The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 21, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1895 7 AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THFATER. RIA THEATER Oldfield” and 0ROSCO'S OPERA-HO “ A Cracker-J IVOLT OPERA-HOUSE—“Tha Royal Middy."” ORPHEUN ass Vaudeville. CANTC STATE Boa street, i Bay CALIFORN1A ber 2 to 14. PICNICS AND Ei‘(Cl'RS!O’\'S. SELECT EXCURSION T0 UKIAH — Sunday, August 25. AUCTION SALES. BY Krnure & Co.—W v, Aug. 21—-Hors at sale d s and Mar} 2ducation. Efforts to settle by compromise the litigation over the estate of Alexander P’. More are being made, Wark of grading on the térsion’ ot the Southern Pa suméd: Santa_Barbara ex- fic has been re- Adfuitant-General Geo! gles of the Unitéd States Army is in t on & semi- official trip. 5 a half months State have in- on declines to upt proposi- name the m tion in.prac The testimony hias all been mitted to th “The Cal skins will contest case will be eub- ion will visit the to and possibly d trestle timber for S to tne Merced | addressed the Inmsti- ianity last evening on ialist.” forecast for to-dayis “fair, ex- t cloudy st night; stationary d fresh westerly winds. Ir Monument Association ominent ladies wio n November. armers’ Alliance vesterday. 50 views of the San _Fran- v completed and will soon te for display st the exposi- has_sued Charles Brownin States Circuit Court to recover es for the infringment ofa patent Icher of the State Board of t position to- ,and by Sat- 1 be shipped , whose tickets were confis- oducts last Sunday at ere thrown off the train by was the only favorite to win at The other winning horses ford, Royal Flush and rald, who has re- es that & branch i d be established in Los Angeles. i ohn Quinlan hes sued E. I Beverly for 9 damages on account of alleged injuries ed in beirg run over by one of Beverly’s | eamster living at 64 Church hed between his charged with s irom Mr. sed by Judge B. Badsrous, anafscturers’ and Producers’ Conven- decided Jast night to invite the manu- cturers of th tate to send exhibits to the Atlanta Exposition. Tiére is an_unmistakably strong sentiment g ver Convention delegates against 1 of an sent time. thrower, who delights in ruining s’ dresses, has again made his appearance on the streets and the police are making a de- termined effort to arrest him. A jury in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday ac- i‘quitted Paul P. Frohberg of the charge of criuglty to enimals in having killed a New- foundland dog belonging to J. W. Plumpke. Mpses (Greenwald, who was expected to turn 8t evidence on’ the Foss-Ciprico gang of counterf has changed his mind. He re- fuses "to tell all he knows and will stand ir ndependent silver H. M. Tomlins, leader of the Apollo Club of Chicago gnd conductor of the chorus of 15,000 children at the World's Fair, will drill some of the school children et Golden Gate Hall at 3P conlan yesterday dismissed a charge ting the street against George Spur- a_silver advoeate, who was arrested ddressing an open-air meeting Monday Vandals, for the third time within a compar- short time, invaded the Nineteenth- street cemetery of the Congregation Sherith israel-on Sundey night and damaged several tombston R. R. Thornton of Stockton, who shot & la- borér on- Monday because he demanded his pay, wes formerly a United States Army off and was once tortuied at the stake by Cali: nia Indians. Ex-Sheriff Stanley of Mendocino says the re- port about hops being allowed to burn up on 1he vines is without foundation. The crop is 2ood and the growers will make money at pres- ent quotations, N. A. Hirstel, a cigar-dealer at 205 Montgom-, t, has failed. He has assets of ¥600 3 a iabilities of $4000. His creditors, princi- pally wholessle dealers, are trying to force him into insolvency. A proclamation from Yang Yu, Chinese Min- isier at Washington, D. C.,wes posted in China- town yesterday. 1t contained a warning that the boycott was not given up the leaders will be punished. A number of instructive sddresses were de- livered yesterday at the Silver Convention upon the issues under consideration. To-day ion. the time will be principally taken up with committee reports. Frank Gorman, who wes arrested in Sacra. mento for stealing a sealskin coatand diamond n from Grace Keating, was discharged by Judge Conlan yesterday, and was immedistely Tearrested for vagraney. ; United States Circuit Judge .TOSEEh McKehna states that position on the bench of the United States Circuit of Appeals is not affected by the decision of the United States Attorney- General in the matter of ex-Senator Ransom. John M. Wright of the Miners’ Association has informed Land Agent Mills of the Southern Pacific that acommitiee has been chosen in accordance with the ]fll(er’ssraposllion for a joint inspection of lands and now awaits an answer. A carpenter namea Joseph Fitzpatrick was oked for burglary at the Central Police Sta- on for breaking into a house on Treat street, 7 4, and appropriating some valuables. He found with some of the stolen articles in his possession, tion meeting will be held at Wil 37 Carl street, to-night, to take :ting the taking off by the ket-street Railway Company of the old ropalitan system’s electric cars from the ireet branch. Two boy. eorge and Julius Schwartz, aged 11 &nd O vears respeciively, are suspected