The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1895. BUNDAY WWCITY NEWS IN BRIEL » products at the coming exposition of the Review of Re- nary temperature and w defeated the University t race. ers of railroad materials rest in the Valley road’s lof Dr.John E. Plouf, who was shot shey, was filed for pro- he Naval Battalion gave an 1 grand ball at,the armory on % t was yesterday formally ice with the murder of 1t on April 3. will establish a scientific t fall. They propose to rsin the land. mbers of the Arion Verein celebrated 1 anniversary of that organization th a grand concert and ball. ew gymnasium of the Second Artillery NUG. C. will be opened to the public eption 10 begiven mnext Wednesday ne: teache! ‘red Warner was charged at the City Prison nt with willfully administering poison edette filly at the racetrack last ouis Smith, who has just been dis- d from Stockton, will bring a suit against w, Dr. Weirick, of MurphysCamp, County. lect Waller of the First Troop of v was yesterday fined $10 by Judge 1 battery upon H. J. Owens, ay granted a permit to James Henry Powell to beir deceascd father at di d : { ob of the door of Pas- in Emmanuel Baptist esterday, but the police @ 1o it ation of the University of aquet et the Palace Hotel iated colleges. Neal was sentenced by Judge Bel- for an assault upon Thomas , on the 1Sth of December, to e County Jail. body of the woman who jumped from a 12 was recovered yesterday A Schmidt, a servant- v street. Coast at the ior deta c at Santa Cruz in June. ornia street, or the arrest of trick, fraud or device. try will camp this vear at oard of Officers will offer 0 be contested for on the Peta- Goodman of the called a mee ason was arrested lary, for having broken “ichebroth, 106 Edd Franklin street,is ina Mary's Hospital from ‘ knocked down by a bicycle ridden by est Labot, bellboy at the Sutherland Housé, | tainment of the Mercantile 2 v next Thursday evening Miss 1 O’Connell will deliver three recitations an’s Club has organized and It is their claim that the should be more intelligent, rested last night by Detectives for swindling Jean Pettison, 60 by a bunko game yester- s ¢come forward with man has fenders that on its face best and submit it to the railroad ted quite a se ol out of his on O'Fal 11 street, near Jloded and a large ¢rowd erday held by Judge 0] charge of assault airman of the Finance s to the propositions of the treasury. report was received by the Haroor rs from the committee on the lease vesterday and final action tponed on the amendments of Mayor d Commissioner Cole. ddy going was very disastrous to the st the track yesterday, but one finish- The es were Out- h erton, Centu- L zation. cher in_the public Board of Education nt. She claims and says that Novem llegal. g of head of departments of the t was held yesterday to dis- ¢ s of the ase of sup- It did not de- Mrs. Baker, hools, prop T v stitutions. n. Trede has discovered m one of the World's The State Board of quested to contribute this defraying the expenses of & tat Atlanta. issioners had a statement m last night to the effect that t companies were without fuel for ines or forage for, the horses, the con- having refused to give further supplies s guaranteed payment. exhil ire he mysterious case of the estate of Alexan- th, & forgotten depositor of the Hibernia has taken on & new feature. Some j [ d slights have led to the discovery of & and a rumored search to bring him Everybody Itis a beau t to divide the money. le was arrested on & warrant charg- th perjury in falsely swearing in a at First avenue and Fulton laining witness was John anchez street. talking about the Trilby cape. othing like it in the city for t Made of fine heavy, bright roadcloth, in ,navy and black. "Just the ght that s the city and only $5, at C. 911 and 913 Market street. As the result of an explosion in the course of grading operations near Rivoli avenue Thomas H. Williams Jr. and John H. Ferris have been sued by Peter Henderson for $1068 for damages dc his house and other property on February 12, 1895. ner, a stableman, was booked at the last night by Detective Gibson on & tcharging him with willfully admin- )n 1o the Ledette filly on Thurs- that afternoon. Charles E. Tre- Charles Boots is the wned the saloon Th ©'Connor, 1 double its p 1 Hotel. 