The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 14, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FKANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1895. 7 Ol T T\ Faid AUGUST 14, 1895 AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN THFATER.—“T00 Much Johnson.” 'welfth Night.” USE—* Harbor Lights.” ‘The Royal Middy.” Class Vandeville. THEATER (OAKLAND)—“An Ideal ORPHEEUN: MACDONO Husband.” TE BOARD OF TRADE EXHIBIT.—575 Market reet, below Second. Open daily. Admission free. BAY DISTRICT TRACK.—Races. MECHANICS' 1TUTE.—Oplens August 13. Carrronx 'ATE FATR—Sacramento, Septem- CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. e contest of the Alexander More will has continued to Saturday. Local items, brfght and brief, can be tound on this page of the CALL every morning. The Worthington jury was locked up last % as no verdict had been reached at 6 Republican County Committee met last o he utmost harmony and good will vailed. District Attorney Barnes has decided that no ore youthful vagrants can be sent to the re- schools. ners at the racetrack yvesterday were: Enough, Belle Boyd, Model, Charmion ttle Bob. his will be a poor year for hor ces are ‘lower than they have nty-five years. pre have sec -d Henry Pe- 1, as & trair ner in their egation Ohabal e services of Rabbi lifornia exhibit un yesterdsy at the to rid the cor- raiters,” and e at the Mechan- he exhibits will e days. s, wants A. C. Hen- d for refusing to ful- ¥ with her company. 1as little more to say about tes that he never agreed to the Hastings Law College. Club is in receipt of letters ¥ Germansin the Eastand e to secure homes in this to b0X 75 at noon yesterday e dwelling at 36 McAl- y and cal entertain- at the Howard-street Metho- r the benefit of the Fred Finch ducational and Industrial ness meeting and_gave a the rooms of the union, 163 g circle met last night al and organized the Pa. immer School and sdopted s plan of ment and studies. nts, at their meeting y da committee to 100k after t r to Professor er at Rooney’s er street, shot Gracie Jad sault to murder. a short distance south of e of the Fitzsimmons p of America. ip Alice came in yesterday ] a with the police fiag at ‘the fore. i the crew had assaulted the captein and Wi in a state of n i tary Me( n filed rthy v of the Young Men’s ¥s the criticisms of members of the Con- ¥ Club are untrue. {de Improvement Club is making for another big mass meeting to eek in September in the in- ests of the Folsom boulevard movement. president of the Cigar-makers' Union, another crowa last evening at the Third and Market streets, where he ted for obstructing the street. Labor Buresn there is a e help as housekeepers tics and but few applicants for such although the wages offered are good. an, who obtains money from t of procuring athis old ke to find has filed a complaint against San Mateo Railroad 000 for injuries sus- ent on the San Jose road last expec- t the police .would break up the Chamber of Commerce ons commending the rs for ordering the re- fie-street wharf, with iron . H. Allen was yesterday held to the Supcrior Court by Judge $1500 bonds on the charge of obtaining and goods from Mrs. Lucy M. Keely by se pretenses. The captains of the loeal militia regiments are complaining because their colonels al- lowed the board of location to recoramend that b owances be reduced from $100 Metropolitan Temple has been selected for the Eilver Convention to be held on the 19th inst, A big delegation from Nevada is expected, and Governor McConnell of Idaho says he wiil be present, if possible. he literary opening exercises of the twenty- eighth Industrial Exposition of the Mechanics’ Institute were held at the Columbia Theater yesterday -afternoon. Hon.James A.Maguire delivered the principal address. Gus_Strand, who was discharged by Jndge Campbell last June on the charge of obtaining 0 by false pretenses, was arrested last nigh d a warrant is out for the arrest of T. W cott, his confederate in the swindle. James Elmer Johnson, the seven-year-old boy whose guardianship has been a matter of court test bBetween Mre. Susan W. Coon and Gen- Jobhn McComb, was yesterday committed to the Home for Feeble-minded Children. T. K. Kase; the attorney who was arrested on the complaint of Simon Prouty on the charge of “misdemeanor embezzlement, had his case dismissed by Judge Low yesterday. The Judge decided thut it was a case for the civil courts. Forty-four veniremen were examined in the Durrant case yesterday, but not an additional juror was secured. Judge Murphy was feeling quite’ill, and at the end of the afternoon ses- tion ordeted & recess till Friday morning at 10 o’clock. At the Methodist quarterly conference to be eld in San Jose to-morrow it will probably be led whether