of euking into the Ocean View schoolhouse sterday afternoon, and piayed havee with the furniture generally, They were arrested and charged with malicious mischief, examine s accidental, esterday ALONG THE WATER FRONT, The Ship Holt Hill, Recently Reported Lost, Arrives Safe. SAILOR WASHED OVERBOARD. J. T. Chamberlaln of Alameda Com- mits Suicide on the Newark in the Bay. A dispatch was received here by Lloyd’s agents yesterday morning that the four- | masted British ship Holt Hill had arrived at Queenstown all safe. She had been re- ported lost in a collision with the British ship Prince Oscar, July 13 last, in latitude 9deg. 30 min. south, longitude 28 deg. 20 min. west in the South Atlantic. The Holt Hill sailed from San Francisco April 23, and was thought to be in that vicinity at the time of the disaster. Captain Hender- son of the Prince Oscar upon his arrival at Philadelphia August 8 stated that he had collided with an unknown four-masted ship, which sank with all hands on board, and it was believed that the Holt Hill was the lost vessel. So disastrous was the col- lision that six of the Oscar’s crew were lost with their ship. The seventeen survivors were rescued by the ship Dherwer after drifting about in a boat without food or water for three days. The Prince Oscar sailed from Shields with a cargo of coal May 9, bound for Iquique. She was plunging ahead under full sail when ihe strange ship suddenly appeared dead ahead and was struck fairly amidships, sinking immediately. It is not yet known who the unfortunate ship was, and as there are hundreds of four-masters out it will not soon be defi- nitely learned what vessel went down so quickly, to be followed by her destroyer, in the South Atlantic. ¢ Itis reported that the American ship S. D. Carlton has arrived at Melbourne from New York. On the passage the first mate, George W. Hatch, was jammed into the wreck of the wheelhouse June 22 and killed. He wasin the structure during a violent gale when a heavy sea broke over the stern of the vessel, smashing the roof of the house, wheel and compasses. Hatch was thrown among the broken timbers, his head being caught between the roof and a plsrtition. He was released but died soon after. The Panama Railroad whaleback steamer City of Everett arrived yesterday thirteen and 2 half days from the isthmus. She brought 30,905 packages, or something over 2000 tons of freight. On the trip down Lewis Wilson, a sailor, was lost over- board in the Gulf of Tehauntepec. He was on the forward part of the vessel tak- ing a shower bath, as, owing to the pecu- liar construction of the loglike huli, the water washes quite freely over it. All hands were at dinner, consequently no one could tell just how the fatal accident oc- carred, but it was supposed that a wave higher than usual washed him under the wire guards and into ‘the sea. He was seen in the water by some person at the steamer and a boat was lowered, but ke sank before it reached him. He was an ex-naval sailor, and had been a cook in the service on the Atlantic sta- n. He intended to re-enlist on the United States steamer Mohican upon his return from the south. At a meeting of the Board of Harbor Commissioners yesterday a communica- tion from the Panama Railroad Company was received, asking that the new Pacific- street whari, when completed, or some other dock, be assigned for its ships. This company stated that Lombard - street wharf, exposed as it was to the west winds, was not a suitable place for its vessels. A bill for cement storage, amounting to $6300, was sent to the board by J. D. Spreckels & Bros. The firm has a contract to deliver 40,000 barrels of cement in lots of 13,000, but, owing to the delay in the building of the ferry founaations where the cement was to be used, the board could not receive it. The barrels were held in storage by Spreckels Bros., subject to the convenience of the engineers, and a bill rendered. It was decided to submit the question to the board’s attorney. The contract for building an hydraulic ®pron for the ferry was awarded to the Atlas Iron Works for $1740. President Colnon scored the loose man- mer in which the cement contract had been drewn. An old form for whari-buildin, had been used with alot of useless olfi provisions regarding injury to adjacent slips and wharves put in. The paper in- volved the expenditure of $100,000, but Mr. Colnon considered that 1t was drawn up in a most careless style. J. T. Chamberlain, proprietor of the Jer- sey Farm Dairy, Alameda, committed sui- cide on board the ferry steamer Newark yesterday morning. As the boat was mak- ing her 9 o’clock landing, a shot was heard in oneof the toilet-rooms and when the door was opened Chamberlain was found Iying on the deck with a revolver in his hand. He had shot himself over the right eye, the bullet making a ghastly wound. e was removed to the Receiving Hospital, where he died at 1 o’clock in the afternoon without regaining consciousncss. The deceased was about 50 years of age and well knownin Alameda. He came from Ohio several years ago, and has been inthe milk and bakery business, but was unsuccessful, and had not otherwise pros- ered. He bought the Jersey Dairy last May, paying $1500 and giving a note for $150. He was unable to pay off the note and was threatened with attachment and asuit. This worried him