The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 11, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1895. {BER 11, 1805 AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THFATER.—* Christopher Jr."” COLUMBIA THEATER—*The District Attorney.” MOROSCO'S OPERA-HOU TIVOLI OPERA-HOU! ORPHEUM—High-Class V Crrcus—At Centrai Park, MECHANICS' FATR.—Lar] STATE BOARD OF TRADE etreet, below Second. Open d PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. OCEAN EXCURSION mship Pomons, to Santa Cruz and Montere eaves Saturdays, 4 P. ., due back Monday . Ticket oftice, 4 New Montgomersy street. W AUCTION SALE: BY EASTON, ELDRIDGE ber 17, Real Ests street, at 1 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. - be deported. d on this page Ah Dong, an ex-convict, Brief City items are to be fou of the CALL every day. eamer Olympic elty. Boatswain Mooney of U was arrested yesterday for d bri can be found on rning. Local ftems, bright a this page of the CALL eve The steamer Modoc was libeled yesterd the owners of the sloop Shooting Star for damage The dairymen of the State will meet in an- nual conven the hall of the Chamber of Commerce to- ee received a nominal sen- tence in Q States District Court for unlawful the mails. Fred Johnson his wife, Kate, of 678 Brannan stre _arrested for cruelly neglecting e boys. as _sued Antone Lex for out h he claims to have been defrauded ¢ romissory no 1South End Rowing clubs have The Pior fallen out over the Sacramento regatta and a new barge race has been arranged. - Miss Alice Hobart and Winthrop Elwyn Lester married at noon and left last even- ing for an extended tour of Europe. The State Board of Trade will send several of its members to the Atlanta Exposition to lect- ifornia and its produts. o be an autopsy at the Morgue to- ay on the body of a supposed Chinese leper, o is thought to have killed himself. The new racecourse and buildings of the Pa- ific Coast Jockey Club are nearing completion, and will be ready for the September meet. ulturist Hayne of the Berkeley experi- mental station says that & parasite and not alkali causes disease of the vine in this State. Emma Sargent, who claims to be of a wealthy ving near Gilroy, died of consumption y and County Hospital last Saturday ‘mation of operty:- a new club is contemplated whers of the Richmond Dis- Rims of that part of the City Argument in the case of Theodore Fox vs. John W. Mackay was_continued before Juage The case will probably be accused M. M. 1 ethics in Judge ke Holliday . si but the court failed to i violating s court yeste sustain the charge. Marin_Cou citizens will ask the State Board of Prison Directors for the services of a score of convicts on the road between San Rafael and Tiburon. Mrs. Bridget Holland, 228 Seventh street, swore out & warrant yesterday for the arrest of Henry L. Fox, stockbroker, on the charge of felony embezzlement. Rober: Giles, a barber on Laguna street, was last night booked on two charges of burglary, and Grant Carroll, a ““fence,” on a charge of receiving stolen goods. The Rev. Father Bolton of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin has an ambition to erecta quarter of & million dollar edifice on the site onated by Mrs. Pixley. . Dunker has sued P. Landman and Nagle to recover & piece of property, the deed for which, he claims, they obtained from him by false prétenses A large number of hop-pickers at Pleasanton went on strike because they conld not get their weages. The Commonwealer leaders had the money all tied up in contracts. The officers of the Society for the Prevention of Crueity to Children have decided to take steps toward preventing bicyelers from riding with children strapped on the wheel. At a meeting of the Board of Regents held yesterday they decided to accept the magnifi- cent offer of Mr. Sutro. Mr. Marye was the only Regent wko voted against the proposition. A joint delegation from Fresno, Merced, Tu- lare and Hanford conferred with Valley road directors yesterday and practicaily assured giits of rights of way and city lands for stations in four counties. The conflict between the Marin County game law and the general law on the closed season as to deer has reached Judge Angellotti’s court at San Rafael, and a contest case isin his hands for a decision. The directors of the Mechanics’ Institute last evening voted to close the fair on Saturday evening, but there is & movement on foot by the exhibitors to have the doors kept open for another week. Thomas Donnelly, & peddler, was