Rev. R.S8. Canti urch of this City or not. San Jose wants to Keep him there. » great has become the indignation of the 1 labor union over the ‘Murdered by kers” inscription on the monument in the 10 cemetery, that & mass-meeting will be ed for Saturday evening to condemn the on of General Graham. Dennis Keating, an sopium fiend,” was ar- rested by Detective Dillon yesterday for bur- glary in having entered the rooms of Mrs. J. Arthur, 652 Folsom street, and stealing her dresses, 8 fur cape and other articles, which be sold in a Fourth-street saloon. The_ Salaries Committee of the Board of School Directors yesterday discussed a proposi- tion 1o reduce the salaries of the school teach- ers in order to meet the cut in the appropria- tion made by the Board of Supervisors. The matter will come before the board to-dsy. Byron Waters, the claims sttorney of the Southern Pacific, is accused of having pub- lished a confidential correspondence in the endeavor to relieve the Southern Pacific from the charge of having tried to comvromise the damage suits of the Ex-strikers Knox, Mullin end Compton. The Cosmopolitan Poker Club, in the Phelan building, which was backed by W. Huntington and was the quiet resort of dissatisfied Pacific on Club players, has been attached for %52 on a promissory note from J. Baruch, its proprietor, to E. J. Levy, who has the *“Mer. ;Dlmnu” Poker Club in'the Columbian build- ng: J ast night and was arrested on | ALONG THE WATER FRONT The German Iron Ship Alice Came in With Mutiny on Board. TROUBLE ALL THE VOYAGF. Henry Peterson, the Champlon Oarsman, to Traln the Naval Reserve Sailors. The German ship Alice, 135 days from Swansea, came in yesterday afternoon with the police flag at the fore, the captain laid up for repairs in his berth and Carl Quadenow, a bad sailor man with his hard and brawny fists doubled up for more war. ‘When Sergeant Bunner and Officer Fergu- son boarded the vessel they found affairs in a state of mutiny. Quadenow and the ment of a successor. While accepting Professor Green’s resignation, the mem- bers of the board are not inclined to hurry themselves in appointing his successor. Several names were presented, but no final action was taken. Asa result of the long executive session it was resolved to appoint a committee to look into the matter and make a report accordingly. THE DEMOCRATS, Max Popper’s Place in the Forty-Third District Club Filled by F. E. Durham. A meeting of the Forty-third Assembly District Democratic Club was held last evening in the house of the Occidental Club on the hill. Last September Max Popper sent in his resignation as a member of the district club to William Henderson, presi- dent of the organization in the Forty-third District, and last evening his resignation was accepted and F. E. Durham elected to fill the vacancy. Under the auspices of the Occidental Club a strong organization of Democrats has been effected in the Forty-third Dis- trict. Mr. Dundon, chairman of the reor- ganization committee, says unity prevails in every precinct of the district. To-night Democrats from Butchertown, the Potrero and the far away Mission will assemble at the Occidental Club to com- MAY CUT THE SALARIES, Schoolteachers May Suffer to Avoid a Financial De- ficit. PROBABLY DECIDED TO-DAY. The Committee of the Board of Edu~ cation Is Divided on the Sub- lect. A rather spirited meeting of the Board of Education may be expected this after- noon. The board has been required to aajust its finances at a point some $35000 below what it (the board) estimates as its actual requirements. T'his is the order of the Finance Com- mittee of the Board of Supervisors as in- THE GERMAN IRON SHIP ALICE. [Sketched by a “ Call” artist.] and the sailor had settled up the score of a long voyage with his captain. First Mate Himmermann had taken part in the row with his revolver, but did no other damaga than to put several bullets in the deck- house and frighten the sea gulls hovering around the ship. The present trouble began off the Far- allon Islands when the crew were called at daybreak to wash down. The sailors grumbled at the early order and when Captain Knhiman used language not cal- culated to soothe the feelings of his tarry mariners Quadenow assaulted him. The officers report that the men have been surly and mutinous all the voyage, but the real origin of the difficulty is said to lie in the fact that the crew, who are almost all British seamen, though servin;f in a Ger- man ship, were beaten out of all their ad- vance when they shipped at Swansea. | They were despoiled of large sums by the villainous system in vogue in all seaports and most of them came aboard the ship without a shred of outfit for the long trip. After a few days out the ship put back to Swansea for hard weather, and