and he grew more despondent. He is reported to have been insane some years ago, and was prob- ably in a state of temporary insanity when he shot himself. In his pockets there were several bills, a purse containing $8 25, a notice from Pride of Butte Lodge, Kni§hts of Pythias of Chico, and a card bearing the name of C. 8. Helmsten, 1247 College avenue, Ala- meda. The revolver wasa new Smith & Wesson of 38 caliber. A box of cartridges, from which five had been taken to foad the weapon, was also found on his person. Chamberlain was a widower Wwith two children. * B The wheat charters are dropping, as evi- denced by the ship Pythomene just being engaged at 31s. 3d. Four others—Sierra Nevada, Sokoto and City of Delhi—are at the same rate. This is not the lowest rate, however, as the Dominion, Hilston, Mil- tonburn and Lord Templemore have been engaged at 27s. 6d. The highest rate that has geen paid was 37s. 6d.,and it was thought that 40s. would be reached; but the decreased crop output caused the decline. LADIES' DRESSES RUINED. The Ink-Thrower Again Makes His Ap- pearance and the Police Are Searching for Him. The ink-thrower, who made himself ob- uoxious some months ago by ruining ladies’ dresses, has reappeared on the streets and is playing his old tricks again. 1t Judge Low raised 1 have been crim- emmess, Daniel Quaid dled suddenly last Sunday at s home. He fell from a street car on the 8th . and wes injured. His physician gave & tificate showing Bright's disense of the kid- v& as the cause of death, but the relatives of leceased were not salisfied. The meiter wwas accordingly reported to the coroner. Mrs. Mary Vogel, residing at 919 Powell street, directly opposite the Normal School, is ihe latest witness for the prosecution in the Durrant cese. She states positively that she saw Durrant passing up and down in front of the chool from 2 till 3 o'clock on the afternoon of Ap ast, and when the girls came out saw him join one of them and board a south-bound Powell-street car at Clay street. Two complaints were received at police headquarters yesterday. W. H. Dewey, 1206 McAllister street, left the Mechanics’ Fair on Monday night with a young lady, and when they reached her home on Post street she found that the back of her dress was splashed all over with ink or a black fluid resembling it. She got a glimpse of the man whom she suspected of throwing the ink, and describes him as about 4G ears of age, 5 feet6 inches tall, with a Jack mustache mixed with gray and col- ored glasses over his eyes. Mrs. Sweger, 407 Fourth street, was the other complainant. She said her two daughters, while walking along Market street Sunday night, between Fourth and ‘S::enth, had their dresses deluged with A description of the man has been sent to each station, and special instructions have been issued to capture the miscreant at all hazards. 1f arrested he will be se- verely punished. HER HAIR IN EVIDENCE. Damages Obtained by a Woman Who Had Lost Her Bangs in a Scuffle. “Look, Judge, just look at that. It's all mine,” said Mrs. Sophia Buhhart to Jus- tice of the Peace Groezinger yesterday afternoon, and she brandished a fistful of hair in his face. The court regarded the hair with becom- ing judicial interest. “This, too,” added the excited witness, and she waved a bloody handkerchief. *“What does it all mean?” demanded his Honor. “Why,”” was the indignant reply. “That’s the hair Mrs. Hartman pulled out. of my head when she discharged me, and the blood comes from where her husband struck me. [ was working for them, last May, and I told them that I wanted to quit because I was sick. They got mad and attacked me. Mr. Hartman pulled out my hair. Look at it, Judge; just see how much; almost enough for a switch,” and the indignant witness again thrust forward the fistful of gray hair. “And her husband, George Hartman, beat me. They made me wait on the table that night at supper, though I wanted to throw the dishes at them for the way they treated me. Nextmorning I got up at 5 o’clock and stole out of the house. I was so bruoised up and so scared by the treatment that I think they ought to pay me $250.” George Hartman declared that Mrs. Buhhart had drunk four bottles of beer and one of champagne on the day of the Tow. Mrs. Buhhart denied the charge and de- clared that Hartman never bad that much liquor in his house at one time. rs. Hartman was not present to sub- stantiate her husband’s story, so Justice Groezinger gave judgment for Mrs. Buh- hart for $150. She left the courtroom very much satis- fied with the outcome of her second set-to with Hartman. HE HAS NOT RESIENED. H. T. Scott Will Probably Serve Out His Term as School Director. Six Weeks Ago He Snoke of Resign- ing to Some of His Friends. It has been no secret for the past six weeks that Henry T. Scott had seriously thought of sending in his resignation asa member of the Board of Education. The chances are, however, that he will not re- sign, as recent events suggested that he ought to serve out the term for which he was elected. Earlyin July be spoke to John D. Spreckeis of the contemplated resignation, and indicated that he would resign if Superintendent A. J. Moulder would agree to appoint a Republican to fill the vacancy. The subject was not dis- cussed by Mr. Spreckels and Mr. Moulder and so the proceedings rested there. To