The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 19, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1895. i DOWN WITH THE COLIMA, Cabin‘Passenger Cushing Tells His Story of the Wreck of the Steamer. SAID THE COAL HAD SHIFTED. Heard No Orders Given by the Offi- cers With a View of Sav- ing Life. The inquiry into the wreck of the Pacific Mail steamer Colima was resumed yester- day, Charles H. Cushing Jr. of 870 Adeline street, Oakland, who was a cabin passenger on the ill-fated vessel when she was lost on May 27, was the only witness examined. He said: We left Manzanillo about 4 P. M. May 26. After traveliug about forty miles, I judge, I heard the captein say that we were going to have & storm. asthe barometer was falling very fast. He ordered all canvas (awning) taken in and the pumps tested. 1 did not notice that there was danger of a storm at the time. I was standing on the upper deck in the evening talking with some passengers, and the spray from one of the waves on the port side wet us a little. I still did not think there was any | danger, and, after a few minutes, retired to my stateroom and remained there till the morning. I slept all through the nightand did not reaiize that we were in any danger until about 8 A. M. Monday. My brother and I did not go to breakfast, but remained in our cabin. During the time we were in our stateroom the water, at inter- vals, kept washing through the keyhole and over the sill of the door. Istill did not realize any danger untillgot up in the upper berth with my brother. I looked through the venti- lator into the dining-room. The boat, at this time, had listed s0 to starboard that the sea was washing the staterooms and cabins on that siae. When I first looked through the ventilator I could see nothing but water and pieces of cabin being washed away. It was then my brother and I realized the danger we were in and we .decided to get down irom the upper berth, While on the floor of the stateroom I heard what I thought were two very distinct heavy shocks or noises. At that time the vessel 1 sible for he stateroom door leading into the passageway. I thought we had strucka Teef and said to my_brother, “I’s time for us 1o get out of here.” I was told aiterward that it was the coal shifting in the bunkers which caused these noises. Not being able to open the door of my state- room, which was No. 12 on the port side, I pulled open the door which led into stateroom 13. which was unlocked. It was wet, jammed and hard to open. When I opened it by a good deal of hard work we managed to make our exit through this stateroom into the passage- ading to the port side of the vessel and hips also into the dining-room. When Igot outof the stateroom i noticed that all the framework of the remaining state- rooms was held by just the endsof the rails and 1 ready to collapse at any moment. I told brothér that we should get hold of the rail 1 reached this rail and took chions. It was very dif- his reil on account of the essel was in at the time. My er was within three feet of me and could h the rail. While I was holding on to the stanchion ahe ea struck me and caused t gomy hold. When the sea struck me arown down against the framework of the stateroomsand the floor of the gangway. As soon as I struck, or while I waslying on the floor right against the cabin, I heard a tremen- dous crash, and at the same time 1 remember the vessel going right down and I with t. 2 to sen before? s st voyage. e ship begin to roll heavily? Tt was rolling all morning, but I did not re- alize any danger until_the time I spoke of. 1 elept all night and awoke at 7:30 o'clock in the morning. On leaving Manzanillo, or at any time pre- tious, did you notice the ship leaning over on one side? g Did you notice if any canvas was set on the &hip? I I(‘,onld see, when I first reached the door, from the way the vessel listed, that there was none. Did you notice any lumber on the forward deck? 1 did. Do you know whether it was repiled after leaving here ? 1 do not think it was. How high was it piled? 1 judged four and a half feet, because I noticed that to get on top of this pile of lumber I would have to get onto & settee, and then step fram the seat of the settee onto the lum- Z Have you an idea how far off shore the vessel was when she went down? No, I did not notice whether land was in sight or not. Were all orders obeyed aboard !nig? I heard few orders—in fact, I heard none ex- cept the order to take in canvas in the evening, I wish to remark that while in the cabin, I pressed the button for assistance and received no reply. Was the ship struck broadside by the seas? 1 think so. Was anything piled on top of this lumber? No. I noticed a dumpcart in front of the lumber. Any portholes open. I noticed there was the day before, but not if any were open that morning. It was quitea iittle while after leaving Manzanillo that the captain said we should have a storm. Vho told you the coal had shifted? One of the men who had survived—a sea- man—while on the raft. How long before the vessel went down was it that you heara the noises yop spoke of? Fifieen or twenty-five minutes. }\'ere you picked up by the San Juan? was. How were you treated? Well, very nicely. Dida the surgeon of the San Juan treat you Did you ever see him any time under the in- fluence of liquor? No, Idid not. Did you see him every day? Well, my stateroom was next to his, and he passed my room very often. In your opinion, do you think anything more counld have been done for the safety and lives of the passengers? I received no warning whatever from the captain or officers of the dangers about us. No attempt was made to lower lifeboats. 