the men tried to get a portion of their advance back, but got no_satisfaction from the managers or captain, and went to sea with an unusual amount of growling. Thecrew state that the ship is not a “Sweet Alice” by any means; in fact,isa *‘hot ship,” and between semi-starvation and quarterdeck abuse they had a tough time. Ten of the men left the ship last night and are now at the Sailors’ Home. Quadenow was locked up at the City Prison. Henry Peterson, the well-known oars- man located at Folsom-street wharf, has been secured by the Nayal Reserve as a trainer. He wifi take his raw recruits in hand and teach them to handle the oars and sails of the man-of-war boat. The Pacific Mail steamship China sailed for the Orient yesterday afternoon. Among her cabin passengers were the party of mis- sionaries which arrived bere a few days ago en route for their station in China. Among the agpren:ice—boys serving on board the British ship Belford, now in this port, are several young men whose names are well known in merry England. Oneis George Seymour, a nephew of Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour of the royal navy. It was intended that young Sey- mour should enter the British army, but he took the seas as a profession. Being 19 vears old and over the age for appoint- ment in the navy he procured an appren- ticeship in the merchant marine. After his four years are ended in that branch of the service he may procure a junior offi- cer’s commission aboard of a war vessel. Another of Mr. Belford’s boys is Arthur Wilson, the son of a prominent English- man and the protege of the Prince of ‘Wales. Like Seymour he chooses the mer- chant service for his school of instruction, and hopes some day to step from the peaceful wheat ship to the quarter deck of a cruiser. At a meeting of the Board of Harbor Commissioners yesterday, an offer was received from the E. K. Wood Lumber Company, in _which they ask to farnish the Commissioners lumber at $10 per M and shingles at $1 25 per M. Thisis $1 less on lumber and 40 cents less on shingles than the contract of Pope & Talbot, the firm which is furnishing those supplies. UNIVERSITY REGENTS. They Are Undecided as to Who Will Succeed Professor Green, A meeting of the Board of Regents of the State University was held yesterday afternoon at the Art Institute on Cali- fornia street. The preliminary proceed- ings were devoted to routine business, In the absence of the president, Regent Timothy Guy Phelps presided. Regent Bartlett of the library committee made an extensive report. It was stated in the report that a picture of Benjamin P. Avery, the old-time poet and litterateur, had been hung in the library building at Berkeley. Regent Houghton of the committee on interior stations reported that there was a ¢ood field in San Bernardino County for one, and his report was not only adopted but a concurring resolution was passed. After the transaction of a great deal of routine business the board went into ex- ecutive session to consider the resignation of Professor Green of the botany depart- ment of the university, and the appoint- skipper Kuhlman had met 1n battle array | plete organization. An animated session and for once the tables had been turned | is expected. H. J, McCOY 13 SURPRISED Denies the Charge That Poorly Dressed Young Men Are Unwelcome. Young Men’s Christlan Assoclation Prohlbits Wrestling and Sparring. “This institution is the apple of my eye,”’ said J. H. McCoy, secretary of the San Francisco Young Men’s Christian Association, yesterday. “The building is my ideal of what such a place should be, and the association itself is approaching my ideal.” Mr. McCoy was commenting upon the criticisms made upon the association by certain members of the Congregational Monday Club at its last meeting. He said: I am surprised at the position taken by the club, or some of its members,when their weekly meefings are held here through our courtesy. They are not City pastors, many of them, and I don't know how they can’ be enuirely familiar with the institution’ and its methods. As for Mr. Tubb, I calied his attention to the injustice of his criticisms made during my absence in May, and the paperis an outgrowth of that con- versation. 