George W. Prescott of the Union Iron Works Mr. Scott also confided a de- sireto be released from the responsibili- tiesof the oftice of School Director, hoping, perhaps, that Mr. Prescott would agree to serve the remainder of the term. Strong efforts were made when the Republicans were looking for men to nominate for the Board of Education to get Mr. Prescott to accept, but his inclinations for repose were too strong to be overcome by the allure- aments of office. In an interview yesterday Mr. Scott said: “I neither deny nor aflirm the report that [ intend to resign. My resignation has not been sent in, but I did say to John D. Spreckels and George W. Prescott some six weeks ago that I desired to_be relieved of the duties of the oftice, and the same desire was communicated to Mr, Moulder, the Superintendent of Schools. I said to him that if he would promise to appoint a Republican in my place, I would tender my resignation.” When pressed for definite intelligence on the subject Mr Scott said: “l have not sent in my resignation or gre ared it.”’ The inféerence is derived that Mr. Scott will serve out his term. He confesses that the way things are managed in the board bardly accord with his ideas of business. A tendency to plunge in the matter of salaries is observed. For example, Dr. Clinton, who expects to be Mayor some day, seems to fancy that he will never get the office until every teacher receives $1000 a month apiece. The salary apportionment this year is $860,000. The number of pupils now at- tending the public schools 1s but little in excess of the attendance ten years ago, yet the salary roll is $300,000 more than it was then. Mr., Scott firmly believes in liberal salaries for educational purposes, but he sees a tendency to divert money which should be expended for new school houses, repairs, etc., to_the pay- ment of the salaries for newly created positions. Mr. Scott speaks kindly of Dr. Clinton and other associates on_the board, but knows that their generosity in the matter of multiplying places and 1ncreasing :planes is not good for the cause of educa- ion. H. L. Dodge has not resigned from the board. Like other directors, his inclina- tion to be relieved of the work may be strong, but he has not decided to quit. He went to Monterey yesterday afternoon. VALLEY ROAD PROGRESS. Contracts Awarded for Bridge and Trestle Lumber for About Fifty * Miles of Road. At a meeting of the Valley road di- rectors yesterday D. A. Learned, whoowns a ranch near Stockton, appeared as a pro- testant against a railroad embankment on part of his land and Ladd’s ranch, adjoin- ing. He claimed that already two dikes exist, one built by himself and the other one by Ladd. The railway will pass diag- onally between them, with the result that in wintertime the overflow water of Mor- mon Channel will flood Learned’s ranch, unless open spaces are provided by trestles. The matter was referred to Chief Engineer Storey, who was instructed to examine the ground with Mr. Learned and adjust the difficulty satisfactorily to him. Bids were accepted for lumber for tres- tles and bridges to build as far south asthe Merced River. This, it was estimated, would require abont 1,500,000 feet. The redwood lumber contract was awarded to C. A. Hoover & Co. and the pine to P. A. Buell & Co. and the Stockton Lumber Companly of Stockton. The contracts in- cluded [umber for the long bridges over the Stanislaus and Tuolumne rivers. A bid from the Risdon Iron Works for the iron tanks for conveying water on flat- cars to the front during construction of the road was accepted. e ——— The Sausalito Committee. J. B. Stetson, General Dickingon and Com- modore Bruce, the committee ot three to select other members of an executive committee of arrangements for Seusalito’s weter carnival, met yesterday morning and named the follow- ing persons as their associates: C.T. Hamilton, 18 Main street; Charles J. Foster, with Snreve & Co.; Donald Ross, 300 Davis sireet; Joseph McDonough, 104 Market street. This com- mittee of seven will meet this morning and consider plans for the carnival. Btraight black hair growing coarse and thick indicates more order and industry than mental power. VANDALS IN A CEMETERY, Unholy Invasion Made of the Nineteenth-Street Burial Ground. SEVERAL TOMBSTONES INJURED Complete Mystery Exists as to the Motive and the Perpe- trators. For the third time since the attempt to remove the bodies from the Nineteenth- street cemetery of the Congregation Shereth Israel to its San Mateo burial- grounds 7andals on Sunday night toppled over and damaged tombstones in the for- mer. Complete mystery eurrounds the work of desecration. No motive is known for the outrage nor is there any tangible clew to the perpetrators. The only cause that can be assigned by M. Goldwater, who is chair- man of the cemetery committee and who personally superintends the disinterment and reinterment of the bodies being re- that Quaid died from Brizht's disease of the kidneys. The deceased on the 8th inst. jumped off a Broadway electric-car while it wasn motion. - He fell and injured his knee and shoulder and was removed to his home. Dr. Pescia, his physician, did not treat him particularly for his injuries, but {gl; the disease, whigh was, lggnvau& by Coroner Hawkinsdecided that noinquest Was neceseary. e AFTER HIS WEDDING GIETS: A