1did not notice the lifeboats—how they were. .TIL Iknow they were in their places; that's all. Do you know what the officers were doing for tne fifteen minutes prior to the vessel’s going down? No. This ended Cushing’s examination, and the inquiry was adjourned until this after- noon at 1:30 o’clock. NEW POLICE - STATIONS, Five of Them in Contemplation by the Police Commis- sion. A Fine Gymnasium to Be Equipped in the New Kearny-Street Station. There was an executive session of the Police Commissioners Monday night at which several matters of interest were discussed and determined. Itwas thought that at this meeting would be made the selection of the ten or twelve men who will be retired on half pay by the Pension Commissioners at their meeting on July 1. Action in this direction, however, went no further than the discussion of which of the following twenty-two persons could best be dispensed with: Arnop Bain- bridge, detective; William Cullen, prop- erty clerk;. Patrick Crowley, chief; Ed- ward Cohen, sergeant. harbor; William Douglass, captain, Company A; A.-J: Dunlevy, captain, harbor; James Harrold, patrolman, A; A. J. Houghtaling, ser- geant, A; I. W. Lees, captain of detec- tives; Jacob Lerman, corporal, B; Mier Lindheimer, sergeant, A; John Short, captain, B; A. W. Stone, captain of prison; B. ¥. Bohen, detective; J. M. Fitzgibbon, sergeant, harbor; P. 8. Haggerty, cor- poral, B; J. W. Shields, sergeant, A; A. B, Asher, patrolman, A; F.L. Brown, ser- geant, A; James Gallagher, patrolman, B; ohn Burke, corporal, A; W.P. Moor- house, patrolman, A. A No selection was made, but it was stated by Commissioner Gunst yesterday that it would undoubtedly be decided on at the regular meeting of the Police Commission- ers to-night. He added that at the Monday evening meeting it had been decided to require all the patrolling officers to wear beitsand that 550 would be purchased similar to those worn by the police of New York. Tt was also decided to secure the erection of five branch police stations in various parts of the City. Commissioner Gunst’s attention was called to the fact that there were now six branch stations and he was asked if these five were to be in addition to those already established. He replied: ‘“Youdon’t call those things stations; they're not fit for doghouses. What we propose to do is to go before the Board of Supervisors and find out if there is not City property that we can get to build proper police stations, such as they have in the East. All those we now have are rented. “‘Another thing we have decided to do is to equip a fine gymnasium in the new building that will be erected on the site of the old City Hall, and there will also be a large drill hall.”” BOYS' AND GIRLS' AID Their Twenty-First Anniver- sary -Was Celebrated Yesterday. A SPLENDID YEAR'S WORK. Presldent Perkins Tells of the Good Accomplished by the Insti- tution. : The twenty-first annual meeting of the Boys’ and Girls' Aid Society was held yesterday afternoon at the home, corner of Grove and Baker streets. Reveral friends of the institution were in attend- ance, and the address of President George C. Perkins was listened to with much in- terest. The report of Treasurer Dudley C. Bates showed for the yearending June 1. 1895, the receipts had been $31,534 24, and thedis- bursements $21,545 85, leaving a balance of $9988 39 to the credit of the general fund, which is deposited in local saving banks. following this report came the presi- dent’s address to the friends of the society, which was in part as follows: “I am still able to congratulate you upon the record of our year’s work and to report that never in the history of the society have the results, with a single ex- ception. been as satisfactory on the one hand, or has the status of its aimsand purposes risen to so high and exemplary a plane upon the other, “There has been housed, fed, clothed, schooled and instructed in mechanical work at the home an average of ninety-one boys and girls for the year, necessitating a force of eighteen officers, teachers and em- ployes, fourteen of whom resided therein, making the total number 109 for every day of the year. *The Industrial School of this City having been broken up, and the Whittier and Ione reformatories being crowded, there was and is no place to which a boy can be committed by the courts of this