1 do not know why Mr. Cruzan is disposed to criticize the management. He is a personal friend of mine, and a gentleman whom I esteem. T do not suppose it is wise to pay any atten- tion to the discussion. No doubt the directors would object to such a course. But it is not the leasantest thing in the world to hear untrue statements of an institution to which we have given our best efforts for fourteen years, and Wwhich we pulled out of the slough o despond. It is not true that the churches of the Cit do not contribute hearty support to the insti- tution. They are with us heart and soul. I hove there is an air of respectability about the place. We want it to prevail. As for “magnificence,” I see nothing suggestive of it. We don’t wear swallow-tail coats here The claim that a poorly dressed young man is not welcome here is as ridiculous as it is false. It is a strict rule of the institution and one strictly adhered to, that any young man who is of good moral character, it matters not how hemay be dressed, shall be treated with the utmost courtesy. If & man comes here rank with the fumes of whisky he is not admitted. I see we are charged with training prize- fighters. The speaker doesn’t know, evidently, that sparring and wrestling are prohibited in the gymnasium. Even tumbling is rarely per- mitted, and that only on public occasions, Physical culture in a general sense butin no specific direction is encouraged. Nearly every sect and vocation are repre- sented in our membership. Fully one-third of the young men arz mechanics. There are seventy-five Catholics and fifty Jews enrolled. The charge of discrimination’ is unjust and absurd. There are business men, managers, salesmen, bank clerks and representatives of almost every reputable vocation in the associa- tion, and, as I said, a large proportion are artisans. Icontend that the class of young men that most needs their ministrations are neglected by the churches. The Xoung men who are getting fair salaries and have refined tastes are not in the province of the Salvation Army and the prison reform workers., The churches do not reach them. The association does its most effective work among that class. Mr. McCoy stated that it was through no mismanagement that the association is struggling with the heavy debt of $150,000. In common with business firms of the City its property had depreciated in value, and he placed the amount of such loss at $75,- 000. *“The payment of our debt will be Emticnlly an endowment,” said Mr. Mc- oy, “for when that is paid the institution will be self-supportin, Tubb on the Y. M. C. A. Rey. William H. Tubbsays his statement in reference to assistance of the churches to the Young Men’s Christian Association, made in a paper read before the Congrega- tional Monday Club, was, “In the fortieth annual report of the association, that of 1892, 1 failed to_find the name of one of the ministers of the club on its list of sub- scribers, and but three—Dr. A, H. Willey, Dr. James H. Warren and Dr. W. C. Pond —among the life members.” ————————— Fire Record. A false alarm of fire was turned in from box 78, corner of Ninth and Folsom streets, at 8:44 F. M. yesterdsy. corporated in its report at the meeting of last week. Although not finally fixed by the Supervisors, there was no disposition shown to increase the rating, although the Board of Education had made man)i a strong pleading. Naturaily enough, the members of the Board of Education are very much dis- gusted, for they had plans of their own for improving the schools in various ways, all 01 which 1equired money. At a meeting of the Committee on Sal- ies held yesterday afternoon there wasa lively discussion of the outlook. Director Stone submitted it as a necessity that the salaries of teachers would have to be cut down at least 10 per cent 1n order to meet the reduction in the allowance for the year. Directors Clinton and Carew are the other members of the committee, and they are strongly opposed to any such action. Director Stone, however, will, he says, report to the board in favor of the reduc- tion. The other two will approve it, and on these lines the battle will be fought. Director Stone says his position is sim- ply that of facing a business proposition as a business man should. He says that with $1,000,000 to spend, at the current rate of spending it the department will be at least $35,000 short at the end of the fiscal year, and as a business man he is opposed to that, He believes that with a full knowledge of the situation in advance the cloth should be cut accordingly. The sal- ary list was greatly increased by the last board. which was all very well, he says, so long as there is money. If the resources are cut off then there should be a general retreat from these advances. Besides, he says, the salary list of last year, reaching a total of $837,000, has been increased this year to $893,000. Directors Clinton and Carew are opposed to any general cut in salaries, but itis probable they will agree to_certain modifi- cations of the salary list if that will stay the clip. The result may be that certain of the higher salaried teachers will have to sub- mit to even a greater cut than the 10 per cent. The High School teachers, for in- stance, may be required to come down to $225 a month from their present $250. The salaries of vire-pflncigda