Despairing Fireman Makes Another Effort to Recoyer Property. The troubles of James Godfrey and Miss Catherine Nugent have been dragged into the courts again for discouraged justice to take another whack at. This time the wrangle is over one poll parrot, one gold watch and chain and one silk umbrella; and the parrot ddesn’t do the least of the talking in the difficulty. Godfrey is a fireman on one of the deep- water steamers. He sprung into news- paper prominence several months ago in an active scramble with John Tracy to wed Miss Nugent. In the conflict that ensued Tracy lost a finger, Godfrey lost some §220 and Miss Nugent was deprived of her peace of mind forever. Later on the gibbering parrot, watch and umbrella crooped up and everybody claimed them. This case differs from all the others, though, in the fact that no arrests have been made yet. Godirey has been in hot water ever since he went to Miss Nugent’s house with a marriage license and found John Tracy, just arrived, also with a license in his coat pocket. In the active explanations that ensued Godfrey found Tracyand his friend THE TOMBSTONES DAMAGED BY VANDALS SUNDAY NIGHT. {From a sketch made by a “Call” artist.) moved, is the pure love of malicious mis- chief, as neither the relatives of those whose graves have been damaged nor the congregation to whom the cemetery be- longs are aware of having enemies who would resort to such a dastardly means of revenge. Two plots in particular showed signs of the miscreant’s attention when the ceme- tery was visited yesterday. They were those owned by the Levison,and Wolf fam- ilies respectively. In the former the two small shafts mark- ing the last resting place of the two chil- dren of Hyman Levison, deceased, and Emma Levison were overturned and broken from their sockets. Fortunately both fell forward on the mounds left when the graves were filled in and were thus saved from serious damage, Had one of them fallen half an inch more to one side the handsome carved ornament which sets off the top of it would haye been shat- tered by coming in contact with the short piece of marble set at the foot of the grave. As soon as Mr. Goldwater became aware of what had taken place Sunday night he sent word to Mrs. Levison, and the widow yesterday paid a visit to the desecrated tomb of her husband and children. The sight of the demolition that had been wrought on the sacred ground under which her cherished dead lay was too much for her fortitude, and she broke into a passion of tears that continued for some time before-she could be comforted. In fact, it was only after she was assured that no serious damage had been done to either graves or tombstones that she took conso- Jation. As the remains are to be shortly removed to San Mateo, no_attempt will be made to restore the tombstones to their former position. More serious, however, was the result of the vandal’s visit to the tomb of Caspar Woli, the husband of Hannah Wolf. Here the richly carved marble slab, about four feet in height and two in width, had been thrown down and the top for the entire width of thé stone broken off. The vase- like ornament which crowned it had also been shattered, while the socket or base was so badly damaged that it will have to be replaced with a new one. This is the third time that such an un- holy invasion of the cemetery has been made. On_the two former occasions it was deemed advisable to keep the matter private, but the congregation has now de- termined to lose no effort to bring about the detection and punishment of the cul- prits. With this purpose in view they caused the following advertisement to be inserted in yesterday’s CALL: 100 BEWARD WILL BE PAID BY THE $ CONGREGATION SHERITH ISRAEL, northeast corner Pos: and Taylor sts., for informa- tion that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the persons who threw down and destroyed & num- ber of tombstones in tke Nineteenih-street Ceme- tery on the evening of August 18 last. M. GOLD- WATER, Chairman of Cemetery. The people living in the neighborhood have expressed their deep indignation over the matter and have volunteered their aid in the detection of the miscreants. It is expected thav the work of trans- ferring the bodies to the San Mateo ceme- tery, which was begun last November, will be completed in about two months. About a dozen men are kept continuously at work in each cemetery. All the damage that has been done will be made good by the congregation. GREENWALD WON'T TELL. His Testimony Before the Grand Jury ‘Was Valueless. Moses Greenwald will not be accepted as a witness in the cases of the United States against Ferdinand Ciprico, Max Katzauer and J. D. Sullivan for forginfi Chinese certificates. He pretended to be able to ive convincing testimony on behalf of the 5OVernment and asserted that he could easily convict th l!:{- % The Government allowed him to go be- fore the United States Grand Jury, but he broke down so completely that United States District Attorney Koote refused to accept him as a Government witness, Had Greenwald told all he knew he would have practically been a free man, and his brother, who is now serving a term in San Quentin for amnggli?, would have been materially benefited. His testimony, however, was very different from what was expected and not having been strong enough to assist the