3 ne, as assignee for W.G. Fer- 1som, has sued Emily B, Hopkins for $3000, as an e of property. Ferguson roposed to e propoad ey Tea: estaie at Morgan 3 Contra Costa County, Cal., she to pay $3000 commission, Ferguson found her title to the Orinda Park property de- fective. and refused to make the exchange, but holds Emily Hopkins lisble for the com- mission. This afternoon the: ususl Te will be a meeting of un- nterest at the Young Men's Christian on auditorium, Mason and Ellis Henry Varley, evangelist, of London, his confidentisl addreéss to young men on “The Curse of Young Manhood.” The service will be exclusively for rentlemen be- tween 16 and 45 years of age. This will be the first in a serles of four or five lectures to be de- vered at the same place on Sunday - noons by Mr. Varley, © el Charles Ristori, e blacklisted Southern Pa- cific railroader, was on the water front yester- day watching for the arrival of the steamer Columbia. He stated that Mrs. Ristori eloped with another man during the railroad strike last July, and, notwithstanding almost a year has passed away, he is watching with a pair of marine Elasses ‘and Jiaiting with « pistol for i tourists, who, he has been aq: vill re- turn on the Poriland steamer, T o VT t and call operator, for | and more physically and men | and Pershon Francisco, two ex- | ion late | he Superior Court in | murder his | r 9 lust, which resulted inher | before Justice of the Peace Barry, that he | AN 00D NAUTICAL TRIO, The Old Bark Leahi, Whose Thick Walls \Could Not Be Crushed. A HALIBUT - SHAPED YACHT. The Dome-Deck and Double-Pro- peller Steamer Thistie a Marine Freak. The bark Leahi, the steamer Thistle and sloop Cyclone, lying together at Howard- street pier, compose about the oldest marine trio ever bunched together. Each vessel is in no way like her fellow or like | any other craft, and the dissimilarity makes the three nondescripts strikingly noticeable. The Leahi is an Hawaiian vessel of 551 tons, and was formerly a Norwegian bark. | She was wrecked on the Mexican coast, | recovered and sold for $800. The immense thickness of being crushed on the beach at the time she went ashore, and the clumsy and rather unsightly craft sails the seas, a monument to the excellent work of her Norse builders. | Her carrying capacity is small on account of the heavy timbers and planking of her her walls and the great | strength of the hull prevented her from | know there were ladies present. He looked | right at another lassie and me and said he | didn’t see any ladies, and began to swear | again. ¢ 5 : ““It was something terrible. I told him | to quit, and he woulan’t. Then I told him | to leave, and he wouldn’t. At last 1 told him I'd put him out if he did not s(og. “He began worse than ever, and I just grabbed him and then threw him down the stairs. He pulled me part way with | him, but it didn’t hurt. | “He waited for me after the service,” she added, “‘and begged me to forgive hil. I did, and he came the next night and gave | his soul to Jesus.” WANTS A NEW TRIAL. | William Savage Would Like to Reopen the Blythe Estate Case. The legal entanglement of the Blythe estate has not been unraveled yet,and | although Florence Blythe has been de- clared the heir to the millions of the dead man, the other claimants are not giving ! up easily. The latest move was made yesterday by ‘William Savage, one of the Savage claim- ants. He filed a petition in the Supreme | Court for a rehearing of the case. His pe- | tition covers thirty-two pages of type-writ- | ten matter, and in it he takes occasion to make some strangely worded objections to the manner in which the estate affairs were treated in the Superior Court. | In the tirst place Mr. Savage holds that the Probate Judge refused to allow his { counsel, T. I. Lyons, to cross-examine an 1xmportant witness, T. I. Gutierrez, who | haa been secretary to Blythe at the time of | his death; also that he was ignored by the | Judge and was not allowed to ask any | | A THE BAREK LEAHI, STEAMER THISTLE AND SLOOP CYCLONE. [Sketched by a “Call” staff artist.] | peculiar construction, but she was built for speed, and notwithstanding her shape | she has met the expectations of her de- | signers. | The steamer Thistle is a craft the coun- She is a sixty-five ton vessel and was built about seven years ago as a tugboat for the Rogue River bar, and was supplied with two propellers, one at the stern and the other in the bow, upon a continuous shaft running fore and aft through the hull. Her draught was about four feet, and the forward propeller would be submerged even when the after screw would be churn- ing the atmosphere. The boat was dome-decked, the planking 20 deg., which gave the steamer the un- sightly appearance of being broken-backed. |~ "This plan was adopted to clear the deck of water speedily and was found to work successfully, as the seas would roll off the turtle-like hull and the little light-draught steamer would rise to the crest of breakers | like a duck. When the vessel was changed to a coast freight steamer a rail was built on the forward slope and the head pro- }\ellerlnyperl off, but the after part of the | hull still preserves its sinking appea She is owned by the Alaska P; Company. The sloop Cyclone was built at Alameda in 1891 by E. A. von Schmidt. She is 43 feet long, 9 feet in depth and has a beam of over 20 feet. | ~ In fact she is shaped like a fine fat hali- | but, and her great width makes her a | twenty-eight ton craft. When Captain von Schmidt sailed her around the & | immense sail she carried made her usually | the victor. Her new owner, Captain J. W. | Morris, is fitting her with a mainsail, two | jibs and a gaff topsail and is preparing the old yacht for a cruise in Japunese waters |and eventually around the globe. The | captain’s wife will be a passenger and the | vessel will be manned by three persons. PRACTICALLY CRIPPLED, The Fire Department Is Almost Des- titute of Fuel and Forage. The Fire Department is practically crip- pled for want of fuel and forage. The Commissioners at their meeting last night were confronted with a statement from the different engine, hook and ladder and hose | companies, which showed that on an aver- age there was not enough feed for the horses to last over Monday night. In re- gard to fuel, there was only enough to serve for three or four hours at a fire; in other words, that a big fire would lead to the consumption of nlfthe fuel at the dis- posal of the department. The difficulty lay in the fact that the con- tractors had refused to give any further supplies of fuel or forage unless they were guaranteed payment of their bills. A resolution was introduced and adopted that the Supervisors be requested at once to see the contractors before Monday night and endeavor to make arrangements for further supplies, and failing that that the Commissioners endeavor to make arrange- ments with other contractors for further supplies. oseph Brandon of engine 10, who was charged with neglect of (s‘uty, tendered his resignation, which was accepted. Frank Donnelly of hook and ladder 3 was found guilty of a similar charge and was fined fifteen days’ salary. - A LASSIEEW HER MUSCLE. She Combines Teaching Good Manners ‘With Preaching Salvation. Down at the Salvation Army barracks on Mission street, near Third, they have dubbed Marie Brownell ‘“the salvation slugger.” She does not look a bit pug- nacious, for her face is pretty and in- telligent. But appearances are deceptive -some- times. Miss Brownell, on March 30, thrashed a man who insuited her mother and herself as the{ were. wnlkinf home from the barracks. Yesterday she thrashed a young man who took advantage of the fact that a young woman wore a Salvation Army bonnet to insult her. Last week a Norwegian sailor disturbed the meetings, and when the sergeants who attend to the door went to crder him out he merely swore at them. Later he began using violent language in the hallway. ““The sergeant told him to stop,’ Miss Brownell, “and asked him if said e didn’t terpart of which was never before seen. | | crossing the choppy seas of the river bar, | He will | sinking toward the head and stern about | questions of the witnesses after his at- torney had left the case. The appellant then goes on to review portions of the tes- timony which was given on the trial, ana he flatly contradicts several statements which were made by witnesses, He makes some particularly strong re- flections on ex-Attorney General Hart,who is the legal representative. of Florence Hinckley-Blythe. He also objects to Mr. Hart’s testimony | as given in the case. He says: It is well known that there is a set of legal bandits acting and preying upon this estate, such parties being the worst kind of bandits. they being protected. But is the court going to stultify itself by assisting them in their ne- farious business ¥ In conclusion he asks the court to over- look any strong language which he may have used in his appeal, and says that if a new trial is granted it will conduce to a quicker settlement of the case. THE POTRERD IS BOOMING, Sidewalks and Electric Cars Cause Many Changes in the Suburb. The Improvement Company Takes Up Questions Affecting That Section. The Potrero is booming. Not alone in real-estate transactions and the erection of buildings is that portion of San Francisco picking up, but also in the matter of street improvements. Pedestrians on Kentucky street, the main thoroughfare through which they were compelled to wade in mud two and a half inches deep or else give up walking and pay a nickel to ride in a smoke-begrimed one- | horse car at the rate of two miles an hour, can now either walk on well-laid sidewalks orhop on an electric car and reach their destination in an eighth of the time for- merly required. ‘The masses of rock which slide from the hillsides during every rain and reach far out into the roadway no longer block traffic nor compel the pedestrian to take the mid- dle of the track in order to pass. As fast as the debris lands upon the highway it is removed by employes of the city and Kentucky street is kept clear. There is also an understanding with the bridge- tenders that the draw shall be swung shut as qlnickly