may be chopped down from $125 to $110. It is expected that, thus begun, the cut may be carried in some degree at least throughout the entire department to a saving of about $3000 a month. Director Stone says he has given the matter a good deal of study and he can see no other way in which the department can come out at the end of the fiscal year with credit to itself. Supplies have to be bought, and ;o keep out of a tangle, such as the City has scarcely freed itself from, the money must be reserved.. Directors Carew and Clinton deciare themselves to be opposed to any general reduction of salaries, even to avoid a de- ficit. Director Carew says he is hopelul that the (gity‘a ?roponlon of the State school mdhey will be sufficient to meet all obligations without the necessity of a cut in salaries. S The meeting to-day will, no doubt, de- velop considerable feeling in this matter, AT HIS OLD GAME. The Employment Swindler Has Turned Up Again. After a lapse of several months the man who obtains money from wives whose hus- bands are out of employment or wish to procure a better position than the one they have has turned up again. Mrs. Crown, 7094 Minna street, reported at police headquarters last night that a young man had called upon her during the afternoon and told her that he wasin search of men vuntini good positions. By giving him a deposit of $5 he would assure er husband_ of a first-class Polnion at a fine salary. Mrs. Crown could not resist the temptation and gave him a deposit of $5. He gave her an address, and when her husband” went there he found that the young man wss a swindler. Complaints of a similar nature have been received by the police. The young man is described as about 23 years of age, short and stout, light complexion, light brown hair, smooth face and speaks with a slight foreign accen —————— The John T. Waterhouse Will. 'An authenticated copy of the will of John Thomas Waterhouse was filed for probate yes- terday. Mr. Waterhouse died at Honolulu last January. He owned Hawalian property ’A‘_:d e his local estate is valued at ,000. property is bequeathed to Mrs. Waterhouse, the widow, four sons und daughter, and Henry Dimond of this City and William W. Dimond of Honolulu, both grandsons. General W. H. Dimond of this City has applied for letters of administration. THE "HELLO!” SERVICE. Rates for Regular City Subscribers and Long-Distance Telephcnes Reduced. Record of a Few Seconds. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company has announced a reduction of rates per month on three classes, as fol- lows: Service No. 1. .from $9 50 to 85 50 Service No. 2. “from §9 50 to $4 50 Service No. 3. .from $9 50 to $2 50 “The reducea telephone rates were not made in anticipation of competition,” said L. H. Jacobi, contract agent of the company, yesterday. ‘‘We are enabled by the use of the nickel slot to make material reductions, and it is our purpose to make the service as cheap as possible to our patrons. You should see Mr. Glass, our special agent, and he can give information more in detail.” Mr. Glass said the reduction was not brought about by the fear of competition. The principle governing the company was to make the rates aslow as the business would justify. ‘By using the nickel slot in corner groceries and other places where peopie go in and solicit the privilege of using the telephone we can dispense with ticket-takers and collect for such promis- cuous use. When a nickel is dropped in the slot the central office is buzzed and the connection established. The present re- duction applies merely to the retail mer- cantile community, and we expect to ex- tend the reduction to resident household- ers. The system of putting ten subscribers on each pair of wires will be introduced. A special ring has been invented to indicate the house wanted in the circuit. “Now, as a matter of fact,”” continued Mr, Glass, ‘‘we offer on long-distance tele- phoning some advantages that other cities have not offered. On the long-distance line from Chicago to New York there is no service for less time than five minutes and no rate lower than $9. Mr. Babin had the idea of shorter time and a lower rate, so we give three-minute service, two-minute service, one minute, balf-minute and a quarter of a minute. The fiftee n-second rate—the shortest time allowed—is only 50 cents and you would be surprised at the megsages that can be received and trans- mitted in that length of time.” Mr. Glass gave an example and while the language of his object-lesson is not quoted the length of the conversation is indicated. Should the news agent at Los Angeles ring up Mr. Boyle gf Tar CaLn business office the conversation might be conducted in this fashion: Doyle of Los Angeles—Is that you, Boyle? Boyle of San Francisco—Yes. "Go