The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 22, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1895 MORE HEADS LOPPED OFF, Another Batch of Appoint- ments Made by the Board of Health. IT CREATED A NEW OFFICE. Startling Report by Dr. Titus on the Deficiencles of the City and County Hospital. More heads were lopped off by the Board of Health at its regular meeting yesterday and several good billets in its service were distributed among those considered the most deserving. Incidentally Dr. Titus of the City and County Hospital handed ina red-hot report on the deficiencies of that institution. He said that as he expected to ibe relieved of his position by the mnew board he might as well take advantage of the occasion to speak his mind freely on the abuses of the place. He stated directly that he “would not be willing to maintain that actual loss of life had not resulted 4rom lack of attendants.”” Inthe extracts _below from his report will be found what he thinks about the several departments of the institution. way was paved for the much-talked- of vaccinating physician. If Dr. Mizner is to be believed he will be among the great crowd of late petitioners to the Governor who wil not get the place, Dr. Hart started the rather prosy meet- ng of theboard into life by a stirring on the vy the messenger of the was acting as vaccinating physician. id: ) to call your attention to the wretched enger of this office has been s public vaccinator. A skilled physi- cian should have charge of this position and no layman. It is my intention ata future ¢ to move for the appointment of & phy- fstanding to fill the office. At present e an interne who should attend to the at a committee of two be t. with the Board of Super- isors for tment of a vaccinating physician and the ent of a proper salary. The motion was promptly carried, and Drs. Hart and Williamson were named on the committee. O’Donnell is the messenger of the rd who did the vaceinating. the throng of office-seekers that about the door craned forward as ibbon pulled a sheetof paper from his pocket and remarked: “I move that the following offices be declared va- In the City and County ‘Hospital, assistant machinist, third waiter and cler! porter. In the Almshouse, teamster, watchman of the second building, farmer, ambulance-driver and nurse.” The motion was carried. Dr. Hart at once moved for the following appointments to the vacancies: In the C d County Hospital—Clerk, Charles tant mackinist, L. Helbing; J. Hackett; norter, D. Moore. Almshouse—Teamster, John man, second building, M. McCoppin: farmer, P. Julian; ambu- 1 -driver, James Cuddy; and nurse, P. Keatin The internes of the City and County Hospital drew down the wrath of the board on themselves by petitioning to be relieved of the duty of keeping up the his- tory of that institution. A reply was framed stating that any interne who did not want to attend to the duty could re- sign. The Fairmount Improvement Club sent in 4 communication condemning Chenery from Fairmount to_Miguel streets. ed to Health Officer Lovelace. A similar notice was read from property- owners in the vicinity of Fifth avenne and Clement street. Referred to the Health Inspector. Members of the Richmond District Im- provement Club called attention to the unbealthy condition of the sewerin the Richmond school. They asked that the proper sewer connections be made. Re- ferred to Health Officer Lovelace. £ rintendent P. L. Weaver of the Almshouse reported 874 inmates during the last month. Of these 40 were dis- charged by request, 10 ran away and 13 died. leaving 811 remaining there. The monthly expenditures footed up $6642. Ex-Health Officer Keeney reported the following totals of deathr for July: Con- sumption 117, pneumonia 22, tronchitis 16, varvular heart disease 36, cancer 21, casualties 12, suicides 17 and homicides 2. Then came the startling report of Super- intendent Titus of the City and County Hospital. In it he said: This hospital has for years been notorious, 1l over the English-spesking world, at least, d to by the authorities mple of what & modern hospital shou It has been censured as faultily con- structed, wretchedly equipped, insufficiently manned and miserably sustained. It is well ;tm the people of this City should know the acis. Concerning the buildings, it will be impos - gible to postpone more than a very few years construction of a new hospital where the of the present one can be avoided. The general plan of the present building is ex- cellent, but the heating is insnfficient, un- cleanly, inconvenient and expensive. The provisions for the segregation of insane, Toisy, gontagious and offensive cases are en- tirely fnadequate. The celis in the basement which are possibly intended for. them are so cold and damp that to put a human being in them is quite out of the question. The present buildings are far too small. The female medi- cal ward is overflowing with patients. Chronie, long-standing and incurable cases are now transferred to the almshouse. There are over 200 patients there now who are in need of hospital care and better nursing. One of the sources of trouble for the man- agement, as pointed out also by several of my predecessors, is the division of the control be- iween two boards—the Board of Health and the Board of Supervisors. The Superintend- ent receives his orders from one source, and must ask for every dollar he needs to carry them out from another source. The fact that the hospital draws on the gene- ral fund, instead of having a fund of its own, may at times cause serious inconvenience, as was shown during the past year when the supply of medicines ran out, and I was forced to call on the public for donations. Our laws would prevent any one furnishing supplies under such circumstances from ever receiving any compensation. The