as possible. All this has been brought about by the efforts of the Potrero Improvement Club, an m'gnmzltlon composed of men who own their own homes, and who propose to make that section of San Francisco one of the best portions of the City, and remove the stain of silurianism which has re- tarded the growth of the flat district. Itis the purpose of the club to have every resi- dent own his or her own home, and to work for the advancement of a happy com- munity. Such a thing as prudishness does not en- ter the minds of the members of the club. They desire every one to have as much in- nocent eng;oyment as their means will al- low. On Baturday evening, May 4, almost the entire settlement wilme out to wit- ness the production of “Mikado,” to be given by local talent at the opera-house. The Standard Athletic Club gave one of their favorite hops last night at the opera- house. Although the weather was not cal- culated for a “‘ball night,” the young folks of the district turned out in force and en- joyed the dancing until well after mid- night. There was atime when such affairs called for an extra sauad of police, but that day has gone by, and as Sergeant Bennett ;ayu, “The Potrero ain’t wient it used to e The entertainment to be given by the Specialty Club for the benefit of St. The- resa’s Church promises to be quiet un event. The young ladiesof the Potrero are taking an active interest in the affair, and the members of the club who are to participate have rehearsed until their parts are perfect. All are determined to bring the Potrero out of its legarthy and place it where it rightly belongs—San Francisco's popular southern section. e e A New Depariment. Furniture moved, stored, packed and shipped at low rates by Morton Special Delivery. Only experienced men em- gloyed; equipment first class. Offices, 31 eary street and 408 Taylor street. * L NO RELIEF IS IN SIGHT, The Empty Treasury Puts the Supervisors at Their Wits’ Ends. SALARY PLAN NOT POPULAR. A Meeting That Came to Naught. Wil Talk It Over With the Court. The emergency meeting of the heads of departments of the City and County gov- ernment, held yesterday morning in the office of the City and County Attorney, took no definite step toward the end for which it was called. That end was to pledge the salaries of all the employes of the City for one month or two months, allowing the money to be used for the pur- chase of supplies—food and medicines for the hospitals, Almshouse and jails, feed and coal for the Fire Department, ete. There is no money in the treasury, but it is expected there will be enough from various sources of revenue to pay salaries during the next two months, but no more. The question to have been determined was whether the employes would keep their warrants in their pockets uniil the end of May and allow the money due them to be diverted to the other uses named in the meantime, accept what might remain in the treasury at the end of the month, and then hold out their May warrants in like manner for another month. It is difficult to realize that the City and County of San Francisco has come to such an extremity as this, but the reiteration of those in authority and the refusal of the tradespeople to sell it a barrel of flour or a ton of coal, forces it home as a distressing fact. The plan of borrowing from the City’s employes for a month or two the money which they have earned is an expedient suggested not so much because there is no other money as because it is declared to be law that the goods purchased during thi fiscal year must be paid for with the money of the year. The salaries of employ however, do not come under this constitu- tional provision, because it is said they are a ‘“‘continning’’ claim or obligation. So the tradespeople refuse to furnish oods because the money of the general und for this fiscal yearis exhausted.and the money of the next fiscal year cannot be legaliy paid to them, while the clerks may withhold their warrants, allow the trades- people to take it and themselves be paid ater on. The salary list amounts to about $130,000 a month, and would be ample to cover the sitnation, but there are drawbacks to the | scheme besides the fact that the authori ties are by no means a unit in their judg- ment about its fulfilling the conditions of the law. As a first essential to carrying out the plan, however, the employes must consent to it, and at the meeting held yesterday | there was not manifested that eagerness to do so that was anticipated by the father of the idea. The argument was offered by several of the heads of department that the men needed their money and very many had drawn their month’s salary in advance through brokers, and the bro{ers cannot be pledged. Their being required to wait for their money through another month those who had not heretofore sought the brokers would