ahead. Time is now_taken by the young lady and the seconds counted until the conver- sation ceases. Doyle—TIs last Sunday’s edition of THE CaLL exhausted? Boyle—Nut quite. Doyle—Then send us 1500 more copies. Boyle—All right. They go on next train. Does the increase go to next Sunday? D%yle—x‘es, until we notify you otherwise. Good-by. Here the conversation terminates,and a record of time shows fifteen seconds. Mr. Glasa escorted the reporter into an- other room, where one of the young ladies explained how the seconds were registered on the long-distance circuits. Itwas inci- denmlly ascertained that the charge for- a minute’s conversation with Los Angeles was $1 50. The company is now withdrawing the old-style instruments and putting in new and approved Iong-distance tef”ephones where changes are made in the residence districts of the City. DR, CANTINE. MAY COME Effort to Have Him Transferred From San Jose to This City. Grace Church Wants Him and His Own Flock !s Anxlous to Keep Him, Presiding Elder John Coyle has called the quarterly conference of the Methodist denomination for to-morrow at San Jose, and it will probably then be settled as to whether Dr. R. 8. Cantine will fill the pulpit of Grace Methodist Kpiscopal Church at Twenty-first and Capp streets, in this City, or not. At the last meeting of the congregation of Grace Church it was voted to invite Dr. Cantine to the pastorate. Dr, Eli McClish, . R. 8. Cantine, D.D. [From a photograph.] the prese nt pastor, is very well liked, and if possible the congregation would have him retained, but he is now going on his fifth year, and a rule ldogteq by the gene ral conference of the Methodists seven years ago established five years as the maximum limit of any pastor’s occupancy of one pulpit. . At the regular annual conference, which is to be helfi on September 4, the matter of providing a pastor for Grace Church, and also one for the Simpson Memorial Church, will be finally dealt with. Dr. Cantine is very favorably known_in this State. Heis an older man than Dr. McClish. He came here .from Chicago, and received a theological education at the Northwestern (Methodist) University at Evanston, IIL For five years he was pastor of the lead- ing Metnodist church in Los Angeles, and a year previous to_that he filled a pulpit regularly in this City. He has heen three ears jn San Jose as pastor of the First ethodist Episcopal Church there, and is so well liked by his congregation on sc- count of his ability and wide popularity that strong efforts will be made by his congregation to keep him there as longas the time-limit will allow. ——————— Imprisoned in a Shoestore. A young lady, tearful and hysterical, was the center of attraction of a large crowd on Market street, near Grant avenue, last evening. She is the cashier in Kast’s shoestore, and when the man who closes the store for the night closed the front doors and put the heavy iron bars and padlocks in place he did notknow that Miss Cashier was in the store. When she discovered that she was a prisoner she called to the rs-by to let them know of her situa- tion. Only two men have keys to the locks, and it took until 10 o’clock to find them. Meanwhile s crowd of many hundred people assembled on the sidewalk, and the young lady ‘became frightened and was almost in hysterics when liberated, JUGGLED WITH THE FACTS, Byron Waters’ Attempt to “# Square” Himself With the Railroad. RESORT TO A CLEVER RUSE. Another = Attorney’s Friendship Abused to Protect the Southern Pacific. Byron Waters, having made a failure of his attempt to secure a compromise of the damage cases of Harry Knox, James Mul- lins and Thomas Compton against the Southern Pacific for $500.000 each, has re- sorted to questionable means, according to the statement of one of the parties inter- ested, in order to cover the exposure of the railroad’s methods and to protect him- self from the censure of his superiors. On last Sunday THE CALL published an account of the manner in which Waters approached George W. Monteith, the attor- ney for the three plaintiffs in the cases mentioned. The substance of the state- ments then published was obtained from one of the plaintiffs, to whom Mr. Mon- teith, in his relation of counsel, had com- municated the facts. : Having failed in his endeavor to make a satisfactory arrangement with the plain- tiff’s attorney, Waters assumed, in view of the friendly relations that had in years past existed between bimself and Mon- teith, that the latter would pay no further attention to the incident, nor did he, ex- cept to relate it, as in duty bound, to his clients. When, therefore, Waters saw the particulars of his interview with Monteith published in THE CALL he became excited, assuming that Monteith had been the informant of THE