druggists refused to bid on my requisitions, and the sick were suffering for medicines and surgical dressings. The adoption of the proposed new charter would remedy this evil. This is a large 1nstitution and a hard one to manage, and the Superintendent should have all possible assistance to make the task easier. No superintendent shouid be compelled to work with subordinates retained for other reasons than ‘the satisfactory performance of the duties required of them. Give the Super- intendent full authority and hold him respon- sible for all that happens. The paucity of nurses in this hospitalisa disgrace to any civilized community. The hiighest ratio between patients in other nospitals is nearly eight 1o one; here it is nearly nineteen to one. At night each nurse has charge of four wards—125 beds. I wouid not be willing to maintain that attuel loss of life has not resulted from lack of attendants. Recently in a London hospital charges were preferred that there were not enough nurses to properly care for patients. That hospital fur- nished one nurse to every three patients. Our training_school at present neither suffi- ciently cares for the sick nor properly in- structs the pupils. The reason it %as not been increased is lack of quarters. I have endeay- ored in vain 1o secure an sppropristion to build a nurse home, and can only adhere to 1y formerly expressed opinion that if better facilities for_tne class cannot be procured it would be well 10 abolish it. I must state, how- ever, that the unanimous testimony ef the visiting staff is that since the organization of the training school the nursing is much more satisfactorily done than formerly. This does not pr that the present method 1s good, but only that the plan of paid nurses appointed for polftical ressons is worse. We have a good class of industrious, hard-working vupils, but one person cannot possibly do the work of tour anddo it well. The report closes with a suggestion that he method of appointing internes could e modified to great advantage. Appended to the report is a summary ass s*ating that during the fiscal year ending June 30 2680 patients were admitted to the institution and 2455 were discharged; 384 died. The smallest number of inmates 1n any one month was on June 10 last—238. The highest rumber was on July 1,1894— 421. The dailv average of patients was 301. The cost of %’ovi!ions for each per- son per day was 20 cents. In all $79,819 was expended. The appropriation was $50,000, s0 there was a balance on hand at the close of the fiscal year of §180. THE LATEST IN CYCLING. Entries and Handicaps for the Races at Petaluma Next Sat- urday. The entries and handicaps for the bicycle race meet to be held in Petaluma next Saturday have just been announced, as follows: One-mile scratch, Cl: M. 8mith,G. C.C.: E s A—F. D. Taft, A. C. Chapm 0.C.W 5 8. Leavitt, 8. ¥ X H. Dieckmanh, S.B. Vincent, B. C. W.; C. R. Barney, 0. C. W.} George Felix, S. R. W.; F. A. McFariand, §. J R.C.; Charles Steward and W. F. Pettis, 8. R. E.W. Decker, H. W.; P.R. Mott, R. A. C. Charles Kraft, unatiached; C. M. Ackerman, 0. ¢. Hopkins, D. G. Hayne, Mark Simmons, M. Ackerman, P. W.; F. M. Byrne and P. Metcalfe, 1.C. C.; A. E. Moody and K. E. Dow, G. C. C. One-mile seratch, Class B—E. Ulbricht, H. Slater, T. S. Hall and F. G. Lacey, B. C. W.} R. L. Long, unattached: W.F. Foster and A. N. Jones, 0.C.W.; W.A.Burke, A.C.W.; W. J. Edwards, . Cushing and H. C. Smith, G. C. C. One-mile handicap, Class B—H. Sister. E. Ulbricht, W.F. Faster, W.J. Edwards, W. A. Burke and F. G. Lacey, scratoh; A. N. Jones, L. Long, 45; F. Cushing, 70; H. C. 5; T. 8. Hall, 100. One’mile handicap, Class A—First heat: F. fcFarland, scratch ; C. B. Bates Jr. and W, B 2 and C. M. Ackerman, 50; P. Metealf, 60 Seward, 70; C. R.Barney, 80; Charles Stew- ard, 90! Second heat—T. H. Byme and D. G, Hayne, B. F1 scratch; A E. 'V .70; F. D. Cherles Krait, hird heat—N. Ackerman, scratch; Smith, 35 yards; J. H. Dieckman Jr. Vincent, 35; O. C. Hopkins and P. K F. Schone, 7 L. 8. Leavitt, 100; C ver, 125, and F. M. Burris, 130. Harry F. Terrill has _just received a let- ter from Charles S. Wells, the popular racer of the Bay City Wheelmen, now on the Eastern circuit, in which Wells states that he and W. A. Terrill will ride at Syra- cuse, N. Y., on August 24; Kansas City, August 30, 31; Buifalo, September 5, 6; Hartford, September 9, and Springfield, September 11, 12, 13. After that they will follow the circuit westward, reaching here early in November. In the Royal Cycling Club’s tryouts last Sunday at the Oakland Trotting Park, the winners were: Quarter-mile, scratch—H. Sternberg first, Joseph Lubin second, M. Friedman third. Time, 35 seconds. Half-mile handicap—H. Sternberg, scratch, first; A. Posner, 60 yards, second; Joseph Lu- bin, 20 yards, third. Time, 1:21 1-5. Mile handicap—G. Frost, 50 yards, first; H. Sternberg, scratch, second; A. Posner, 100 yards, third. Time, 2:31. Two-mile handicap—G. Frost, 50 yards, first; H. Bternberg, scratch, second. Time, 5:40. ART IN STUDIOS AGAIN, Resumption of the California School of Design and Art League. C.D. Bates ait, 100; There Is Already a Declded Ten- dency to Settle Down to Work Once More. ‘With the approach of the fall artists are hastening to settle down to class work. ‘While many studio doors still remain closed intermittently knights of the brush and palette are taking shorter flights from home. The California School of Design is open at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Artand thither are already flocking art students of all departments. About sixty names are thus far enrolled, although a total of a hundred is expected before long. The course just opened extends over three years, each being divided into two terms for the various subjects, as follows: First year (drawing), first