be compelled to do so and ‘‘the brokers would rob them.” But the gravity of the situation is such | that everybody in the employ of the City admits that some heroic measures must be taken, and the City Hall is suffering a nervous tension thathas scarcely been feit before in its history. The salary question is being discussed in every office, and another meeting will be hel(f on Monday at which it will be finally determined. At the meeting held yesterday morning nearly every department was represented, there being first, Mayor Sutro, City and County Attorney Creswell, County Clerk Curry, Street Superintendent Ashworth, Sheriff Whelan, Coroner Hawkins, Deputy Assessor Herzar, Deputy Tax Collector Cook, Acting Chief Dougherty of the Fire Department, License Collector Newman, Clerk Williams of the Justices’ Courts, Clerk Sullivan of the police court, Super- intendent Titus of the City and County Hospital, Deputy Treasurer Jacobs, Chief Crowley. besides Chairman Taylor and other members of the Finance Committee. Chairman Taylor presided at the meet- ing and stated the case. City Attorney Creswell backed up the statement, and declared that the men in his office were prepared to allow their warrants to stand for the month. Mayor Sutro made a short but strong plea to the heads of degm;tments to help the Supervisors out of their dilemma. He hoped that some decision might be gained from the Supreme Court that would enable the City to pay its debts and so restore the confidence of the contractors. Deputy Treasurer Jacobs said he be- lieved there would be money enough in the treasury to meet next month's de- mards, and that nothing would be re- quired of the salaries for Aprit. While the treasury is empty now, there is some revenue expected immediately. He pre- sented an estimate of that, as follows: May 1, 1895—Cash on hand after paying all April bills and salaries Taxes to come in. .. License fees to com Sundries to come in. Total .. State owes— Grand total.........cc.eene -..$143,500 License Collector Lees said that the clerks, like the firemen’s horses and the people in jail, wanted to eat, and he wanted to know how it could be arranged if they had no pay. If they went to the brokers they would be robbed. Assistant Chief Engineer Dougherty of the Fire Department said the Fire Depart- ment horses would bave to be provided for at once, and Deputy Assessor Herzer asked him if the employes in the depart- ment would be willing to hold out their warrants on behalf of the horses. Dougherty said he could only speak for himself—he would be wxlhn%.l Mr. Herzer moved that the City Attor- ney be requested to draw up a petition, to be signed by the heads of departments and their deputies who were willing to with- hold their salaries, and Hiram Cook, chief deputy of the Tax Collector’s office, sec- onded it. E. W. Williams, clerk of the Justices’ Court, declared it to -be his opinion that those departments that had nothing to do with creating the deficit should not be called upon to suffer through it. The warrants once withheld, he said, they would not be paid for six months and the brokers wouIJ’ eat them up with interest. Chairman Taylor said that it had been suggested to him, as another way out of the difficulty, that the street hé;hts be shut off foracouple of months. Some $45,000 could be saved in that way. Clerk Williams said the only legitimate way out of it that he saw was to call a srecinl election and secure the right from the people to levy a tax to pay the indebt- edness. s Chairman Taylor said that the fact that there was no money to pay the expenses of an election made that impossible, Creswell clung to his original suggestion. He thought the clerks would be willing to withholrf their warrants if they were not laced at the mercy of over-greedy bro- ers. He thought some bank could "be in- duced to purchase them at a reasonable discount. % M. Greenebaum, representing the associ- ated creditors, said that the merchants merely wauted to be assured that they would be paid. There was no sentiment in the question with them as they were not in the brokerage business. It was finally determined that a con- ference should be held by the Finance Committee in company with City and County Attorney Creswell and ex-Judge McKinstry with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to see if some new plan could not be discovered. There will be another meeting of the committee and the heads of departments to-morrow morning at 11 o’clock. POWELL'S EFFECTS. Judge Coffey Makes an Inquiry About Them the Occasion for an Ex- pression on Women. Miss E. Blanche Powell and James Henry Powell, children of Abraham Pow- ell, who died at the Occidental Hotel on the 26th inst., appeared before Judge Coffey vesterday to procure an order entitling them to access to the effects of deceased in the vaults of the Safe Deposit Company. The Judge questioned them rigidly as to their rights to the order and the petition- ers were very insistent. Miss Powell stated particularly that it was absolutely neces- sary that she procure the order that after- noon in order to inform herself and her brother as to the property of the deceased. After some demurring on the part of the court the order was granted. 