Government it was re- jected. ; Greenwald knows more than he chooses to tell, but has made up his mind to sink or swim with his companions. DANIEL QUAID'S DEATH. It Was Hastened by & Fall From a Streetcar. Daniel Quaid, a cigar-dealer, aged 41 years, died suddenly at his home, 842 Vallejo street, Jast Sunday. The funeral was to have taken place to-day, but the undertaker was not satisfied with the death certificate and reported the case to the Coroner. . n investigation was held, and it showed O’Keefe too much for him. Some fourteen arrests followed, and for several weeks Police Judges Campbell and Conlan were kept busy trying to make head or tail out of the conflicting stories, but they never succeeded and the cases were all dis- missed. The suit just filed is a last effort on the part of the despairing Godfrey to get back some of the semi-wedding presents that he gfiwe Miss Nugent, Miss Nugent claims there was no string tied to the gifts, and that they are her property ‘‘for always.” WILL SUE A LEW & 0 Attorney Kanaga Claims He Has Been Malicliously Prosecuted. Joseph E. Shaln, the Missing Col- lector, Was the Sole Cause of the Trouble. Reem Kanaga, an attorney in this City, threatens to commence suitin a few days against A. Levy & Co., commission brokers, for the recovery of $20,000 dam- ages, alleging either libel or malicious prosecution on account of a suit which was commenced in Astoria, Or., against him for the recovery of some $320, which he claims in reality had been appropriated by Joseph E. 8hain, who- recently left San Francisco. Speaking about the matter yesterday Mr. Kanaga said: “In June, 1894, I was the attorney for Howell & Ward, a whole- sale firm in Astoria, Oregon, who were in- debted to A. Levy & Co. in this City for a few hundred dollars and gave me the money with which to liquidate those claims. At that time Mr, Shain was the collector for A. Levy & Co., so I drafted $320 to apgly upon the account to him, supposing that he would immediately pay it over to the company. “In July of the next year a letter was written to the Astoria firm asking them to geue send the balance of the money due Levy & Co. Howell & Ward immedi- ately requested a short extension of time and in the same letter stated that they had paid me $320. The City firm demanded the money from Shain, at once knowmg that he had been receiving money from the out- side count?‘ “Shain denied the receipt of the money and when closely pressed commenced an action against me in Astoria, knowing that I had left that clty, but was unaware that I had moved to San Francisco. *Upon receipt of the information that suit had been commenced against me in Astoria, I called upon Levy & Co. and pre- sented the bank drafts and receipts from Shain showing date of June, 1894. “We immedidately issued a warrant for Shain’s arrest, but he paid the money be- fore the warrant was served and alleged that his clerk had neglected to give me credit for the amount on the books.” “Mr. Shain and Levy & Co. then refused to pay their Astoria attorneys and in con- sequence the suit against me for embezzle- ment is sti!l upon the court record and a summons is published regularly every week in the papers of Astoria. % *‘I have now pre[i:red the papers against Adolph and Jacob Levy for $v 000 and in- tend to serve them as soon &s tue Astoria business can be disposed of.” THE MORE ESTATE. Heirs to the Dead Milllonaire’s Property Negotiating a Compro- mise. The contest over the estate left by Alex- ander P. More, the Millionaire of Santa Barbara Channel, will probably be settled out of court. ! J. B. Quintero de More, who claims to be a son of the dead millionaire, has been offered $20, 000 to surrender his clums, it is stated, and it is expected that he will ac- cept. r. More, the man who accumulated the estate t‘mt is now in dispute, owned Santa Rosa Island and a large amount of other property. He made no will and there are twenty or more natural heirs who claim the estate. The claim of the young man_who assumed the name of %ueintero de More has heen o;ymsed by all the other heirs and a big fight in” the courts was expected. Grape-Pickers for Fresno. At the Btate Free Labor Bureau an order was recelved yesterday for 150 grape-pickers for the rufinyvlnennyil of mef 'lm-y will leave in three ecars on the 28th inst. This order in- creased the number of men obtained for Fresno County to about 550. Those w:x:nm through the bureau will secure reduced railroad rates, which inducement makes it easy for Fresno flnd{ ts to get all the white help they want. GRAND JURY AND COLNON, A Corrupt Proposition in Prac- tical Politics Under Discussion. HOW APPROACHES ARE MADE. The Harbor Commissioner De-~ clines to Name Any One—Investi- gatlon Probable. The remarks of Harbor Commissioner E. L. Colnon, published in yesterday’s CALL, have caused much comment in po- litical circles. Mr. Colnon was correctly reported as saying: In regard to San Francisco polities T mn{ say that I might have formed alliances wit local politicians, but I did not. Some of these politicians come to me with propositions purely financial in their nature. In one of these propositions I will say that the cool suggestion was made that there would be as much as $400 a month on one appoint- ment. Of course, not wishing to do practical politics on this basis I refused 10 