term—Antique; second term—Antique and life. Second vesr (drawing, painting, modeling and composition), first tefm—Antique and life; second term—Antique, life. Painting from life, composition and modeling. Third year (painting class), first term—Paint- ing and drawing from life and composition; second term—Painting from life, composition and perspective. Third yeer (class in sculpture), first term— Modeling from life and composition; second term—M >deling from life. corposition, elemen- tary architecture and ornament. The departments are divided among the instructors as follows: A. F. Matthewsand Amedee Joullin instruet in drawing from the antique and lifeand fininling from still lifeand figure; R.D. Yelland hasa general supervision of the school and instructs the sketch class twice a week; Douglas Tilden has the modeling class and John A. Stan- ton takes the Saturday class for beginners and teachers. The latter is especially for school children and their teachers and comprises fifteen members already. Among the students so far entered are: Miss Bonner, Mrs. 8. W. Cox, E. H. Bost, Miss Jordan, Miss Hillyer, 8. Armer, W. Wilkie, B. J. Scoville, Russell Harper, Miss Blanche Bald- win, Miss Estelle Miller, Rnllvh Yardley, Miss Katherine Harker, Miss. Wilhemina Keenig, Miss Isabelle Leland, Miss Gertrude l(lmhll%, Miss Cora Hageman, Miss Agnes Cdirns, Miss Katherine French, Miss Grace Cole, Miss Mar- aret Bradford, Mrs. L. Hernon, C. . Frocher, osepn von Euw, R. Aitken, Mrs. M. G. Young, Miss Sybil Easterday, A. Osbourne, F. M. Stone, Miss Froelich, B. Lomax, Miss Agnes Ferme!, Miss L. Grossett, Mrs. A. Chittenden, Miss G. Loring, A. Bakewell, Mrs. H. W. Kelley, Miss Josie Eckler, L. F. Auzerais, H. C. Echroeder, H. E. Warren, W. Sharek, F. R. Harper, A. C. Snow, F. T. Martinez, H. H. Watson Jr., Miss J. Morgan, Mrs. Saidie Seawell, Miss Mabel Lee, Miss Anita White, Miss A. M. Beatty, Miss L. Tautphaus, L. Starkhouse, R. T. McKee, M. Nidsen. The students are taking a great interest in the recently acquired exhibition of pho- tographs of masterpieces in painting and sculpture. These are favorably placed in the main hall of the institute and_ art-lov- ers from amoug the public are just now making that hall a Mecca. Works of all the chief masters are represented in the collection. Another reunion in artcirclesis that of the Art League, with headquarters at 7 Mont- gomery street. Here thirty students are gradually gathering, and the studios con- tain many commendable specimens of their owners’ work in vacation. Among the more prominent workers are: Miss Heynemann (secreurgj), Miss Voorman, Miss Wetherell, Mrs. Taussiz—who have studios—Miss Palmer, Miss Bremer, Miss Salz, Miss Mary Kip, Miss Harker. The students are contemplating studio exhibitions of their work in October, when some of their brother artists in the neigh- borhood may also throw open their work- shops to enhance the attractiveness of the occasion. Allthe French authorized male religious orders have informed the Archbishops of Rheims and Paris that they intend to pay the new tax imposed by tge Government on monastic yrofirty. They hoid that, having to choose tween compliance and passive resistance, the moral necessity does not exist that would justify the latier course. They thus take the same ground as the Bishop of Beauvais, who recently came near being excommunicated forurg- ing compliance with the law. ————— The Sworn Tormentors ©f the Spanish Inquisition never inflicted tortures more dreadful than those endured by the victim of inflammatory rheumatism. The chronic form of this obstinate malady is sufficiently painful. Ar- rest it at the start with Hostetter's Stomach Bit- ters and avoid becoming a lifelong mariyr. The Bitters will remove malaria and kidney com- plaints, dyspepsia, constipation, nervousness and neuralgia, remedy debllity and bhasten con- valescence, |BABY OELRICHS' RIGHTS, Ex-Judge Paterson Opposes the Father’s Claim of Control. AGAINST FAIR'S PENCIL WILL. The Attorney Says That It Is a For- gery, or That the Senator Was Insane. Ex-Justice Van R. Paterson filed a brief yesterday replying to Attorney Reuben H. Lloyd in relation to the guardianship of Herman Oelrichs Jr., a matter that is im- portant in the Fair will contest. Attorney Lloyd represents Mr. and Mrs. Oelrichs and Judge Paterson is the attor- ney who was appointed by Judge Slack to represent the minor heirs, twenty-five in number, including “Baby”’ Oelrichs. According to the termsof the first will the three children of Senator Fair were to have the income of the estate and at the death of the survivor of the three the property was to go to the minor children. Herman Oelrichs Jr., if he should survive the three, would take a fourth of the prop- erty. Under the second will the estate was given absolutely to the three children, with no provision for “Baby’’ Oelrichs or the other minors. Seeing that the inter- ests of his youthfnl clients were repre- sented in the first will Judge Paterson began the contest. Herman Oelrichs was thereafter ap- pointed general guardian of his son, and as gusrdian he objected to the proceedings begun by the attorneys. He did not want to have “Baby”’ Oelrichs contest the second will. On that point Attorney Lloyd filed a brief some time ago, and to the arguments then presented Judge Paterson replies, the question being on the right to represent the minor Oelrichs. In his brief Judge Paterson says: Ido not deem it necessary to go into an ex- tended consideration of the points made by Mr. Lloyd in his brief, as they were in my opinion answered in mYy oral argument. Mr. Lloyd, in his oral argument and brief, assumes & position which begs the main question to be determined by the court, i.e., which one of the two documents filed for probate is the will of Senator Fair? The fallacy