3 The petitioner, Miss Powell, holding the order, then remarked: ‘I suppose, Judge, since I have got this order and no one can be ahead of me, that it will suffice to file it at the Safe Deposit vaults on Monday ?" The court intimated that as the order indicated the exact hour and minute when it was granted it would be well that the petitioners should file it at once. This they nally determined it would be well to do. “Just like a woman,” ejaculated Judge Coffey as the last flutter of a skirt van- ished. ““They want a thing the worst way, and when they get it they don’t know what to do with it. “This court has gained an unenviable reputation in its treatment of women, but according to my experience they obtain | more here than they can appreciate. Thef’ are lovely creatures, and I love them all, but in matters of business they pass all um\ers(anding.” Abraham Powell, who was a native of Philadelphia, will be buried to-day from the Masonic Temple, under the auspices of California Commandery, Knights Templar. WLL SUE THE BLAR | Mrs. Baker to Ask the Courts | for Salary and Posi- tion. She Says She Was a Regular Teacher and Her Dismissal Was Unjust. The Board of Education will find itself in trouble next Thursday if a former teacher in the public schools does not | change her mind before that time. | Mrs. 8. C. Baker is a teacher with a grievance against the board on account of | certain acts alleged to have been commit- | ted by that body, which she has vainly en- | deavored to have it correct. The ques- tion involved is one of money, combined | with unjust dismissal from the teaching | staff of the City’s public schools, and Mrs. Baker proposes to have the merits of her claim passed upon by the courts. The facts in the case, as told by At- torney J. A. Hall, who is Mrs. Baker's counsel in the proposed suit, are as fol- | lows: “Mrs. Baker has been a teacher for the past twenty-five years, and is well known {and liked in mearly every city on the coast. She was elected a regular teacher on October 14, 1890, having for five months before that time been on the substitute | list. Mrs. Baker served as a regular teacher in the Washington Grammar Sch’ool until the close of the term in May, 1892 Z ' hen came vacation, during which time she continued to draw her salary of $30 per month. Now the position of the Board of Eaucation is that my client was simply a probationary teacher and subject to dis- missal at any time, but we propose to show that she was a regular teacher and was so | she went back to her school and to her as- tonishment found that she had no class, a gentleman having been placed in charge. She was directed to the board and was then told that the first vacancy would be given her, the opportunity coming shortly aiter- ward in the Point Lobos school, Miss Mag- ner principal. “She stayed there two months and then went to the Jefferson School, teaching there during the months of September, | October and November, when her class was consolidated with another. TLater Mrs. Baker was assigned to the Peabody Pri- mary and then went from place to place, as occasion demanded. On the 15th o November, 18%4, without the formality of a charge or trial, she was dismissed from the staff. Mrs. Baker claims to have been a regular teacher and, consequently, not subject to dismissal except on a specified charge and conviction. salary and reinstatement.” | charge of teachers in November last, Mrs, | Baker, Mrs. L. E. Rider and Professor A. | J. Ttsell being among the number. with the summary action of the board and they carried their cases to the courts, finally winning a substantial victory, the conrt ordering that they be restored to their positions. It is on the strength of this case that Mrs. Baker hopes to secure a decision favorable to her. EL CAMPO EXCURSIONS. The Popular Summer Picnic Grounds Now Open for Visitors. El Campo, the popular summer picnic ground, has opened for the season. The music furnished by the owners every Sun- day secured for the ‘‘camp’’ such a popu- lar patronage last year thatthe manage- ment has decided to renew that portion of the attractions this year. When for 25 cents a person ecan take a ride on the bay, land on the shores far from the city’s bustle and be admitted to grounds where dancing, bowling, base- ball, running, fishing and boating can be enjoyed, it is no wonder El Campo has become so popular. Another advantage is that the time for visiting the resort is