City except the County Jail, and on this account the trustees of this society made a contract with the City government to accept such boys, under the provisions of section 1388 of the Penal Code, for three successive commitments, making a total of six months, and to my mind it was most fortunate that the locality of our home and its large size enabled us to do 50, the results Pro\'ing most satisfactory to the City as well as to the offending boys. In order to comply with our part of the arrangement, and also to do the very best for these committed boys, we have main- tained a shoemaker, tailor and carpenter shop, with an expert teacher in charge of each, and also a class in penmanship with a first-class instructor five evenings of each week, while our day school, both forenoon and afternoon, does not suffer by compari- sandwim the City public school of the same rade. g “In order to accommodate the several mechanical teachers four suitable shops were constructed on the Grove-street side of the yard, the cargenter and his boys doing all the work, besides putting up a shed at the eastern end and replanking the yard. < *‘On each returning Sabbath, the weather Eermimug, from fifty to seventy boys ave been allowed to go home to visit their friends from 9:30 A. M. to 5 P. M., un- attended—in other words, without any watch over them whatever—and on the Sunday following Children’s day at the Midwinter Fair, which all save one (who was sick) attended, every boy in the house was permitted to go. ‘‘A great many necessary improvements have been made by order of the executive committee during the year, a new steam laundry and heating apparatus being the most expensive. A large amount of paint- ing has had to be done, also plumbing and regming, new bedsteads, bedding, chairs, tables, etc., bought. and: other proper dis- bursements made to bring the conditions and surroundings up to the plane we con- sider absolutely necessary. These all cost money, as the report of the treasurer will show, but there has been no extravagance, and the Aid Society is to-day one of the most economically managed charities in the country. “ The children have been generally healthy during the year, with no epi- demics, and the society is under deep obli- gations to Frances R. Sprague of the Chil- dren’s Hospital faculty for her kind at- ve_n}dlance at any and all times, day or night. “On the 1st of May we received the be- quest from the Charles Lux estate, amount- ing to $2500, there being others still held in abeyance, but which will probably be paid before the close of another year. “It is very gratifying to ‘our society to Teport that our relations with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Youths’ Directory and all of the orphan asylums have been of the most cordial character, each working in a common cause, in caring for the orphan, the home- less, abused and neglected children of our City and State, to educate, feed, clotheand assist them to grow up and become good men and women."” 2 At the close of President Perkins' ad- dress the following gentlemen were elected trustees for the ensuing year: George C. Perkins, Charles R. Allen, D. C. Bates, 8. C. Bigelow, C. H. Bonestell, Charles E. Green, Charles A. Murdock, Alphonso A. Wigmore, Alonzo A. Watkins. ———— OUR SHARE OF STATE TAXES, Six Per Cent Will Be Turned Into the Treasury. A communication was received yester- day by Assessor Siebe from Attorney-Gen- eral Fitzgerald in response to a query as to whether or not this City and County will receive the benefit of the provision in the generallaw which permits the Assessor to retain 6 per cent of the amount of the State taxes collected as his fees. ‘The communication is to the effect that the amount shoutd be turned over to the City and County. ‘‘As the pay of the Assessor and his deputies is provided for by salaries in this City and County,” said Deputy Herzer iauterdny. “I believe this amount should e retained and turned into the treasury. Tae St.ate‘u(&)ropnrtion of the taxes will be about $100.000, and, therefore, the sum of $6000 should be withheld for the benefit of the City ana County.” Powdered glass is now used to make sandpaper. he glass is pulverized by heating it ved-hot and throwing it into water, ROSENTHAL MAKES REPLY He Shows There Is No Ground for the Charges of Mrs. Austin. SUPPORTED BY THE COURT. His Actions All Strictly Within the Lines of Professional Ethics. In a dispatch published yesterday from Santa Rosa it was stated that serious charges were made against Marcus Rosen- thal, 2 San Francisco attorney, in a peti- tion filea by Mrs. Rose Aunstin, asking to have Rosenthal removed as executor of her husband’s estate. Among the charges made was that Ro- senthal had secured the withdrawal of L. Auradue, one of the other executors, by misrepresentations, so that he could ban- dle all the money and affairs connected with the estate; that he had paid P. Bat- taille $250 to secure Charles Austin, the husband of the petitioner, as a client; that he