of the proposition that Mr. Ocl- richs may determine and has properly deter- mined that the pencil will is valid stands naked in the Jight of the admitted facts. If the will of September 21 was made by Sen- ator Fair, and if it be true that at the date of that instrument he desired to preserve intact his vast estate for about half a century after his death, and for that purpose labored upon a scheme which stands almost unprecedented in testamentary disposition and provided a pen- alty for any one who should attempt to upset his plan—then the will made only three days later is a forgery or Mr. Fair was crazy when he made it. < It is incredible thet a man having the abil- ity to acquire and hold such a property and deévise such a scheme could, while in his right mind, change his intentions so radically in so short a time. But I do not concede that Mr. Oelrichs hasa right to exercise any discretion upon the facts in determining whether the child has any in- terests which will be protected by a contest. It is sufficient for the court and guardian to know that if the earlier will be admitted to probate the child will have a vested future in- terest, an interest which ugnder the laws of this State (code sections cited in oral argu- ment) may be disposed of by law, transfer or succession. This being the case, the question of proba- bilities or possibilities as to survivorship ents no figure in the determination of the question as to whether or not there should be a contest. 1t 18 not a case for specnlation as to who will outlive the other or presumption as to the du- ration of life according te tables or physical conditions and ages of persons interested. Na- lilrc. not the court or counsel, will determine that. Tt is s~ flicient to know the testator has pro- vided in a will filed for probete that in & cer- tain contingeney this child shall have a por- tion of his extate. Whether the contingency will ever happen on which he is to enjoy what was thus left to him is not, as I said, a matter for conjecture by the court or counsel, and the question as to whether the parent has any in- terests adverse to the child cannot be deter- mined upon a consideration of such matter. I do not think Mr. Lloyd has suceeeded in showing that the father and mother have no interests adverse to the interests of the child. If the pencil will is probated the child gets ab- solutely nothing by testamentary disposition, while if the other one isadmitted he takes & vested future interest in the property. Tf the pencil will is probated the mother takes absolutely her interests in_the estate, if the prior will be admitted she does not. The husband takes the same under each will, but 1o answer has been made to the point made at the oral argument that both at common law and under the code the husbhand’s interests are identified with those of the wife. Mr. Lloyd says that fathers and mothers have always been appointed by the court to take care of the interests of thelr children, and it would be a monstrous rule to hold that sim- p]{ because a child may die and by the law of inheritance the parenis succeed to_his right, their interests in such a case would be adverse to those of the child and devar them from act- ing as guardian. But no such rule is inyoked here; nor do the exigencles of our case drive us upon such ground. If & parent were suing to quiet title to a tract of land in which his child held an adyerse in- terest, he would-hardly be a fit and proper person as guardian of the child's estate to repre- sent the child’s interests, and the court would not permit him to. He might claim to be able to act with entire impartiality, but he would not be permitted to try the experiment. The court simply wotld not allow any speculation to be indulged in, but would say that it is sufficient to know that there is a confliet of interests. Aside from the interest which the law im- gu\esAMr, Oelrichs must naturally prefer the isposition made of the estate by the pencil will to the disposition made by the prior will. There can be no question about this. In de- termining the question of interest, as between the guardian and the minor, the courts do not confine themselves to the property ipterests, but will consider anything which will natur- ally affect the desires and action of the guardian. Then, quoting some points of the law in the case, Judge Paterson continues: A guardian ad litem may be u‘:'poln!ed, our code says, at any time when the Judge deems it expedient, notwithstanding the*child may | bave a genmeral guardian. Among the pro- visions relating to guardian and ward it is provided that nothing contained in this chap- ter “affects or impairs the power of any court toappointa guardian to defend the interests of any minor in any suit or matter pending therein” (section 1759, C. C. P.). Counsel con- tends that this section and section 372 are general and are limited by section 1718 be- cause of the words in the latter section “when they have no general guardian in the county,” but he does not notice Townsend vs. Tallant 33 California, page 45, cited by me at the oral lrfflmenl, ‘where it was held that the minor heir, although he. had a general guardian in the county, had no guardian quoad the pe- tition. So that even in the absence of section 1759, and although there be a general guardian in the conn!ly the appointment of a guardian ad litem would be proper. On page 5 of the brief Mr. Lloyd declares that in the event of a contest of the first will the in- terests of the other minors represented b Judge Paterson would be in direct conflictwi those of Herman Oelrichs Jr. Whether this be 80 or not cuts no figure in the present controversy, but it is certainly not correct.. Neither Herman Oelrichs Jr. nor any other minor takes any interest under the sec- ond will, and in_the event of