At this_point the Mayor introduced President Jo D. Sproul of the Grand Par- lor to the assemblage and presented him with the key of the city, intended to be emblematic of the whole-souled hospitality to be extended to the delegates and their friends by the entire body of residents of the city of Oakland. The gilded emblem rested on a huge velvet cushion and measured about three feet in length, the handle being decorated with streamers of red, white and blue rib- bons. On it was the following inscription: “Key to the gate of the Athens of the Pa- cific. Presented to California’s noble sons.” In handing it to President Sproul Mayor Davie expressed the wish that it would be enjoyed to the fullest extent. President Sproul in accepting the em- blem remarked jocularly that it was rather more than the usual size and would need a large keyhole. The latter, however, he continued, was a common want. It was frequently a matter of little difficulty to find one’s latchkey when returning home late of an evening, but trouble often arose in finding a keyhole large enough to fit it. He then returned thanks on behalf of the Native Sons for the ccrdial welcome ex- tended them by the people of Oakland and he felt confident that they would always look back to the visit of the Grand Parlor with memories filled only with pleasant thoughts. This concluded the formal exercises and the vast throng dispersed to enjoy the music of the grand open-air concert in the City Hall park dispensed by Charles H. Casassa’s orchestra of thirty instruments, the following selections being rendered : Grand overture, “Macbeth”. Hatton Operatic selection, “F: Con Overture, Sextet, “Lucia” Gems from the admired works of Tosti. Excerpts from “A Galety Girl March, ‘Great Républic” Several additional arc-lights had been erected about the grounds and the scene was made nearly as light as ever. Although the election for officers does not take place until Thursday a large por- tion of the time not devoted to session was consumed in discussing the chances of the candidates for the contested offices, and in canyassing for favored aspirants. In the natural line of promotion Presi- dent Jo D. Sproul will become past grand president, and Grand Vice-President ‘rank H. Dunn will succeed to the presi- dent’s chair. For grand secretary Henr: Lunstedt, the efficient incumbent, will have no opposition, nor_will there be any to Grand Treasurer Henry S. Martin. Grand Lecturer Henty C. Gesford will take the chair of the grand vice-president, as being in the line of promotion to that office, but for the remaining offices there will be more or less exciting eontests. For grand lecturer there are no less than four contestants already in the field— Grand?Orator Eugene F. gert, Grand Trus- tee George D. Clark, James L. Gallagher and H. G. W. Dinkelspiel, all of San Fran- cisco. The real fight, however, is said to lie between Bert and Clark. The friends of Bert base his claims on the facts that he is in direct line of promotion to that office and that Miss!on‘?nlor, of which he isd member, has neyer yet had a past grand resident, while Pacific Parlor, to which Jlark befongs has had four in the past eight years. There will probably be more than one ballot for this o&os, as 1t requires a clear majority of all votes cast to elect. For grand orator Grand Trustee Edwin A. Munroe and W. M. Conley of Madera :j%l teucer the field, both being strong can- ates. For grand inside sentinel J. B. Blake, the present outside sentinel, and Gus ‘Weiss will contest. Judging from the large number of aspir- ants, the office of grand outside sentinel is exceedingly popular, but this is accounted for by the fact that it is the first stepping- stone to the high honor of becoming a past grand president. The candidates for this g]oamon are J. J. Pfister of Suisun, George . Van Orden of San Francisco, Charles O. Dunbar of Santa Rosa, Joe Norris of Cen- teryille, John Leathers Jr. of Woodland and J. H. Peterson of Dixon. To-day the great events, aside from the proceedings of the Grand Parlor, will be the parade, which is to start at 11 A. M., and the barbecue at Trestle Glen imme- diately after the disbandment of the parade. The most striking feature of the pageant will be the float of Eureka. The lady who will represent California on this float is Mrs. Nellie Hodrein. . She is of French and Spanish extraction, rather short in stature, has bright tlashing eyes, masses of dark hair, and by her unusual beauty of features and form is_peculiarly fitted to represent the glorious State of the Golden West. DEFENDANTS WIN. A Charter Party Suit Involving a Large Sum