got $7500 from Austin for legal services which were worth only $500; that Rosen- thal had in his possession §15,000 belonging to the estate, and that by reason of his actions Mrs. Austin had been compelled to_go to her father’s home to live. v ‘When Mr. Rosenthal was seen regarding the matter he expressed surprise that _the Associated Press correspondent who had sent the substance of the petition had not included the proceedings that were had before Judge S. K. Dougherty in the Supe- rior Court at Santa Rosa on the day that the dispatch was sent to San Francisco, that is, on Monday last. The matter of the petition at that time came up for hear- ing.and after the petitioner had submitted the testimony of quite a number of wit- nesses, Rosenthal_stated, he asked to be put on the stand in his own behalf. This the Judge told him was entirely unneces- sary in view of the character of the testi- mony that had already been given. Judge Dougherty then heard arguments from the attorneys of the petitioner, and, without leaving the bench, refused to grant the petition. Rosenthal thus re- mains joint executor with Mrs, Austin of the estate. 3 A In explaining the charges contained in the petition Mr. Rosenthal said: *‘In Sep- I(‘mgwr, 1884, Mr. Battaille, a friend of mine, came to my office and brought with him Mr. Austin, whom he introduced to me, stating that Mr. Austin desired the services of an attorney, and that he bad told him to take his case to me. “Mr. Austin informed me that he had re- ceived a letter telling him of the death of his mother in New York and that she had leit a large and valuable estate, worth in the neighborhood of $1,000,000, a portion of which he was entitled to. He wanted me to take the matter up and look after his interests. He staced that he could not give me any fee at that time, as he had no money. After looking into the merits of the case I agreed to take it up. The mat- ter involved the contestine of both the wills of his father and mother and the em- ployment of attorneys in New iork. As the result of my efforts $40,000 was received from the estate about the end of January, 1885. This amount was sent to me and I immediately advised Mr. Austin. He came to the office and asked me what I in- tended to charge him. I told him §5000, which he said was satisfactory, and which amount he then paid me. “About two days afterward I met Mr. Battaille on the street and asked him to come to the office whenever he had time. He called on the following day and 1 wrote out a check for $250 and gave it to him, saying: ‘Hereis a little present for you." There had never been any talk be- tween us as to_his compensation. I had thoufiht of making him a present of a watch and chain, but on reconsideration thought the cash would be more accept- able to him. ““This $40,000 had been received from the estate of his father, who had died before his mother, and at the time my fee of $5000 was paid me there was nothing said about any contests over the wills of both his father and mother. These were afterward brought with the result that Charles Austin received a further amount of $30,000 out of the estate before his death, and that about three weeks ago another $15,000 was received, making $85,000 in all recovered for Austin and his heirs, and there is $35,000 more which will shortly come into possession of his heirs. *‘It was agreed between Mr. Austin and myself that I was to receive the additional sum of §6500 for these later services, but of the amount only $2500 has thus far been paid me. The balance is to be paid me when the remaining money of the estate | comes. ‘‘About three weeks ago, as I stated be- fore, $15,000 was received by me ‘as execu- tor of the estate of Charles Austin, who died in Sonoma County on June 9, 1894. I immediately notified Mrs. Austin of the fact, but she never demanded the money of me. I am ready to pay over all the money of the estate in my possession to whomever is en- titled to it. The money is now on deposit 1n the Bank of California in the name of the estate. “When Mr. Austin died there was only $75 in cash found in his estate, and this the executors allowed Mrs. Austin to retain. She also remained in possession of all his personal and other property, including their homestead. “‘On June 6 Mrs. Austin got $1650 out of the §$15,000 as a family allowance. I pre- sume it was the fact of there being no cash among the effects of the estate that in- duced her to take up her residence with her father. I may add that I not only ad- vanced the expenses for the estate since the death of Austin out of my own pocket, but I also loaned Mrs. Austin $150 in cash shortly after her husband’s death. which amount was recently, repaid to me. She desired to make further loans from me, but I was not in a position to accommodate her, and this was possibly the cause of her action in seeking to have me removed as one of the executors of the estate. “With reference to the withdrawal of Mr. Auradue, it was made in order to save expense to