a contest of the second there will be a-union of interests in all the minors to have said second will upheld. Mr. Lioyd inquires: “What has this guardian done, or left undone, for which he can be ac- cused of negligence, or which it can be as- serted shows that he is unfaithful to his trust?” The answer is that great interests can be se- cured to the child if the first will is admitted to probate, and he will get. nof mni of the es- tate left to him by his grandfather if the penci! will is admitted to probate. e guardian re- fuses to submit this matter to judicial de- cision. He has himself, by failure to file a contest in time, put it out of his power to secure to the minor his interests under the first will, and the child has in law no interest at all in the second will. That ought to be a sufficient answer to the question. But it is said Mr. Oelrichs has inquired into the matter and firmly believes in tne validity of the second will. I aseert again: First, that the i\urdun has no right to so decide for the child. Itisa matter which should be sub- mitted for judicial determination. And sec- ond, that if it s a matter of discretion, then upon the admitted facts the question as to which will is the will of Senator Fair is to say the least of suffitient importance to require a judicial determination. Again it is said: but why two contests? the brothers and sisters and minor children are contesting and the child Herman Oelrichs Jr. will have the benefit of their action. But it seems to me that it would be a dangerous thing to establish such a precedent. Theother contestants may or may not have the disposi- tion for one cause or another to continue the confest. The court cannot proceed safely upon any as- sumption that this or that may oceur, and it is sufficient for the court to know that there is only one absolutely safe way to protect its ward’s interests, and that is my making ita party to any proceeding in which the child’s Hfhtl may be aftected. admit that if the court thinks it entirely safe to let the contest proceed without repre- sentation by Herman Oelrichs Jr. it has the right to do 50 and should do so. Ido notagree with Mr. Lloyd, however, that simply because the statement of Mr. Qelrichs is the only testi- mony before the court as to the validity of either vivm the court is bound to say thata contest s not necessary or proper. Both wills are now bglomythe court. . Under other conditions existing I should attach great weight to the opinion and wishes of Mr. Oel- richs, even where his interests were adverse to those of his child. 1 should be willing to act upon his judgment and trust to his integnity to do right by his child, but, as I said at the oral argument:we ars here dealing with a thing—the will of Sen- ator Fair—and the immense interests of a child, which, 50 long as they are before the court, we are bound to protect upon legal principles and not upon confidences in the opinion or integrity of any individual or set of individu- als, no matter Bow close may be their ties to the child whose interests are affected, and no matter how intense may be our faith in the rectitude of their conduet. The guardian hag no right to decide that the will dated September 24 15 the last will of his boy’s grandfather. (Cases cited in oral argu- ment. At the oral argument Mr. Lloyd cited a case in support of his claim that before the court can authorize a contest it should hear the evi- dence and determine whether there is reason- able cause for such contest. So_far from being | in his favor, that case cuts directly agsinst him. hat the court decided in that case was that until it had heard the evidence of all the parties it could not determine whether it was a proper case for the allowance of the costs and nses of the litigation. 'he case assumes that there may bea con- test carried to a decision without the court having the least idea as to the merits of the controversy before the case is tried. Any other assumption would be absurd and would put the court in the ridiculous position of first trying the case to see which way it should be décided and then requiring it to be tried again simply for the purpose of deciding 1t. In submitting the matter to the court, I con- fess that if the court can see its way clear to grant the motion of Mr. Oelrichs, I shall not be sad over my retirement from the unpleasant relation in 'which my present duties place me with respect to that honorable and most worthy gentleman. 1 simply desire to go upon the records as not having negiected the inter- ests of this boy which are placed in my hands by the court. He shall not confront me in the future with the charge that if I had taken the steps which ‘were necessary to protect his rights he would have had enough to take care of himselfand those dependent upon him. And I submit again, in conclusion, that there is only one safe way fo proceed in this matter, and thatisto take every step and every pre- caution for the protection of the minor’s inter- est, which an ordinarily prudent and careful business man would take in protecting his own interests if he were in a similar situation. In doing this we must rrecessarily cast out all con- sideration of age, affection or domestic rela- tion. Fees for Fair's Attorneys. Judge Slack signed an order yesterday ganting to Stanly Hayes, McEnerney & radley $5625, for legal services performed {or Senator Fair during the lifetime of the atter. SILVER COENTION Continued from First Page. alert and ever ready to act in the interests of a few. “They tell usthat the silver question is a difficult and abstruse one, and that only a banker can fathom it. This is not true, unless we allow oursglves to be confounded by technical terms, If we conduct this campaign of edueation in a proper manner we can certainly sweep the country, for there is