sentenced by Judge Joachimsen yesterday to pay 8 fine of $60 or spend sixty days in jail for embezzling gome money he recelved from his employer to buy stock with. The detectives have so far obtained proof of four charges of burglary against James Goggin and Frank Comyns and a case of robbery against Comyns, which were booked against them yesterday. Maud May, alias Lottle Burke, and Ruby Brown were arrested earl erday morning by Policemen Riley and Bla n the charge of rand larceny in stealing #5 from Josie Smith n the Palmer House, 110 Ellis street. On complaint of Mrs. Robert Holland of Ne- vada, Henry L. Fox was arrested yesterday for felony embezzlement. Mrs. Holland charges that she intrusted money with Holland. Alto- gether, she says, she let him have $3000. R. M. Catlin, the well-known mining en- ineer, concludes an arrangement with the Eonsolidated Gold Field Company of South Africa. He leaves for Johannesburg Saturday Where he will manage important properties. Edward M. Barnes, an sattorney, late of Ukiah, was arrested for disturbing the peace, but, as he is charged with making appoint ments with schoolgirls and giving them money and candy, & more serious cherge may be en- tered against him. Thomas Roache, an elderly man, employed as a street-sweeper, was knocked down by a wegon on the corner of Jackson and Kearny streets yesterday morning, and sustained & fracture of the left hip. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital. Forecast Offictal W. H. Hammon srnphofle! for to-day’s weather: “Showers ending Tues- day night or Wednesday evening; probably fair the greater gonion of Wednesday; cooler Wednesday; light southerly winds, probably shifting to westerly.” The chief witness in the Durrant trial yester- day was Mrs. Noble, the aunt of Blanche La- mont, who was the first witness thus far to connect the name, of Durrant with the crime. Several other witriesses were examined, and the trial proceeds this morning. A dozen passenger trains were dispatched from Sacramento Monday night to carry home the crowds that had attended the Admission day celebration. In all 120 cars, packed in seats and aisles alike, were moved without a single mishap or accident of any kind. General Manager E. W. Jackson of the Mexi- ean Interoceanic Railway, in which C. P. Hunt- ington is deeply interested, died in Mexico last week. He recently resigned the vice-presi- dency and general managership of the Mexi- cen Central to manage Huntington's half-built road. The peaceful and law-abiding gommunity at Mill Valley was horrified a day or two ago with the knowledge of an assault made by Andy Anderson on & little seven-year-old gi: Upon the complaint made by the child Ande: son was arrested. He sought the advice of an attorney, Adolph Sylva. The lawyer, being satisfied of the guilt of his client, very quickly advised him to acknowledge the crime, as no self-respecting representative of the law could defend him. He confessed and is now in the County Jail. George Riephof has sued Antone Lex for 750 which he claims was extorted from im. The men became partners in the manu- facture of a certain bitters for the cure of rheumatism. They botight a horse and buggy, Riephof contributing his $47 50 1n_the shape of & promissory note. Later on the partner- ship was dissolved and Riephof told Lex to ecp the horse and bugey end return his NO MONEY FOR SALARIES Way in Which the Supervisors Tried to Solve a Problem. ATTACK ON THE TAX LEVY. The Case Will Be Submitted to the Courts on a Number of Issues. Mayor Butro’s special clerks are hard at work delving among the lawbooks to find out just what authority he has to block the order of the Supervisors fixing the next tax levy at $2 25 on each $100. The main provision bearing on the point is the following section 3714 of the statutes and amendments to the code: The Board of Supervisors of each county must, on the third Monday in September, fix the rate of county taxes, designating the num- berof cents on each §100 of property levied for each fund,and must leyy the State and county taxes upon the taxable property of the county; provided that it shall not be lawful for any Board of Supervisors of any county in the Siate to levy, nor shall any tax greater than 50 cents on each $100 of property be lev- ied and collected in any one year, to pay the bonded ~ indebtedness or judgment Arising thereirom of this State, or of any county Or municipality in this State. That resds plainly enough, but a lot of bothersome questions