CALL'S representative. He called on Monteith as soon as he found an opportunity Monday and at- tempted to explain the significance of his former visit and words to Monteith by de- claring that he meant simply to be jocular when he suggested the compromise. But Monteith refused to accept this explana- tion, as there was no other matter that served to afford Waters an excuse for his visit to Monteith’s office at the time the compromise was suggested ; for it was only a suggestion and not a direct offer. When Waters found that Monteith’s sense of the humorous was not to be utilized he re- sorted to what Harry A. Knox, one of the piaintiffs who was present at the inter- view, termed “‘a very foxy trick.” On the *‘old-time-friendship” plea he in- duced Monteith to write him a reply to a letter which he addressed to Monteith. This he said he wanted Monteith to do so that he (Waters) could ‘‘square” himself with the railroad people. In Waters’ first interview with Monteith it was reported that Waters in proposing the compromise had used the words: “We will pay them their wages from the time time they ceased to be in the com- pany’s employ, and we will reinstate them in fheir positions if they will only with- draw these suits.”’ In fact he said nothing about back wages being paid. What he said was: “How do ycu think it would suitthe men if we were to reinsate them in the company’s employ and ‘have them drop these suits?"” At the Monday interview Monteith ad- mitted that nothing was said about wages, and on the basis of this misquotation, by srenrmngement with Monteith, Waters rafted and forwarded to Monteith the fol- lowing letter: SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12, 1895, George W. Monteith, Esq.—DEAR S8TR: While on the train yesterday morning to fillan urgent ap- intment which I had made to be in the Sante ruz Mountains, I noticed in THE CALL what purported to be an interview with you relative 10 the suits for damages brought by the strik- ers against this company and its officials, in which you quote me as saying: “We will pay them tneir wages trom the time they ceased to be in the company’s employ, and we will rein- state them in their positions if they will only withdraw these suits.” You know that I never offered you any proposition of comprormise and that I never used any language to you out of which the above could be understood or im- plied. I telegraphed you to meet me last night at the Occidental and correct this. You an- swered me you could not come to-night. Ido ROt propose to rest under this imputation and desire that you should do me the justice to set me right in'the premises. An ear}y reyly will much oblige yours truly, ~ BYRON WATERS. To this Montieth, as a personal favor to ‘Waters, in order that the latter might use it to “'square” himself with his employers, sent the following reply: SAN FRANCISco, August 12, 1895. Byron Waters, Esq., City—MY DEAR SIk: In answer to yours of even date I will say that I did not make the statement to a CALL reporter that you sey I am credited with having done; indeed, you will see that THE CALL does not at- tribute it to me if you will take the pains to examine the paper. The statement that you quote is as follows: +‘We will pay them their wages from the time tney ceased to be in the company’semploy, and ‘we will reinstate them in their positions if they will only withdraw these suits.” You did not use_these words in your conver- sation with me. Very sincerely yours, GEORGE W. MONTIETH. Despite the fact that this answer was sent Waters with the express understand- ing that it was to be shown only his su- periors, both it and the letter to which it was the repli appeared in yesterday’s Ex- aminer, with an introduction eyidently prepared by Waters. Though the matter was printed in the local columns of the Examiner, it was plainly marked as an ad- vertisement, and the identical matter, word for word, appeared in the Chronicle. The introductory paragraphs were written in such a manneras to imply a denial of the statement originally published in TuE CaLL that a compromise had been sug- gested. That the compromise was sug- gested by Waters, however, remains a fact, confirmed by a most reliable authority, Fell From a Balcony. Thomas Sanford, a pile driver, living at 261 First street, met with a probanly fatal accident yesterday morning. He had been drinking, and about 2 o'clock, while on his way to his room, fell off the rear baicony to tne ground, a distance of about twenty feet. He was taken to the Receivinfi Hospital, where Dr. Thomson found that his skull was {ractured and he had sustained other injuries that would likely prove fatal, He is about 45 years of age. e e e S ‘Would Carry a Gun. Daniel Shine i¢ employed on the wharf at Antioch. Two or