but one side to this question.” Any man who takes it up thoughtfully will ar- rive at but one conclusion.. The demone- tization of silver was the destruction of more than one-half of the country’s pri- mary money. It has been conclusively shown that since the demonetization of silver it is a fact that a shrinkage of prices and consequent depression followed all over the world. What nonsense to say that the demonetization bill was not the cause of this. “They tell us that we cannot enter upon this work alone and must bave some sgrt of an international agreement. Here they admit the fallacy of all their arguments. ‘Why cannot the United States do it alone? France did it alone with only half of our resources.” In concluding Mr. Bartine said that he was more than pleased to see a silyer movement in California. He was sure that it would be productive of much good, and advised the dissemination of the best literature to be had bn the subject. Mr. Fred Adams of Alameda followed Mr. Bartinein a brief address, in which he advised the restoration of silver to its former standard, as the only hope for the flagging industries of the country. green Majors of Alameda talked on the same subject. His speech was illustrated by stereopticon views, showing scales of decrease 1n prices of products since the demonetization of silver, and caricatures of leaders in both of the ola parties, who are beld by the bimetaliists about equally responsible for the present so-called de- pression. 1n concluding Mr. Majors proposed a vote of thanks to Chairman Baker and Becretary George Keeney for their untiring efforts in behalf of the convention, which was adopted by a unanimous vote. The convention then adjourned sine die. SRR INDIVIDUAL OPINION. Chats With Nevada Men on the Conventlon’s Work. Already the Nevada delegates are be- ginning to see the beneficial results of the Bimetallic Convention, which came tv a close yesterday in this City. As the re- volt really started in the Sagebrush State, it is perfectly natural for its inhabitants to watch the result. State Treasurer W. J. Westerfield puts the case very clearly in the following way : “The convention will do more good in the East than it will here, simply because Cali- fornia has always been an enormous gold- producing center, and the action of a bi- metallic convention will be watched with interest by the Eastern States. Aside from that, the Northwest and the Southern States are waiting to see the results of this convention. ““It has been harmonious, and the silver arguments have been to the point, and have displayed a great deal of thought. The press has sent broadcast the best of the speeches made, and right here among the people around us the good results are noticeable. “I know that the convention will also have weight in the Presidential campaign, and whoever receives the nomination from either party must be a free coinage man to win. “You ask me who is m{ choice for Presi- dent among the available candidates so far. I greler Morgan of Alabama first, Teller of Colorado second, and I would also be perfectly satisfied witn Don M. Cameron.'™ Senator J. E. Gignoux of Lyon Coum:g'j Nev., thinks the people of the East will surprised to learn that there is sucha strong silver movement in California. “You know,” said the Senator, “'this State has always been looked upon as a gold Btate in ‘the East and they have always counted upon it about election time. The convention will show them that the West is just as ready to defend iiself from the moneyed menof Wall and Lombard streets as any other section of the United States. “I hope to see the silver men at the next election g:u their votes for Don M. Cum- eron. I believe he has given us the most concise, terse and powerful solution of the question that has yet been given by any of 1 the possible Presidential candidates. He understands the wants of the people of the ‘West and he is sincere. The action of the convention will tend to strengthen our Eastern associates and I believe the bene- ficial effects will at once begin to be ap- parent.” Many other Nevada men expressed them- selves as greatly pleased with the work of the bimetallists and Secretary of State Eugene Howell put it in this light: “We have a few people on the coast who know what they are talking about, and we also know that the past has taught us a lesson. “In 1873, and even a little later, San Francisco was receiving thousands and thousands of dollars monthly from Nevada where -now it only receives hundreds. When the wealth of Nevada’s siiver mines Wwas, igom-ing into the lap of San Francisco the East got certain benefits from that out- put through this City being the greatest commercial center on the coast. When silver was demonetized this output was cut off and the result is that the entire coast feels the depression and the East, with its finan- cial sympathy, suffers in consequence. The convention will have a Food effect and the political tide is turning.” Senator Lem Allen of Churchill County, Nevada, gets in line with the rest. “*California,’”’ said Mr. Allen, ‘by her ac- tion in the Bimetallic Convention has placed the State squarely on the free-coin- age plank. I am particulnrl{ delighted with the idea of establishing Silver leagues all over the West, and hope the time will soon come when the East will be sprinkled with them. That is the easiest way to get at the bottom of the question and spread the arguments abroad which will tend to educate the people up to the importance of bimetallism.” Dr. Bergstein, Superintendent of the Ne- vada State Insane Asylum, believed in coz‘xifiuing himself to a brief opinion. He said: “California being a gold-producing State, the East will realize the importance of a Bimetallic Convention held in this State, and it must of necessity awaken Eastern people to a