of Money Is Finally Settled. Starr & Co. won the suit brought against them by the Golgate Ship Company in the United States Court of Appeals yesterday. In June, 1891, the Golgate was chartered in Liverpool by Starr & Co. The charter was signed by John Joyce & Co. for the ship and by Balfour, Williamson & Co. for the California firm. The words “charterer's surveyor’’ were stricken out and ‘‘competent surveyor’’ in- serted. Balfour, Williamson & Co. ob- jected, but when it was explained that in another instance Starr & Co. had agreed to the change, they signed the charter party. The rate agreed upon was 38s 9d a ton. ‘When the Golgate arrived here from Newecastle, N. 8. W., Starr & Co. refused to load her because they could not employ their own surveyor. In the meantime freights dropped to 19s a ton, and the ship was loaded by some one else at that figure. The Golgate Ship Company then brought suit to recover $19,1§0. the amount they haa lostin the transaction. In thie first trial of the case Judge Morrow gave a decision in favor of Starr & Co., but, on a rehearing, reversed and gave a verdict for the Golgate Ship Company for the amount claimed. The United States Circunit Court of Appeuls yesterday reversed Judge Morrow’s de- cision and ordered the libel dismissed. FOR THE UNEMPLOYED, Lawyer Jeffries of Seattle Has a Plan for Their Relief. He Would Incorporate Them Into a Co-operative Common- weaith. A large audience of laboring men listened last evening at the Labor Temple on Turk street to the presentation of a plan of prac- tical co-operation which its promoters think is destined to satisfactorily solve the vexing question of what to do with the unemployed. The speaker of the evening was E.J. Jeffries of Seattle, formerly a printer and later an attorney, who for two years past has given his eatire attention to labor questions. His address excited consider- able aiscussion, not all of which was favor- able to his proposition. Another meeting to consider the scheme will be held this evening on the steps of the Mint on Fifth street. The title given the new scheme is the “Co-operative Commonwealth.”” It pro- poses to associate the unemployed smgle workingmen in a corporation, of which each shall be a shareholder, and in which no one shall own more than one shate of a par value of 1 cent. It aims to establish a }w:\dqunrlers where the members shall eat and sleep. It proposes to distribute dodgers asking for orders for work and will maintain a telephone at headquarters by which such orders may be received. When work is ordered men are to be detailed to perform it and the money so_earned is to go into & common fund. When the cor- poration becomes prosperous it is intended to Pay suitable wages to all members, with- holding from each a small sum—say 10 cents a day—for a reserve fund. This, when it shall become large enough, is to be used for the purchase of land upon which the unemployed may work, becoming pro- ducers instead of consumers. Mr. Jeftries stated that a ‘“‘co-operative commonwealth” had been started in Se- attle and another in Portland, and that both were in a very prosperous condition. To get hie headquarters started he proposes to interest perhaps a score of people who will solicit donations of food, beddin% stoves, dishes and so_forth. Then he wil i set a table which shall be free to every un- employed 'man_who desires to join the organization. He expects to have no difficulty in securing members, because, as he remarks, hunger is a great persuader. Haying joined they will be set to work, | and any one who will not work will be ex- pelled and at once become a fit person for Ppolice attention as a vagrant. i By means of this plan Mr. Jeffries says he can care for all the unemployed, giving them wholesome food and a comifortable vlace to sleep at a maximum cost of $1 a week each. “There’s no place like home” when the food is prepared with Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. DECIDED TO REMAIN, The Trafic Association Takes on An- other Lease of Life and Will Begin Anew. The executive committee of the Traffic Association held a postponed meeting yes- terday, and discussed the question of dis- banding or continuing as an organization. Some members argued that there was little or nothing now to be done. General Manager J. S. Leeds, who was really the head and energy of the concern in many ways, had gone East, and on that account the usefulness of the association had come to a close. This opinion did not find favor with the majority of the committee, however, and after some discussion it was determined to continue the organization. Since the