not limited to one boat per day, but any one desiring to go there has the choice of four trips between 10:30 o’clock in the morning and 4 o’clock in the afternoon. ¢ Comin§ back to the city a person has the choice of four trips and can either leave there at 11:15 or any other time up to 5. a. For the fisherman the trip is one of the best to be made. Plenty of time and good “banks” are at his disposal. For the tourist who has but little time to see the sights of the bay it is the best trip to take, for by the steamer Ukiah, run especially to the grounds, he gets a view of the islands and shores of the west and north bay. To-day El Campo will be crowded with peopie who have visited the resort for the first but not the last time. ———————— THERE is an article on this market seldom equaled and never excelled—Jesse Moore Whis- key. Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantees itsp urity. e Livernash’s Successor. Lincoln E. Savage has been substituted:as at- torney for R. H. McDonald in the place of E. J. Livernash in the case ot the Pacific Bank against R. H. McDonald Jr. — e SPURIOUS coin has no ring. Observe the ring of the Almighty Dollar (Cigar). Bk regarded by them. At the close of vacation | he seeks back | Everybody recalls the wholesale dis- | The | two last-named teachers were not satistied | i | | | | | A PAGE BROWN'S BILLS, The Question Presented to the Board of Harbor Com-~ missioners. GOVERNOR BUDD WAS THERE. A Recent Decislon by Judge San- derson Bears Upon the Archi- tect’s Claim. The Board of State Harbor Commission- ers met at 11 A. . yesterday for the pur- pose of considering the bills of A.Page Brown against the State. Governor Budd was not present at that meeting. Later in the day the Governor visited the Commissioners, There were also present the attorney for the board, Tirey L. Ford, and ex-attorney Mr. Strat- ton, and these matters were informally discussed. During the discussion the Gov- ernor stated the questions that had arisen in the Board of Examiners, of which he is himself a member. The Governor aid that a question had arisen as to whether or not they should authorize the payment of the demands of Architect A. Page Brown for his services in relation to the new depot. He called attention to the act of April 1, 1872, found at page 925 of the statutes of 1871-72. The first section of that act is as follows: When by any statute of this State power is given to any State or county officer or officers or to any board of supervisors or corporation or any board of trustees or commissioners or any person or persons created or appointed by authority of any such statute to erect or cause to be erected or constructed any State or county or other building or structure it shall be the duty of such officer or officers, board of supervisors, corporation or board of trustees, or commissioners or other person or persons to advertise for plans and specifications in detail for said building or other structure, and to state in said advertisement the amount author- ized by law or otherwise to be expended for the erection of said building or structure, and also the premium to be awarded to the architect whose plans and specifications for the same may be adopted. The question that arose in the Board of Examiners was as to whether the pro- visions of the act applied to work done by the State Board of Harbor Commissi ers. Judge Sanderson in a recent decision in a case before him determined that a similar act, that of March 23, 1876, in rela- tion to the erection of public buildings, did not apply to the Board of State Harbor Commissioners, for the reason that the Harbor Commissioners operate under special provisions of the Political Code which relate to Harbor Commissioners only and not to State officers in general. If the law quoted in the foregoing should be determined not to be applicable to the Harbor Commissioners then the Board of Examiners will allow Mr. Brown’s claim; otherwise they may conclude that the con- | tract under which he was employed was not in conformity with the law, and in that event they will decline to approve his demands. PHIL CRIMMINS' PISTOL. It Creates a Sensation by Going Off Accidentally. The report of a pistol attracted a large crowd to the corner of O'Farrell and Mar- ket streets, shortly before midnicht Friday evening. The shot was for some time a mystery. No one could be found who was hurt, and no one volunteered any informa- tion about the shot, as apparently no one had seen it fired. It appears that Phil Crimmins met with a slight accident while spending an enjoyable evening. He and some friends had been in the New Louvre, 8 O'Farrell street, where they had several drinks. They stepped out on the street and Crimmins attempted to change his re- volver from his trousers pocket to that of his overcoat. The revolver slipped from