thorough understanding of its meaning.” Robert M. Beatty, Attorney-General of Nevada, sai “It will create an interest that was never before experienced in this State, and it will result'in carrying California at the next election for the candidate who declares for silver, no matter upon what ticket he may be placed. ‘‘The fact that the convention is abso- lutely ' non-partisan will prove to the Eastern States that we have no political ends to gain other than that of justice to aninjured cause. “Itis to_be hoped that all of the other| parties will come to our way of thinking and stand squarely on the question of bimetallism.” Sam Davis, editor of the Carson Appeal, the first newspaper on the coast to suggest a revolt, is not altogether satisfied with the good- intentions of the two old parties. Among other things touching the issue he says: : “It has always been the policy of the goldbugs to abandon every other issue when they are in danger themselves. They will Kold a caucus over the question of free coinage, and this will probably be the result. “Now, suppose the next Congress is composed of a Democratic House and a Republican Senate. The Democratic House will pass a free-coinage bill and send it to the Republican Senate. The Senate will hold a caucus and decide that it will neverdo for the Democrats to save the country by fathering such a a measure, and they will kill it. .Following this action they will cook up another free-coin- age bill, couched in a little different language, pass it and send it to the Demo- cratic House, where it will, in turn, be de- stroyed, partly because the Democrats will not want to have it said that the Republi- cans saved the country, and partly for re- venge. : ‘Thus the Wall-street barrel will be rolled over the silver men again, and the two old parties will swear that they have kept their pledges to the people; that they passed a free;coinage measure and that the opposition destroyed it. That's the way they always work things when they have Wall street to engineer the deal. ““When Napoleon took charge of a battle he always cut the enemy in two .and then wiped out the right and left wing. That’s the way it is done by the moneyed men of the United States, and the tacties are generally good.” Last night Chairman George W. Baker, in an_interview, very clearly and con- cisely disposed of the report thai the Bi- metalhc Convention was called in the in- terest of the silver kings. “The effect of the convention,” he said, ‘‘will be to solidify the free coinage and bi- metallic sentiment east of the Rocky Moun- tains. The reason is that a report had gone broadcast or had its origin in the EBast, that the silver movement was con- fined to the silver States. Let us look at California. Was 1t not up to a recent date one of the strongest gold-producing States 7 m the Union, and to-day it is a pronounced silver State. “The convention will show that there is a deep-seated interest among the thinking Keople founded on right, rather than any esire to conserve the interest of the silver barons. Out of 547 delegates, including 32 from Nevada, the strongest silver State in the Union, only 4 of them were owners of silver mines. This should be sufficient to show that the convention is composed of business men and all other classes of thinking men, just as it ought to be from Maine to California. The real work of or- ganizatiom has begun ana when the National campaign opens you will see its results.” ‘When requested to give his opinion of the Bimetallic Convention that came to a close last night, ex-Congressman Bartine of Nevada gave the following signed state- ment to THE CALL: It is by far the most important convention ever held in the State of California. Although non-partisan in character. and its organiza- tion will be upon that basis, ultimately it may and rmbnbly will either mold the policy of the old parties, or one of them, and failing to do so it may revolutionize pnnt\; %o!mcs in the State. . BARTINE. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Charles W. and Henry M. Corthay to George E. M, Corthay, Jot on 5 line ot Page street, 192:6 W of Gouzh, W 27:6 by & 120; $25. . and Emma Hirschfeld to Helen A. Landers, Iot on SE corner of Octavia and Vallejo streets, S 26 by E 112:6; $10. H. C. Campbell and T. B. Kent (trustees for Ed- ward A. Sanders) to Donald Y. Campbell, lot on SW corner of Green and Buchanan streets, S 187:6 by W 100, trustees’ deed: $500. William A. Cavanagh to Maria Cavanagh, lot on S line of ~eventeenth street, 210:3 E of Sanchez, E 25 by 8 100: gift. Doroihea Herstman to Richard Paul, lot on N line of Fifteenth street, 310 W of Sanchez, W 45 by N 115; $10. John and Emeline 0'Byrne to George O'Byrne, loton S line of Twenty-fourth street, 125 W of Fair Oaks. W 25 by $100: $10. George (" Byrne to Emeline 0'Byrne, same; $10. James Callaghan to Joanna Callaghan, lot on SE gorner of Filber: and Kearny streets, ¥ 27:6 by 8 gift. ries’ W. and George E. M. Coithay to Henry . Corthay, lot cn NI corner of Washington strect and Stouts alley, 5 35 by N 75: $25. Frank C. Havens to Sarah Donnelly, lot on NW oRenf o8 Jongs e Mibers acxesta, & 5017, W Builders’ Contracts. Elizabeth O'Brien with C. B, Franklin, to erect two &-story frame buildings on NW line of Blux- ome streei, 125 8W of rourth; $2400. Spring Vailey Water Works with R. E. Buck- man, excavating & tunnel 200 feet long at Lake Honda: §—. M. J. Simmons with J. A. & Allen McDonald, alterations and completion of & $-story frame building on N ling of Bush street, 165 W of La- guna; $2845. THE STOOK MARKET. Values continfied practically unchanged yester- day, with the usual amount of trading. NoTEs. At an executive session of the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Loard yesterday an old rule prohibiting dealers outside the railing from