the estate. His retention would not only have involved frequent trigs on his part between San Francisco and Sonoma County, but the payment of commissions to him. His withdrawal was made not only with the consent of Mrs. Anstin, but on her solicitation. I had of- fered to withdraw, but she said she pre- ferred to have me continue to act and look after the affairs of the estate.” FIRE DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES. The Committee of the Supervisors Make Awards. The Fire Committee of the Board of Supervisors met yesterday afternoon and considered the bids for cotton hose and other supplies referred to them. The Bowers Rubber Company was found to have submitted the lowest bid for rub- ber hose, the most important item, and the contract will be awarded to them. This was particularly gratifying to the commit- tee, it being a Iocal concern with a home product. Other fortunate bidders for hardware, aints, oils and other sg})plies were: F.G. ‘ulzen, Birch & Co., M. Greenburg Sons, Magner Bros., Dietz & Co., Mack & Co., Swift & Co., Pacific Marine Supply Com- pany. el toioah May Lose His Eyesight. Henry Wehrle, 12 years of age, living at 682 Ash avenue, and another boy were having an early celebration of the Fourth in a vacant lot at McAllister and Buchanan streets yesterday morning. Henry applied a lighted match to & can_of powder, and his face was terribly burned. He was taken to the Receiving Hos- p}:}- and later to the City and County Hos- i MIDWEEK BARGAINS NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. OUR = o [ I SN, — TSROt Sl Sl b e e TUS VUL S SERT UL SOOI SEN G SO E S S U SO ITSE GREAT GLEARANCE SALE! In connection with the numberless other bargains that are making our GREAT SACRI- FICE CLEARANCE SALE such an OVERWHELMING SUCCESS, the following lines, having been specially selected for clearance to-day, are offered AT AN AVERAGE OF LESS THAN HALF FORMER PRICES ! GOLORED DRESS GOODS! At 50 Cents. 25 pieces 44-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL FRENCH CREPON, plain colors, for- mer price $1 25, marked down to 50c a yard. At $5.00. ALL-WOOL FRENCH DRESS PATTERNS, in medium shades, former marked down to $5 each. At $6.50. 2-4 NOVELTY DRESS PATTERNS, em- broidered border, néw shades, former price $15, marked down to $6 50 each. At 25 Cents. 420 pieces SILK AND WOOL CREPONS, in_floral and other designs, former price 75¢, marked down to 25¢ a yard. EANDRBRCHIERS! At 6} Cents Each. LADIES’ WHITE HEMSTITCHED AND SCALLOPED EDGE HANDKER- CHIEFS, in white and colored, sheer lawn, regular vaiue $175 a dozen, will be closed out at 614c each. - EMBROIDERIES! At 10 Cents a Yard. CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 20c, will be closed out at 10c a yard. At 25 Cents a Yard. WHITE HEMSTITCHED SWISS EM- BROIDERED DEMI-FLOUNCING, 27 inches wide, regular value 65c, will be closed out at 25¢ a yard. 32 CREPON light and price $15, RIBBONS ! RIBBONS ! At 12} Cents. No. 12 ALL-SILK. BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, 2 inches wide, heavy quality, will be closed out at 124c. At 15 Cents. No. 16 ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, 214 inches wide, will be closed out at 15c. At 20 Cents, No. 22 ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, 3 inches wide, will be closed out at 2 CARRIAGE PARASOLS! At 9fieuts. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in Gloria silk, in black only (lined), value $1 25, will be closed out at 90c. SUN SHADES! At $1.00. 2¢INCH GLORIA SILK PARASOLS, saragon frames, natural handles, value 150, will be closed out at $1. At $1.60. 24-INCH GLORIA_ SILK PARASOLS, ragon frames, Dresden handles, value 2, will be closed out at $1 60. GLOVES! GLOVES! At $1.00. 100 dozen LADIES’ 4-BUTTON GENUINE FRENCH KID GLOVES (large but- tons), in tan, brown and ecru shades, also black, regular value $1 50, will be closed out at $1 a pair. HOSIERY ! HOSIERY ! At 15 Cents. LADIES’ BLACK COTTON HOSE, high- spliced heels and toes, Hermsdorf black, regular value 25¢, will be closed out at i5¢ a pair. At 25 Cents. LADIES’ EANCY RICHELIEU RIBBED LISLE-THREAD AND COTTON HOSE, black boot and “colored top combinations, regular value $450 per dozen, will be closed out at 25¢ a pair. At 33} Cents. LADIES' BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, extra heavy, high-spliced heels and toes, onyx fast and stainless black, regular value $6 per dozen, will be closed out 3 pairs for $1. LADIES' WAISTS! At 50 Cents. LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in fancy stripes and checks, regular price 75¢, will be offered at 50c. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ WAISTS, laundered collars and cuffs, in fancy shades of pink, blue and lavender, regular price $1, will be offered at 75c. At $1.00. LADIES’ WAISTS, made of French per- cale, full sleeves, laundered collar and cuffs, in fancy shades, regular price $1 25, will be offered at $1. NEN'S FURNISHINGS! At 25 Cents, EXTRA FINE ALL-SILK RFS, in tecks and four-in-hands, satin lined, usually sold for 50¢, will be closed out at 25¢ each. At 45 Cents, MEN’S UNLAUNDRIED WHITE SHIRTS, made of Utica muslin, with fancy percale bosoms and attached or detachable cuffs, manufacturer’s price $1, will be closed out at 45¢ each. At 65 Cents, MEN’S LAUNDRIED FANCY PER- CALE “STANLEY” SHIRTS, with collars and cuffs attached, extra good valll:e for $1, will be closed out at 65c each. MEN'S At 15 Cents, S INE CASHMERE ME- RINO SOCKS, full finished, with double spliced heels and toes, extra good value for 25¢, will be closed out at 15¢ a pair. At 25 Cents. MEN’S FULL-FINISHED EXTRA FINE IMPORTED COTTON SOC , With double-spliced heels and toes, in tans and fast black, worth $4 a dozen, will be closed out at 25¢ a pair. At 65 Cents. MEN'S EXTRA QUALITY BALBRIG- GAN UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAW- ERS, fancy silk finished, regular price $1, will be closed out at 65c each. At 75 Cents. MEN'S AUSTRALIAN LAMB'S-WOOIL, UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAW ERS, in undyed sanitary gray, warranted thor- oughly shrunk, medium weight, regu. larg)nce $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢ each. Market and Jones Stregts. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strets, Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests, Murphy Bullding, / Market and Jones Streets. for the trouble laid at Secretary Wol % COMMERCIAL. TRAVELERS, Difference of the California Division With the Na- tional Body. The Revocation of a Division Char- ter That Was Not Rec- ognized. There has been trouble in the Travelers’ Protective Association of America, with headquarters at 8t. Louis, and the follow- ing copy of a circular letter sent to each member of the California State Division shows that there has been a serious split in the organization: Inclosed please find copy of our appeal to the National Convention at 5an Antonio, Tex. We have been advised that the ofticers refused to allow this appeal to be presented, and no notice was taken thereof. TheT. P. A. is with- out doubt a one man organization. We advise you to take no notice, or pay any attention to any notices that you may receive, and have nothing further {o do with the association. Allow your dues to lapse, as there is no assur- ance that if injured your claim would re- ceive recognition from the man who runs the affairs of this association. We do not consider the T. P. A., as at present conducted, worthy of the confidence ot the commercial travelers. St. Louis Fost has also withdrawn on account of the refusal to pay some of their members’ claims. No association can succeed if run in the interests of one man, especially when the receipts are $10 per member, and the salaries and expenses are £12. We recommend that all members withdraw. Yours, fraternally, Per order of the Board of Directors and Com~ mittee on Appeals. M. Erlenbach is president and J. Wolff of 116 California street secretary and treas- urer of the California State Division. The division was organized in this City on the 1st of March, 1892, by charter granted by the National association of St, Louis, and when the National convention met at San Antonio, Tex., Morris Judah presented himself as delegate from Califor- nia, but he was refused a seat and was in- formed that E. N. Bachelder had been recognized to represent the Golden State. Mr. Judah offered an appeal from a de- cision by which the charter of the organ- ization of 92 had been revoked, but the convention, through its chairman, John A. Lee. who is a Police Commissioner of 8t. Louis, decided that he could not offer it, but that it must be presented by the recognized delegate. Believing that Mr. Bachelder would not offer a document baving for its purpose his removal from the convention, Mr. Judah handed it to Alvis Jacobs, president of the Colorado di- vision, but President Lee refused to accept it from him. _ The appeal, aiter stating that the Cali- fornia division had been in existence since the 21st of March, 1892, sets forth that on the 23d of last March the organization was notified by the National secretary of the revocation of its charter, and the protest and appeal is on the following grounds: First—Because the constitution grants no au- thority to the board of directors to cancel a charter, and in accepting the same the Cali- fornia division did not consent to a revocation of the same without cause. Second—Because no charges were presented nor any opportunity allowed for defense, and no notice ’ iven of the conteraplated action on the part of the board of directors. Third — Because the cnarter was revoked without good and sufficient cause. In support of our contention we beg leave to state that we have been officially advised that the charter was revoked for the following reasons, “Lack of interest and unprogressive- ness of the division,” and this, if borne out by the facts, which we deny, does not permit the arbitrary action taken by the directors. . The agpenl then goes on to