three months ago he visited the City, drank too much liquor and was ar- * “FROM THE LowEST LEVEL" A STORY OF MINING LIFE IN CALIFORNIA. By THE REvV. J. H. WYTHE JR. . Tae CALL has secured the right to pub- lish this charming story in serial form, and the first part appeared Sstnrd:g. Aug. 11 Readers of THE CaLy declare the story to be oneof unusual interest. The next in- stallment will be printed next Saturday, Aug. 17. Tt is customary to publish suc! contributions in the Sunday edition of THE OALL, but the author has conscientious scruples against having any of his produc- tions published in the Sunday edition of any paper afd in deference to his convic- tions Tue CALL has agreed to print this story in the Saturday issues only. THE CALL devotes a great deal of attention to excellent articles on Western Themes by ‘Western men and Western women, rested for earrying a concealed weapon. Judge Conlan discharged him with a warning to leave his gun in Antioch. He came to the City a few days ago and went through the same process. - Yesterday Judge Conlan told him he should have followed his advice, and, as he did not, he fined him $50, with the alternative of fifty days in jail. e e Of Interest to Labor. At the meeting of the Furniture-workers’ Union last night, a committee of the National Labor Army was present, and its spokesman, James W. Rose, presented the plan and objects of the army. He said the past record of struggling labor had shown that nothing could be expected to be accomplished by each labor umnion actin independently and only for the selfish end o maintaining wages. He, therefore, advocated joint action by all labor organizations along progressive lines, The committee was en- thusiastically received. The painters have organized Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of California No. 1, and will hold another meeting Friday night at the Turk-street Temple to perfect their or- ganization. M. Windsor is president. NEW TO-DAY—-AMUSEMENTS. m L NAYMEN AnD Co. INCORP'D BMH EATRE N\ PROPS. LAST 4 NIGHTS—— Last Matinee Saturday. “100 MUGH JORNSON,” With WILLIAM GILLETTE and All the Original Company. SEAT 'John SALE TO-MORROW Drew NEXT MONDAY NIGHT— “THE BAUBLE SHOP.” FPRICOLANGLR.GOTTLOD & (- LE35ES AMD MATAGLRS -+ STANDING ROOM | ONLY AGAIN LAST NIGHT! And So It Will Continue—The Great Star Cast in the “TWELFTHNIGHT!” Next Monday—A Triple Bill. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mzs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managee — T O=NIGEIT — “THE ROYAL MIDDY” As Great a Success as Heretofore. ~—SUPERB CAST! Splendid Chorus! Enlarged Orchestral Beautiful Scenery ! Correct Costumes! Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. ...Sole Lessee and Managse EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT, GUSTAVUS LEVICK In the Celebrated Melodrams, “HARBOR LIGHTN!” EVENING PRICES—250 and_50c. Family Circle and Gallery. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockion and Powell. HOUSE PACKED TO THE DOORS A MAGNIFICENT NEW BILL! e-WEW STARS:-6 FARNUM AND SEYMOUR, CRIMMINS AND GORE, THE SA VANS, GUIBAL AND ORTIZ, TH¥ JO RDANS, METROPOLITAN THREE, STINSON AND MERTON, HORWITZ AND BOWERS, Etc., Etc. Reserved seats, 26¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera chairs and Box seats, 50c. MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND), Daniel Frohman’s Lyceum Theater Co. MATINEE TO-DAY—“THE WIFE.” TO-NIGHT—“AN IDEAL HUSBAND.” Thurs. Evg., “The Amazons.” Seats now on sale. RURNING % RUNNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA J0CKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, ¥riday and Saturday—Rain or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:3) P. M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass te gate. TWENTY-EIGHTH INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION OF THE—— MECHANICS' INSTITUTE Opens August13, Closes Septemberlyg Special Attractions in Manufactures, Art and Natural Products. Machinery in Motion Will Be a Promi= nent Feature. GRAND CONCERT Each Afternoon and Evening by an Orchestra of Forty Musicians, PROF. FRITZ SCHEEL, CONDUCTOR. THE ART GALLERY will contain the Finest Collection of Paintings and Statuary Ever Exhib- ited on this Coast. ADMISSION: Double Season Ticke! S 00 Single Season Ticket . 800 Children's Season Ticke 1150 Adult, admission, daytime, 25c; evening, 50c. Children, admission, daytime, 16¢; evening, 25c. Season Tickets to Members of the Institute, half rates. Forsale at Library, 31 Post street. g —ATTP.ACTIVB" PaviLION EXHIBITS EMBRACING DISPLAY of ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMITTED FROM ——FOLSOM.—— TWELVE PAYS HHIGH CLASS A N <. THE GREAT AMERICAN CONCERT BAND TREE TRANSPORT AT\OWN \B\T S . ATES, CM.CHASE PRES.