bear on it. As one of the clerks remarked, “You can find a little law to back all sides of the questions in the case.” Under the consolidation act the Mayor had the right of veto on the point in question. Under the new consti- tution his powers were modified, and under several legislative amendments things became a little more mixed. So now the whole proposition is pretty jumbled up with conflicting law, no mat- ter from what point it is viewed. At least that is the claim made by those very much interested in the case. The prospects now are that Mayor Sutro will veto the order and make a test case of it for the Supreme Court to determine. Nothing as definite as this has been re- solved on, however, because the Mayor has not yet officially received any not of the action of the board. He knows what is coming, though, and is preparing as rapidly as possible to meet the issue. The Supreme Court will also be called on to settle another point mixed up in the troublesome shortage of City funds. That is the payment of the $210,000 owed certain merchants for materials and subplies fur- nished public buildings last year. No pro- vision was made for the payment of the bills in this year's tax levy. There is a de- cision of the court to the end that bills of one year cannot be paid out of taxes raised to meet the bills of the next year. The City's creditors have not much hopes of heir money, uniess something ex- ary transpires in the present crisis. Merchants’ Association is pressing the d of Supervisors with petitions and personal arguments to do everything pos- sible to pay the creditors. This 0,000 shortage to merchants been a great deal larger had ised some finess- financial problem. ruled the salaries Is must be paid; so in meeting the outstanding indebtedness certain bills of supplies were given preference and d, while certain salaries were allowed to and over, as they could be provided for in the next tax levy, while the bills for materials could not. The result is that a lot of big officials are now going without their salaries. They will have to get along as best they can till the taxes for the next fiscal year come roll- ingin, several months from now. Mayor Sutro will not get any salary for at least two months. City and County Attorney Creswell did not receive any salary last month, and he doesn’t expect to get any until next No- vember. By that time something like $2,000,000 will come pouring into the City treasury in the shape of taxes and the tension will be relieved. | the Supervisors not exe ing in dealing with the The & upreme Court ha e special funds are all right, so the schoolteachers and clerks who get their money from them are not inconvenienced. Official paid out of the general fund, how- ever, are either getting their warrants dis- counted by the brokers or else they are waiting impatiently for the taxpayersto hand in the $2 25 on each $100 just levied by the Board of Supervisors for State and County purposes. There is not any chance that payday will be postponed on account of an appeal to the courts on the veto question, as the matter will be marked ‘‘urgent” and taken up immediately. WARRING LOCAL OARSMEN Pioneers Make Charges of Unfairness Against the South Ends. The Regatta at Sacramento Was Unsatisfactory and a New Race Will Be Rowed. Time was when the South End and Pioneer Rowing Clubs went hand in hand for the good of the sport, but those good old days have passed. The trouble began with the senior badge race, when the Pioneers found their stake- boat had drifted or had been removed abont one hundred feet from the position it should have occupied, and this they did not discover until the race was over, and they then appealed to John F. Budd, the Governor’s Rmther, who was referee, to withhold his decision and order the race rowed over. The referee was willing, but according io the Pioneers some of the members of the South End crew took oc- casion to disappear about this time, and this prevented a second trial. The Pioneers have challenged the victors for another race. The ‘‘defi’”’ has been accepted and the match will be rowed over the Long Bridge course in a short time. But a more serivus breach was opened when the junior barge race was called. The Pioneers bad not entered a crew and were astonished when a barge carrying their colors went to the mark and started with the boat of the South Ends. They now declare that both crews be- longed tw the South Ena Club and that that organization called one of them ‘‘pioneers’ because otherwise there would be no race and M‘EK would get no junior prize. To make the Pioneers still’ more angry the “pseudo Pioneers’ were badly beaten. In support of their statement they give the following as the two crews, none of the members of which are enrolled in the Pioneer Club: South End Juniors—J. W. Du 3 A. T. Barry, after-waist; J. Flcl;(l:::,‘ ’1;::?:%'- waist; Ed Connolly, bow. Pioneer Juniors—A. Fritz, stroke; Ed Seully, after-waist; Ed Tobin, forward-waist; E. Short- hall, bow. They are very indignant over the matter, but see no way to get revenge but to beat the South Ends in the coming regatta. Following will be crews in the great race for which the money and reputations of the clubs will be staked : South Ends—H. Bodie, bow; R. MeArthur, forward-waist and captain; A. Carson, after. waist; Frank Duplisea, stroke; George McGrill, coxswain. Pioneers—Fred Orr, bow and captain; C. L. promissory note. According to Riephof, Lex igreed to do this, but a week later Collector Rauer presented the note and threatened at- ‘achment unless it was paid. Ri?nhoi says he wanted toavoid trouble £o he paid the money. Then he reconsidered the matter, hired an at- woruey and began a suit for its recovery. Ochs, forward-weist; George Collopy, after- waist; John Clifford, stroke; George Fitzsim- mons, COXSWain. A Novel Advertisement. Anevent that is expected to attract a large number of people will take place at the Bald- win Theater Sunday afternoon at 3 o'elock. Manager Duncan B. Harrison of the Pauline Hall Company will_then release from the sec- ond story of the Baldwin Hotel twenty-five balloons, to each of which will be attached an order for two orchestra chairs for any perform- ance of Pauline Hall and_her company in the new operatic comedy “Dorcas.” In addition 1o the order for seats there will be an order for two private boxes for the same performance and two orders for Columbia bicycles. Who- ever succeeds in securing one or Any number of the balloons will, on presentation of the or- ders at the box-office of the Baldwin Theater, recelve their face value. FRARED HE WAS A LEPER. An Autopsy to Ascertain the Cause of a Chinese Death. An autopsy is to be held to-day by Dr. Barrett on the body of a Chinese taken by Coroner Hawkins’ deputies from the un- dertaking shop of Wing Sun, 819 Clay street, yesterday. According to V. Uhlman of 531 Mission street it is the body of Lou We Lou, alias Wing King, a cook, who died Sunday, hav- ing committed suicide, as it is supposed. A Chinese boy at 223 Pacific street said that Wing frequently threatened to com- mit suicide. There was some fear that the dead Ori- ental was a leper, but a cursory examina- tion did not demonstrate that to be a fact. It may be, though, that a more thorough one may bring out some evidences of in- cipient leprosy. Some Chinese gossips hinted that his despondency and its fatal result were due to a leprous taint. PILING UP THE: CHARGES Houses Entered by Burglars James Goggin and Frank Comyns. Robert Glles Also Arrested for Burglary and Grant Carroll as a *"*Fence.” James Goggin and Frank Comyns, who were arrested on Saturday afternoon by Detectives Egan and Silvey, were booked at the City Prison yesterday, the former on two charges of grand larceny and two of burglary, and the latter on one of grand larceny, one of robbery, and two of bur- glary. Immediately after the arrest of Goggin and Comyns, Chief Crowley detailed De- tectives Bee and Harper to assist Egan and Silvey in procuring evidence against them. The result is that they have re- covered about $3000 worth of plunder, and the two prisoners have been fully identi- fied by the people who vpurchased the property from them. The places they entered were: On August 9, the residence of John Wood, 483 Haight street. where they stole $700 worth of jewelry; on August 22, the residence of C. F. Tay, 3005 Jackson street, where they stole 00" worth of diamond jewelry and alot of erware; on_September 5, the residence of ed Marriott, 1016 Green street, where they | stole §500 worth of clothing and jewelry; on sptember 7, the residence of F.D. Moneton, 3 t street, where a few pieces of jewelry n. Other charges will likely be piled up against them. The charge of robbery against Comyns is in connection with the hold-up of William Rathje, clerk in Brinckman's grocery, Pacific avenue and Laguna streets, on Sun- day morning, July 28, which was referred to in Monday’s CALL. Rathje positively identitied Corayns as his mask fell off at the