say that later it was cl _ur%d that the secretary of the California State Division had failed to Properly attend to his duties, and that etters at National headquarters showed that the California board of directors re- fused to comply with the regulations. The aliegations are emphatically denied and it shown by a copy of a letter annexed that the National secretary wasin part to blame door. A charge that the treasurer remitted only 70 per cent of the dues instead of 80 per cent is met by the statement that under the rules the division is permitted to retain 30 per cent instead of 20 per cent for the benefit of the State division; and a charge that certain remittances were not made in 1894 is met by the assertion that at the time the money should have been sent on the great railroad strike was on and it could not be sent on te St. Louis as well as by a telegram from President Lee in re- sponse to one explaining the situation, as follows: “Your members holding your re- ceipts are ingured and in zood standing; remit as soon as possible.” The charge that the division failed to re- mit $10 to G. D. Barnard & Co. of Chicago for stationery is met by the assertion thai $10 for a ream of letter paper is extortion- ate. The appeal then adds: We most respec' nlly represent that the National beard of directors exceeded their Jovers when they granted a charier toE. N. achelder and otherssto organize a new State division of the T. P. A.. and request that said action be declared illegel by your honorable body. The appeal then relates the efforts to effect a compromise between the members of the elder organization and the thirty- two members of the new without success. The officers offered to retire and permit the election of a new set mutually agree- able to both factions, providing théy would act under the original charter, but this was refused by the Bachelder faction. The appeal closes with the assertion that W. C. Lewis, secretary of the new organization, is ineligible to the office for the reason that he is a bookkeeper in a retail business house, and_that no one connected with that house is eligible because the same is not engaged in the wholesale trade. “The California State Division,” said Secretary Wolif last evening. ‘‘has a mem- bership of 160, and every one has been noti- fied to drop out, for we do mnot recognize the rightof the National body to revoke our charter, and we will simpf allow our duee to lapse. When Mr. Bachelder wanted to form a new organization we offered to erant him a charter to form Post A of California, but our offer was refused, and we were told by Mr, Bachelder that he did not want to have anvthingto do with the religious creed which is that of the major- ity of the members, and our constitution says that any white male can be a member of the division, and it strictly prohibits re- ligion and_polirics. Mr. Bachelder, when he demanded a charter, stated that he was not aware that any other division existed in the State. I say that he did know we were in existence. ‘“John A. Lee, the National president, has political aspirations and has been usinf the organization to advance his per- sonal ambition, but what he is after Ido not know. 1t may be the mayoralty of St. Louis or State senatorship, but ge has managed to get complete control of the organization until now it is a one-man or- ganization. ‘‘Furthermore we found out that the in- come has been $10 per capita and the ex- ense §12. For this 146 members of the t. Louis division withdrew. We wanted the office of president to be an honorary one with an allowance of $75 a month for incidental expenses, but Lee insisted on a division organizer, so he created the office, fixed the salary at $1500 with $3650 for ex- penses and he appointed himself organ- 1zer. “The organization ought to pay $5000 to the heirs of a member ig case gt accidental death, $2500 in case of loss of an arm, leg or eye, $25 a week for fifty-two weeks in case of accident that will dvisable. “We who have withdrawn will each se- SHOOTING AT LIME POINT, John Stafford Attempts to Kill a Lieutenant and a Foreman. The Would-Be Murderer Sends a Bullet Into His Own Brain. John Stafford, a young man, attempted to kill Oscar Patch, foreman of the con- struction gang at Lime Point, Monday morning, where some heavy guns are being mounted. He then attempted to kill Lieutenant Potter, and, having failed, | turned the revolver against his own head and sent a bullet into his brain. He died two hours later. Stafford had been in the army at one time, but deserted, was captured, and asa punishment was sentenced to imprison- ment on Alcatraz Island for two years. After he had been out some time he went to Fort Point and was employed for three years, despite the fact that deserters are not usually taken in by the Government. He then went to Lime Point and sought work there, seeking a position similar to that he held at Fort Point, which Lieuten- ant Potter refused, though he was set to work as a laborer. Itis said that he