association is to take on a_new lease of life a sub-committee wasappointed to consider in what particular respect the body could be of most benefit to shippers and importers. A week from next Wed- nesday the sub-committee will make its report. ————— Saved the Babies. A crowd of laughing, playing babies were saved from injury and possible death by the brave promptitude of Officer Wollweber late yesterday afternoon. The little ones were frolicking on the edge of the sidewalk. when & runaway horse attached to a buggy dashed to- ward them. Thestalwart young policemansaw the horse tearing down the street, but did not intend to try to stop it till he noticed that the maddened animal was headed directly for the group of children. He at once sprang at the orse’s head, grasping one line of the bridle with both hands. The officer was swung off his feet, but kept his grip and was dragged thirty feet before he finally brought the horse 1o a standstill within a foot of the spot where the little ones were huddled together in terror and dismay at the impending danger. S R AR Wentworth McKeen of Keswick, N. B. had a live sable on exhibition in_St. John, recently. It was caught by him on the upper St. John, HUNTINGTON'S PROMISE, The Grand Jury Talks Very Plainly to the Railroad People. LIFE MUST BE PROTECTED, *Everything That Is Demanded Iis Promised Without Reser- vation. The Market-street Railway Company promise to comply With the law requiring guards or fenders to be placed on all cable and electric cars. They have promised this same thing many times before, but now there is a probability that the much- needed protection to life and limb will be given. The Grand Jury had a short but inter- esting session last night, and it was then that the railway company, through H. E, Huntington and J. L. Willcutt, promised that the law should be complied with. The matter has been before the Grand Jury for some time and the appearance of these gentlemen before that body was to explain the absence of the fenders and to name a time when the people could reasonably expect some protection from the rolling death-traps. The railroad representatives explained to the satisfaction of the Grand Jury many things that have hitherto appeared a little mysterious to the average citizen, and went so far as to say that the com- any would immediately offer a reward ?or the safest and most practical gnard or fender that human ingenuity could de- vise. They wanted a little time to do all of this, but_the cars would certainly be provided with protectors at the earliest possible moment. Mayor Sutro was present also, pointing out the law in the | case, and insisting on an immediate com- pliance with the same on the part of the offending corporation. The Grand Jury also took up the case of Alonze J. Whitman, alias Edwin J. Dela- field, the forger, who was arrested in New York last Saturday. Whitman is badly wanted in San Francisco for several forger- ies committed about a year ago, hence the %rompt action taken by the Grand Jury. he only witnesses examined last night were Chief Crowley and J. D. Maxwell, the insurance agent who is out $500 through the skillful penmanship and suave tongue of the man now under arrest in New York. There are several witnesses yet -to be ex- amined, but there is hardly any doubt but that an indictment will be returned against him. Last summer Delafield or Whitman came here with strong letters of recommenda- tion, and in a short time gained the confi- dence of quite a number of people. He obtained entrance into the most exclusive circles of society, and one fine day in July, 1894, a number of people found themselves with forged paper on their hands. Delafield succeeded in passing worthless checks on the following people, securing the amounts named: Vanderlyn Stow, $250: agent of the Burlington road, $100; C. Johnson, $500; Occidental Hotel, $400, $350 of which was repaid: J. D. Maxwell, 1$500. It is also said he succeeded in securing smaller sums on the same kind of paper. or as a loan for *‘a few days.” Most of these checks were given on the Traders’ Bank of New York, and were re- turned as fraudulent. When asked about the matter he told a plausible story of mistakes on the part of the bank, promis- ing at the same time to take up the checks in a few days. Without bidding his friends ood - by, Whitman started _eastward, nally lnndinfi in Chicago. It was said that he was interested with a gang of forgers in Chicago, who succeeded in plac- ing $50,000 worth of bogus paper on the market, but there was not sufficient proof to convict. 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