time of the robbery, but he was not positive as to the other, as he was masked. Bee and Harper were also searching for evidence against another burglar, and were fortunate in finding the plunder at the same place as thcv?ound the plunder of Goggin and Comyns. On July 4 the residences of J, H. McGin- ney, 726 McAllister street, and Alexander Héines, 728 McAllister, were entered and about $300 worth of silverware and jewelry stolen.” From the description of a man seen to enter the houses Bee and Harper suspected Robert Giles, a young man who was arrested several months ago for stab- bing C. Rulfs, grocer, Grove street and Van Ness avenue. Giles had followed a young lady, living above the grocery, into the doorway, and seized hold of her while she was going upstairs. Her screams brought Rulfs to her ass;\smnce, and Giles stabbed him. He was convicted of com- mon assault and was given three months’ im}yrisonment. ee and Harper found Giles was run- ning a barber-shop on Laguna street, near Golden Gate avenue. They got Policeman P. Sullivan to shadow Giles’ shop, and he discovered that a man named Grant Car- roll was a constant visitor there. What aroused Sullivan's suspicions was seeing Carroll when he first visited the shop come out with his heavy mustache shaved off. He found that Carroll occupied two rooms in a lodging-house on Mission street, near Seventh, with his wife and child. Bee and Harper went to Carroll’s rooms and thoroughly searched them. ‘They found a large quantity of the property stolen from the two houses on McAllister street and trom the residence of John Wood, 483 Haight street, which was en- tered by Gogein and Comyns. This proved to them that Goggin and Comyns had also been associated with Carroll. The detec- tives also secured information that Carroll had shipped a Iot of the plunder to Mar- tinez, and they went there and recov- ered it. Giles was arrested on Monday and two charges of burglary will be booked against him. Carroll was arrested yesterday and will be booked for receiving stolen goods. He was apparently the go-between for the burglars. On the night of August 1 the night watchman at the Jersey Farm Dairy, 837 Howard street, was held up and $30 taken out of his pockets. The robber had his face covered with a towel. The watch- man had a look at Carroll in the prison _veslerdai and is satisfied he was the robber, but as he had his face covered with the towel the watchman could not positively swear to his identity. The detectives also believe it was Carroll and not Goggin who was with Comyns when they robbed Rathje, the grocery clerk. e e A OHEERFUL CHAMPION. To American Eagle Esq., U. 5. A—DEAR SiR: Well, what of it? What if 1 didn’t win to-dey? Do you expect & fellow to win Every heat? I'm still the Defender; Yes, T'm the Defender of the America cup, And I'm in the race For keeps. Hank Haff Will make em laugh The wrong way before we quit, Or I'm mistaken. He’s true grit, this Yankee skipper— Who knows “The stern joy their warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.”” Heand I Are glad to see the English yacht Show up in such noble form. 1f victory comes it will be All the more glorious, And ’twould be no-disgrace to be Defeated by so gallant a challenger, Suppose the Cup Committee Does deciae to-morrow in favor of the Valkyrie? That won't dieturb me e little bit, for T'd rather have it that way. "Twould make it onl; Horse and horse, and dad’s deal. 1 don’t want any claim of foul To be pressed on my behalf, For I believe The Britishers to be True sportsmen. Give us a fair fleld and no favors, And may the best boat win. yours tml{), THE DEFENDER, New York, September 10, 1895. ——————— Quickest Trip on Record. City of Sydney arrived with a large con- ggsmmt of Limes for L. G. Sresovich 0. SEIZURE OF BUSTAMENTE, The Refugee Is Now in the Hands of the Government of San Salvador. GENERAL EZETA'S OPINION, United States District Attorney Foote Says That International Complications May Result. President Gutierrez of San Salvador has at last trapped Captain Florence Busta- mente, one of the followers of General An- tonio Ezeta, whom the United States courts refused to turn over to the Salva- dorean authorities some months ago, after an exhaustiv gee's case. When the decision was an- nounced Gutierrez is reported to have said that he would “‘capture the frowsy-haired follower of Ezeta, dead or alive.” And it seems that he has kept his word, but the end is not yet. The manner of his capture is likely to result in