entertain any such & proposition. * * * I was approached in other matters and solicited to engage in “practical politics” in another appointment, an important appoint- ment under the Board of Health, where the sum of 1000 a mcnth was represented as the profits, if I could control and secure the ap- pointment for the person desired. District Attorney Barnes is apprised of the serious charges made by a responsible citizen and believes that the Grand Jury will proceed to a thorough investigation of the case. The next meeting of the jury will take place Friday of this week. Mr. Colnon was seen at his home last evening and asked if he would give to THE CALL the name of the person who made the - proposition in practical politics. “I decline,” said he, “to give this information to Tue Carn. Itold the reporter that a statement of this character without the name of the individual that proposed the bargain would carry no weight and advised against its publication. It is like this: A man comes to you and says if this appoint- ment is made there is $1000 a month in it. You say to him: ‘My dear fellow, you have mistaken your man. I cannotenter- tain a proposition of that character. That ends_the incident. I suppose every man in sublic life has had propositions of this kind presented to him.” The reporter inquired: ‘“Would you give the information desired by THE CaLn to the Grand Jury?” 3 “I am not sure that I would,” replied Mr. Colnon. “As a good citizen would you not con- sider it your duty to give the information if the Grand Jury requested it?”’ “Noj; Ishould not consider it my duty to inform the Grand Jury.” Among the politicians that assemble every night at the Baldwin opinions dif- fered as to whether the Grand Jury could require Mr. Colnon to divulge the nanfe of the person who made the proposition in practical politics. Max Popper doubted whether the jury had authority to compel an answer to the question. £ Charles Gilden was of the opinion that the Grand Jury could make Mr. Colnon divulge the name. CALIFORNIA WINE. The Vintage of 1895 Expected to Equal or Slightly Exceed the Crop of 1894. The California Winemakers’ Corporation has issued a circular to the members on the opening of the 1895 vintage. It con- tains some interesting data on the last vintage. Among other things stated are the fol- lowing: The average California white wines are not equal to the average red wines. They are little sought for and extremely difficult to dispose of unless they be of perfect quality. White wines comprised only one-seventh of all the wines conveyed to this corporation, and yet there is a demand for onl; halfof this amount, which seems enongh to fill the present requirements of the trade. At this writing there is every indication of a bountiful crop of wnite grapes. These con- ditions, together with the fact that there will be considerable carry-over stocks, lead us to the conclusion that ihe price for white wine will next {:u be less than that for red, and our members are, therefore, warned against the over-production of this commodity. Reports indicate that the 1895 vintage should equal or slightly exceed the crop of 1894, and the quality should be & great im- Kmvement over the last, as the growing season as been unusually favorable. Vineyards have been better cared for because of the better Kflces secured by the corporation, and it is oped that the improved quality of the 1895 wines will enable us to still further improve prices. The present price of wine is the only reliable basis on which computation can safely be made, and grape-growers, who may be un- willing to accept this system of making prices, should cast their lot with the winemaker and have their grapes made up on shares. They may accept such number of gailons per ton as you can allow; or so much per ton for each cent per gallon which the wine brings when the next Fnce is fixed, these figures vnryinq to suit local conditions. This system of fixing prices is recommended as likely o prove most satisfactory, it being eapeclullr agreed that all wines made “on shares” shall be transferred to and seld through this corporation. The terms of sale adopted in most districts are one-third cash, one-third in three months and the balance in six months, with cash dis- counts in accordance with the rates of interest prevailing in the locality. This system is fair and recommended, inasmuch as payments for wine, though cash, aie not received in full by the wine-maker till twelve months have elapsed from the time of winemaking. & In response to & general demand fora just grading of wine, a system has been proposed which, if adopted, will secure to the winemaker a monetary reward for each degree of merit which his wine possesses, be it strength in alcohol, dry_extract, color, bouquet, flavor or low acid. This will insure satisfaction and form an absolute classification, unique and complete in itself, and one leaving no room for dispute as to whether a wine belougs to the extra, the standard or the distilling class. This snould remain prominently in the miudsof every winemaker throughout the vintage, as it affords an additional compensation for every improvement added to the wine and charges him with every defect. It establishes beyond dispute the vaiue of shy bearing, hill and high type grapes as compared with cold, heavy- roducing, bottom