de- veloped anarchistic ideas, and caused a great deal of trouble among the men who were working with him. A few days ago the men were laid off and were subse- quently ordered back to work, except Stafford and two others. Monday morning Stafford, attired in his best clothes, approached Patch and asked him if he was armed and fired two shots at Patch. One of the bullets grazed Patch’s neck and the other one of his hips. Patch ran away and Stafford went to the upper end of a house near by. From the window of the house he had a conversation with Lieutenant Potter 2nd endeavored to in- duce him to come to the room. The lieu- tenant declining, Stafford tired a shot at him, but the bullet went wide of the mark and the lieutenant withdrew out of range. In the meantime Reservation Keeper Mor- gan went to Sausalito and returned with Co:lpl:tnble (g;%?d ; e constable on entering the i which Stafford had tnkeng refug:oofl:m;g that individual on a cot with a bullet wound in his head and a revolver clenched in his right hand. He was stiil breathing, but unconscious, and he died some time afterward. In the room were found three notes as follows: To the Living: I am d: }’n:tcl;,! Mtyg&i lind t%tem‘:!n‘:;‘ze gofé'rh ‘(jgd hg them il because of his edneation. <P "¢ of JOHN STAFFORD. Iam an Odd Fellow, but believe in getting even once in a while. JOHN STAFFORD. Iam sorry Ididn’t have a better gun. This one won’t shoot through a shingle. JOHN STAFFORD, Stafford’s body was taken to Sausalito, where an inquest was held and a verdict of suicide given. The jury censured Lieuten- ant Potter for not having arrested Stafford after he shot at Patch. The wounded man was taken to this City, where his wounds, which are not seri- ous, were dressed. It is believed that Stafford attempted to kill Lieutenant Potter and Foreman Patch cure a new member, so that after the st of | to be revenged for having been discharged. July we will organize a branch of the United Commercial Travelers, which has head- quarters at Cleveland, and has now a mem- bership of 16,800. We shall organize a fm"d lodge in this city and subordinate | ago Lieutenant o dges in San Diego, Los Angeles and Sac- ramento. In this association the benefits | that Joseph Riley, who worked with Stafford at Fort Point, said yesterday: ‘“The at- tempt to kiil, T believe, goes further back than the discharge from work. Some weeks otter lost a watch and Stafford found one. He heard it reported he was charged with having taken are $6300 in case of death by accident, $2000 | Lieutenant Potter’s watch, and he went in case of natural death, $25 a week for | to the lieutenant, showed him the watch fifty-two weeks in case of illness, and $50 2 | he had found, and that official declared it week for fifty-two weeks in case of disable- was not his. He was informed that Lieu- ment by accident. The time runs fifty-two | tenant Potter had said he had been told by weeks if the iliness or ‘disablement that long.” runs | a man named Devine that ‘Stafford took the lieutenant’s watch,” which statement Devine denied the presence of the liens tenant, and in some way the foreman’s name was mixed up in the affair. Stafford then declared that this was a stain on his character which would have to be wiped out, even if he had to kill somebody and then himself. He was not crazy, nor was he an anarchist.” — . . BRYANT-STREET LUMBER PILE. Complaint That It Obstructs the Side- walk Unfounded. The petition recently presented to the Mayor, and by that official referred to the Street Committee of the Board of Super- visors, from several residents of Bryant street, protesting against the piling of lum- ber on the sidewalk by Harris, Jones & Co., operating a lumber yard on Bryant street, between Sixth and Seventh, was, ac- cording to the members of the firm, insti- gated by a discharged employe through motives of spite. An inspection of the place shows that the complaint rests on a rather flimsy foundation. The pile of lam- ber which is called an obstruction does not obstruct to any appreciable degree. All told there is between 6000 and 7000 feet, which is piled along the entire storehouse frontage, but in such a manner as to leave the sidewalk unobstructed for a width of twelve feet the entire distance. _“‘We have always been very careful in piling our lumber,” said Mr. Jones, a member of the firm, yesterday, “in such a manner as to leave plenty of room on the sidewalk. There are hundreds of yards in this City where lumber is piled out to within four and five feet of the street. Some of them take up the entire sidewalk, and leave the lumber there all the year round. ‘“T'welve feet of the space in front of our place is always left clear, and the lumber 1s in no sense an obstruction. We have never had a complaint from a single per- son on this proposition, and who the signers of this petition are I do not know. It is probably the work of a certain man who was discharged some time ago from our yard. 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