serious inter- national complications. Bustamente was taken off the Pacific Meil steamship City of Sydney at La Lib- ertad on her last trip up from Mexico. Bustamente came aboard at Corinto and presented for passage a steerage ticket for La Libertad, which had been given to him by the Nicaraguan Government. Itisgen- erally supposed that the Nicaragua offi- cials notified the Salvadoreans that Busta- mente had taken passage on the City of Svaney 1n return for the friendly act of the latter Government in the Corinto affair. When Corinto was menaced by England it was a financial agent of the Salvadorean Government who came for- ward with a guarantee that the indemnity would be paid. When Gutierrez failed to land his man through the United States courts he turned his attention to another method, and it is known that considerable correspondence has passed between the Governments rela- tive to the capture of Bustamente since they became friendly over the.Corinto matter. At all events, the Salvadorean ofticers knew that Bustamente was coming up on the City of Sydney, and no sooner had the ship docked than a detail of soldiers boarded Ler with warrants for the refugee’s arrest. Captain Johnson was doubtful about surrendering one of his passengers, and so communicated with one of the company ofticials. Who this official was cannot be ascertained, as Captain Johnson politely but firmly refuses to discuss the seizure in any of its details. This much is known, however, that the captain was_instructed to turn Bustamente over to the officers, which he did. There were many charges in the warrants on which the refugee was taken off, ranging from petty larceny to criminal assault. Bustamente’s fellow passengers on the ship are of the opinion that he will be dealt harshly with by the Salvadoreans. General Ezeta, however, holdsa contrary opinion. He yesterday discussed the mat- ter at length. “I do not believe,” said he, “thatthe President of San Salvador will put Busta- mente to death. They were formerly great friends, and while Gutierrez wanted the | man, I do not believe that he ever had any intention of killing him. The steamship officials did wrong to give him up. He was under the protection of the American flag, and to all intents_and purposes on Ameri- can soil. What right has a foreign power to board an American ship and take away a political offender? The charges on which he was arrested are false. Eyery one knows that his offense was of a political character, and it is also easy to see that he was taken through the treachery of the Governmentof Nicaragua. They put him on the steamer and then cabled the Salva- doreans to arrest him at La Libertad. The whole plot isas plain as day. Itis my opinion that the United States will have something to say in this affair. “‘Bustamente was a native of Nicaragua. I first met him in Salvador about twenty | years ago. At that time he was dealing in coffee. Later he was appointed a ix: ice officer at San Salvador. After this I lost sight of h:m for a number of years, and in 1892 when I next saw him he held a posi- tion in the street department. Under my command in the trouble of 1894 he served in the capacity of commissary captain. He was a very ignorant man, but a faith- ful soldier and a true friend, After his trial here I gave him money with which to go away, and he went to Mexico first, then to Guatamala and afterward to Nica- ragua.” United States Attorney Henry S. Foote says that the steamship company could not be held responsible for delivering Bustamente, but that if any harm shoula befall him at San Salva- dor his family would have good cause for action against the United States, who in turn would undoubtedly demand a heavy indemnity from San Salvador. R. P. Schwerin, general manager of the Pacific Maily says that his officers did right in_turning over the refugee to the authorities. Asto the possibilities of in- ternational complications he declares that this is a question between the United States Government and San Salvador, with which his company has naught to do or say. DUNKER: CHARGES FRAUD, He Sues to Recover Property Lost Through Sharp Practice. A Mortgage Reveals to Him the Fact That He Has Deeded His Prop~ erty Away. Ernst H. Dunker, 78 years of age, told a jury in Judge Daingerfiela’s court yester- day tbat P. Landman, a land agent, and Charles G. Nagle, an attorney, had in- duced him to sign a deed to his property on the representation that it was an agree- ment to pay a commission for selling the