lands, protecting alike the uyer and seller of grapes and the buyer and seller of wines. e Niantic Parlor in Line. Niantic Parlor of Native Sons held an ene thusiastic meeting on Monday night and completed final arrangements for the 9th of September celebration. They have se- * "FROM THE LowesT LEVEL" A STORY OF MINING LIFE IN CALIFORNIA. By THE REV. J. H. WYTHE JR. _TaE CALL has secured the right to pub- lish this charming story in serial form, and the first part appeared Satm'd-z, Aug. 1L Readers of TrE CaLL declare the story to be oneof unusual interest. The next in- stallment will be printed next Saturday, Aug. 24. It is customary to publish such contributions in the Sunday edition of THE CarL, but the author has conscientious scruples against having any of his produc- tions published in the Sunday edition of any paper and in deference to his convic- tions TrE CaLy has agreed to print this story in the Saturday issues only. Tae CaLidevotes & great deal of attention to excellent articles on Western Themes by Western men and Western women. lected a showy uniform suitable for the hot ciimate of Sacramento, A feature of Niantic's celebration will be the introduction of thej mascot, their famous fat boy, who has prom- 1sed to walk and not ride in the parades. A number of guests are to accompany the parior to Sacramento, where headquarters have been secured in the State Capitol. — . A Newspaper Man Married. Ed F. Moran, & well-known newspaper man of San Francisco, and Miss Rose Claiborne Hil- lard were merried vesterday afternoon atSt. Mary's Cathedral, The wedding was a quiet affair. Aside from the principals cnly the fami lies of the bride and groom were present. The bride, a charming young ladf, is the daughter of Mrs. Amelia Ramsey Hillard, who comes from an old Southern family. being closely allied to that of General George Wash- ington. Rev. Father York, Chancellor of the archdiocese, performed the wedding ceremony. e e Kansas is a prohi bition State and the law is enforced in some districts. A Win- field paper tells of a crowa of sorrowful citizens of that place assembling at the railway station to see a train-load of beer pass through, bound for -the further and freer West. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. L MAYMAN y AnD Co, D kA INCORPD & T BATRE N PROPS. ENGAGEMENT OF MR. JOHN DREW! Every Night This Woek Only! ——Matinee on Saturday! “THE BAUBLE SHOP,” By Henry Arthur Jones. Next Week—Beginning Monday, Ang. 26. Mr. Drew's Latest Success, “THAT IMPRUDENT YOUNG COUPLE,” By Henry Guy Carleton, author of “Butterflies,” eto Seats for Next Week Ready To-morrow. FRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOD & Cp+ LESSES At MATAGER NOTHING LAUGHTER AND BUT GREAT CROWDS The Stockwell Season—Great Star Cast! HENRY E.DIXEY, MAURICE BARRYMORE, L. R. STOCKWELL. WILLIAM G. BEACH and MISS ROSE COGHLAN. THREE DELIGHTFUL PLAYS, “A Tragedy Rehearsed,”” ‘Nance Old« field” and ‘‘A Man of the Worid.” TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mes. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manages — TO=NIGELT— THE LATEST EASTERN CRAZE, “THAT'S WHAT I'D ASK OF THE FAIRIES” 1In Genee's Comedy-Opera, “THE ROYAL MIDDY”’ HEAR “THE DAISY SONG.” NEXT |THEBLACK HUSSAR! | NEXT WEEK | Millocker's Martial Opera. | WEEK Popular Price; 5¢ and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOBOSCO....Sole Lesses and Manags2 EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT, ~——HERBERT HALL WINSLOW'S—— Famous Comedy-Drama. “A CRACKER-JACK!” EVENING PRICES—25C and 50c. Famlily Circle and Gallerv, 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockion and Powell. TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK | A PEERLESS VAUDEVILLE BILL! ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME! FOUD FOR MERRIMENT. CHOICE ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL. WORLD-FAMED STAR FEATURES! Reserved seats, 26c; Balcony, 10c; Opera chalrs and Box seats, 50c. TWENTY-EIGHTH INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION ——O0F THE—— MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE NOW OPEN. GRAND CONCERT Each Afternoon and Evening by an Orchestra of Forty Musicians. PROF. FRITZ SCHEEL, CONDUCTOR. ADMISSIO! Double Season Ticket. Single Season Ticket... 3 00 Children’s Season Ticket. 150 Adult, admission, daytime, 25¢; evening, 50c. Chlldren, admission, daytime, 16¢; evening, 25c. Season Tickets to Members of the Institute, half rates. Forsale at Library, 81 Post street. RUNNING RUNNING RACES! m RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRIOT TRACK. Races Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur. —Rain or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:30 .M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. SELECT EXCURSION TO UKIAH, SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, TUnder the auspices of the ’CROSS=COUNTRY CLUB. Tickets only $2: children under 12 balf rates: to be obtained only at the club’s headquarters in Brook's Homeopathic Pharmacy, 119Powell sireet, dally untl 11 P, x. Seats guaranteed. Tickets limited. No music, nor dancing. Good company assured. !-ATTR.ACTIVB PAVILION EXHIBITS EMBRACING DISPLAY ofF ELECTRICAL POWER 'TRANSMITTED FROM —FOLSOM.—— TRELE DAS MHIGH C. CIN G, THE GREAT AMERICAN CONCERT BAND TREE TRANSPORT AT\ON