his hand and fell to the sidewalk, where it exploded. Crimmins picked up the weapon immediately and returned to the saloon with his friends. They had a round of drinks and then joined tie curious crowd on the street. They acted as if en- tirely ignorant of any knowledge of the cause of the disturbance. Over 1000 people gathered about the corner and a large number hung around for an hour or more in hopes of learning who had been shot. NEW TO-DAY. LADIES’ hirt Waists UP TO DATE. There is an individuality About our 8 ring line of SHIRT WAIST: That never fails to impress Ttself on any one that will Examine them. POINTS WHEREIN THEY EXCEL: PERFECTION OF FIT, EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS, PERFECT LAUNDRY WORK, 4 STYLES OF CUFFS, 4 STYLES OF COLLARS, UP TO DATE SLEEVES. Pronounced by all to be the best line of Percale Waists yet shown. PRICES AREe 50c, $1.00 and $1.50. SPECIAL: Perspiration-proof Blue Printed Percale SHIRT WAISTS, Handsomely laundried, That are very choice. Cuifs with link buttons complete At $1.50 Ladies’ White Shirt Waists, laundried, Pleated fronts, collars and cuffs, Finer grades at $1.50. NOVEL STYLES Silk and Leather Belts, plated and sterling silver buckles, just opened. AT 75¢ OUR NEW CATALOGUF NOW READY. Mailed Free to any address on applica- tion. KOHLBERGC, STRAUSS & FROHMAN, 107 AND 109 POST STREET, ——aNp—— 1220-1222-1224 MARKET ST. NEW TO-DAY. TAN SHOES TAN SHOES TAN SHOES As the market now stands we are the only house that has an immense stock of TAN SHOES, Therefore we are prepared to supply the whole Pacific Coast with TAN SHOES At Retail and Wholesale, So when you want to buy Tan Shoes send or come direct to headquar- ters. We will Retall them at Whole- sale Prices. We have no agents. We seli our goods direct to the people. There- fore, by buying from us you can save the Jobbers’, drummers’ and agents’ profits, which Is at least 256 PER CENT. WE WILL SELL THIS WEEK 800 PAIRS g LADIES' TAN K1D BUTTON, latest style square toes and dismond-shaped tips, HuEL AND SpriNe HEEL. Price this week %1.75 per Pair. OUR OWN MAKE LADIES TAN KID BUT- TON, latest style pointed and square toes, 82.50 per Pair. ‘We will warrant them to outwear any $6 shoe made, LADIES' FINE TAN KID BUTTON, brown cloth top or tan kid tops, latest style pointed razor toes, diamond-shaped tips, hand-turn soles, $3.50 per Pair. CHILDREN'S AND MISSES' TAN SHOES. QUARE TOES. SPRING HEELS. Sizes 510 Tha Sizes 8 to 11 Sizes 11%4 to 2 TADIES' TAN OXFORD TIES, 75¢c, $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2 and $2.50 Pair. LADIEN' SOUTHERN TIES, $1.50, %2 and $2.50 per Pair, MENS" TAN SHOES, All styles, $2, $2.50, $3 and %4 per Pair. Extra fine, §5; Finest quality, hand made, $6. We will make it a point to retall shoes at just what the other dealers have to pay for them. If youdoubt it just write to some other wholesale house and they will give you the exact price by the dozen that we retall them for by the pair. The above Bargains can be had at all Our Branch Stores. 520 J st., Sacramento, Cal. 1053 Broadway, Oakland, Cal. 17 and 19 Santa Clara st., San Jose, Cal. ‘When you Can’t Get Fitted in Tan- Colored Shoes Elsewhere, Always Go to ¢“Nolan’s’’ and Get Fitted There. Mail Orders filled by return ex- press. NOLAN BROS. SHOE COMPANY, PHELAN BUILDING, 812-814 Market St. TELEPHONE 5527. LI PO TAI JR.’S Herh Sanitarium, No. 727 Washington St., Cor. Brenham Place, above the piaza, San Francisco, Cal. Office hours 11 A. M. to 9 P. M. hoe = 1443 Linden Street, Oakland. Dear Sir: It fs now about four months since T was recommended by friends to_attend your sani- tarium. [ had for a long time been afflicted with epllepsy and was under the care of skilled doctors, but obtained no permanent relief until after I had consulted you. The herb teas procured at your sanitarium had the magical effect of bringing about a complete cure. I shall most earnestly recommend you to all who are afllicted. Yours respectfully, JENNIE FONGE. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. STOCKWELL’S THEATER. ™R . | 1o LAST NIGHT THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN. THAT IS WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS OF MR. J. K. EMMET “CEPRITZ’ AND HIS PERFECT COMPANY FAITZ IN A MADHOUSE BUT YOU SHOULDN'T MISS BABRY SINNOTT, One of the wonders of the century. REMEMBER: WIRST-CLASS RESERVED SEATS, 28c, 80c, 75c. An excellent seat on the ground floor, 50 cents, SUNDAY NIGHT at 8:15 " MECHANICS’ PAVILION. GREAT AND ONLY OSCARR. =25 GLEASON KING OF HORSE-TAMERS. GREATEST INDOOR EXHIBITION IN THE WORLD. ADMISSION, WITH SEAT, 25c. 'MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND), 3 Nights, Beginning TO-MORROW, ‘The Great American Drama, “THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME,* Seats on Sale To-day—Fopular Prices,