buying and seiling stocks on their own zccount without first consulting & broker, which had been in disuse for many years, was put in force. Bullion Valued at $1600 has been received from the May Flower gravel mine. In the Savage, on the 950 level west crosscut 1, started from the north lateral dritt 106 feet north of the station, s advanced 75 feet; face Is in clay and porphyry. In the south lateral drift at a point 85 feet from the station they have started an east crosscut and advanced the same 8 feet: tace is in ,&-rh and porghy% The east crosscut from the ird floor of tl stopes is advanced 25 feet; Iaceisin porphyry. On'thie 1050 level In tho west crosscut from the face 0f the south lateral drift NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. — 0-DAY’S GREAT LEADERS! To-day we offer a SPECIAL AND EXTRAORDI- NARY COMBINATION of ATTRACTIONS in NEW GOODS AND CLEARANCE BARGAINS ! TADIES CAPES! At $1.00. LADIES' TRIPLE CAPES, in a variety of shades, neatly trimmed with gimp, worth $3 50, will be closed out at each. At $1.50. LADIES’ CAPES, in a variety of shades and styles, worth $4 50, will be offered at $1 50 each. At $2.50. ; LADIES’ SINGLE and DOUBLE CAPES, in black and a variety of colors, with various trimming, worth $6 50, will be closed out at $2 50 each. At $5.00. LADIES’ FULL CIRCULAR SINGLE CAPES of Kersey cloth, in a variety of shades, lined with silk, trimmings of applique and ribbon, worth $12 50, will be closed out at §5 each. LADIES' SUITS! LADIES' SUITS, navy and black serge, worth $9, will be closed out at $495 each. At $7.50. LADIES’ SUITS, navy, black and tan cheviot, box jacket end skirt, lined throughout, worth $12 50, will be «closed out at $7 50 each. LADIES WAISTS! At 55 Cents. LADIES’ LAUNDRIED SHIRT WAIST, in fancy stripes, checks and figures, full sleeves, yoke back, regular price $1, will be offered at 55¢c. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ LAUNDRIED SHIRT WAIST, extra full sleeves, in all fancy shades, made of heavy percale, regular price $1 25, will be offered at 75c. At $1.00. 1 S’ EXTRA GOOD QUALITY PER- LA%XE E AND LAWN WAISTS, laun- dried collar and cuffs, blue, pink, plaids and all fancy shades, regular price $150 and $i 75, will be offered at §L. o GLOVES! GLOVES! At 65 Cents. 200 dozen LADIES’ ®BIARRITZ KID GLOVES (with two hooks at wrist), Foster, Paul & Co. make, in dark, medium and tan shades, good value for $1, will be offered at 65¢ a pair. At $1.00. 75dozen LADIES’ 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUSQUETAIRE DRESSED KID GLOVES, in dark and medium colors, also black, extra value for $1 50, will be offered at $1 a pair. CHILDREN’'S JACKETS! At $1.00. : CHILDREN'S JACKETS, varying in size from 4 to 10 years, made of Navy, Plain and Twilled Cheviot, worth $2 50, wili be closed out at $1 each. At 82.00. CHILDREN’S DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, of medium shade brown covert cloth, very neatly trimmed with brown soutache braid, worth $5, will be closed out at $2 each. Murphy Building, 4 Market and Jongs Stregts. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. they continue understoping the stratum of g00d ore and are now about 20 feet below the sill floor. Have finished repairing the main south arift on this level. During the week they have hoisted 86 tons of ore, car samples average $39. Shipped to Nevada mill 135 tons and milled 212 tons; battery samples average $31 86 per ton; bullion yield for the week, 84794 50. The managers of the Con. Cal. & Va. mine are arranging to resume operations on the 1000 and 1100 levels, north of the old Con. Virginia shaft. There is a large block of virgin ground in that part. The Morgan mill will soon resume the crushing of ore from this mine. BOARD SALES, Following were the sales in the San Francisco &tock Board yesterday: REGULAR MORNING SESSTON COMMENCING AT 3 7300 Ophir. 8100 Ovrm 5200 Savage 7200 Union C..52 ¥ 2/100 ¥ Jackt...42 .25/200 Mono. . Vll‘ AFTERNOON SESSION—2:30. 0 5 100 Sey 0500 Y | Following wera the saies In the Paclfic Stock buard yesterday: 300 Confi.. ) 500 L Wasl 1600 C Imp...01/400 Mex ... AFTERNOON SESSIO] 2:30. 400 Alpha....08; 90 Confid..1.25200 Ophir1.57: 609 Belcher8214 300 C Point. 1200 Potosi. 100 B & B...115200 G & C 60200 Savage. 300 Bullion 71100 H&EN 1.8214 200 SNev 100 Bulwer 5300 Justice....07'200 Union ....51 700 Challeng .42/100 Mexican..70 200 Y Jacket..41 150 CC&V .. 2.80500 Occidnul. 311 % Assessments Pending. Following is list Of assessments now pending: [Delingt) COMPANY. No. |Amt. inthe | Sale Day: | Board. 10|/ Sept 6 .0ct 15/.8ep 13,.0ct CLOSING QUUTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21—4 p. a. Asked. 7 09 11 13 28 3y 60 61 Best & Belcher.1.10 1.15) Benton Con. Nevada Queen. Occidental, .. Con. Imperiar, N Confidence. ... 1.20 Con.New York. * 02 Crown Pomt... 56 EastSierra Nev Exchequer. EIIIT;I . Gould & Curry. 58 Hale & Norers. 1.0 Towa.. 56, 1.8t|U STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21-2 P. % UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Asked.| Bid. U 8 4s coup..112 |U S 4sreg...112 MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Asked. 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ConsraCosta. 60 6634/SanJose..... — 9 Marin Coere 49% DB%alSprug Valiey100 1 GAS STOCKS, Capital. — 45 |PacificLight. 473 50 Central. 95 — |SanFrancseo 7lig 71%4 OakGL&TH. 46 — |Stockton..... 18~ 23 PacGasimp. 80 80 INSURA FiremansFd.15514160 COMMERCIAL BANK STOC AmerB&TC. — |LondonP&A.126% — Anglo-Cal. . — 6215 London&SE. — = 81 Bank of Cal..22714229%5 Merch . - Cal SD&TCo, 56~ — |Nevada. FirstNationl. 17714 — (Sather B - Grangers - = SAVINGS BANK STOCKS. GerS&LCo..1610 150 HumbS&L:1000 — 480 Mutual .. — 45 800 SFSavUniondst 505 STEEET RAILROAD STOCKS. 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