same. The complaint in the case states that on January 1, 1894, the plaintiff owned a piece of property on Polk street and Broadway, valued at $7500. That the de- fendant—Landman—finding that he was desirous of selling, came to him and stated that he could get a purchaser for the property if paid a commission of $500. That the plaintiff agreed to pay the com- mission and later called at the office of Nagle to talk the matter over. That while there he was induced to sign a deed transferring the property to Land- man, though at the time he believed and was assured by Landman that it was merely an agreement to pay the com- mission. The plaintiff’s attorney will produce witnesses to prove that on the next day after getting the deed to the property Landman gave Nagle a mortgage on it for $500, presumably for his services in the matter. 7 It was through this mortgage that Dun- ker dis::ov’ereflt ltlm:’t he’hfid ansferred his property, for the day following the receipt DEF Nagle offered to sell it to a dealer n mortgages at a discount, though it drew 1 per cent a month interest and represented not more than one-tenth the value of the property. The dealer thought the trans- action peculiar, and asked Dunker how he had come to sell. The owner at once sought an attorney, and within three days consideration of the refu- | after the deed was signed suit to recover the Sroperty had been begun, Nagle and Landman being charged with having ob- tained the deed by false pretense, The case will be resumed to-day. MoGEE'S LIGHT SENTENCE. Government Officials Satisfled That the Law Has Been Vindicated. Thomas J. McGee, the man who, almost a year ago, was advertising himself by means of circulars through the mails as being engaged in an extensive produce commission business under the name of T. J. McGee & Co. at 426-430 Davis street, with big warehouses at Fourth and King sireets, Fifth and Brannan streets and Port Costa, received a light sentence from Judge Morrow of the United States Dis- trict Court yesterday. He pieaded guilty to the charge of un- lawfully using the mails with fraudulent intent, and was fined $50, with thealterna- -gliv_sle of ten days in the Alameda County ail. Assistant Postoffice Inspector Erwin said McGee had done_ everything in his ower to make restitution to the people he Ead deceived, and the Government was satisfied the law had been vindicated, hence the light sentence. He could have been sent to the penitentiary for eighteen months and fined $500. “Since McGee’s arrest last vear several persons whose alleged commission busi- ness would not bear investigation,” re- marked Mr. Erwin, “have ‘folded up their tents and silently stole away.’ ” DAIRYMEN OF THE STATE To Meet in Annual Convention in the Chamber of Com- merce Hall. An Address of Welcome by the Mayor—Interesting Papers to Be Offered. The annual meeting of stockholders of the California Dairy Association was held yesterday at the headquarters of the as- sociation at 113 Davis street. The meeting was called to order by the president, and at rolicall it was ascertained that out of 1278 shares, 880 were repre- sented by fifty-eight dairymen from all parts of the State. The sales during the season of twelve months, ending September 1, aggregated $800,000, which is, considering the demand during that time for dairy products, very fair. : The following named were elected di- rectors for the ensuing year: J. R. Denn- man of Petaluma, A. Fognazzini of Los Alamos, Warner Dutton of S8an Francisco, Louis Toman of San Francisco, G. W. Bairbark of Tomales, F. Macona of Half- moon Bay, E. W. Steele of San Luis Upispo, M. Righetti of Cayucos, S. H. Cheda of San Rafael, and 8. Donati and P. Lorgnazzini ot Cayucos. The second annual dairy convention will be held to-day, to-morrow and Friday in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce. This convention, at which will be delegates from all parts of the State, will have pre- sented to it a number of very interesting papers relating to dairy interests and prod- ucts. The meeting will be open to the public and an invitation is extended to all who are interested in the subjects to be discussed to be present, The first session will be held at 100’clock this morning. Mayor Sutro has been in- vited to deliver the address oi welcome and offer suggestions on the sanitary con- ditiors of milk sent to this City. The response to the welcome will be by John R. Dennman of Petaluma, on behalf of the dairymen. The following is the programme as far as prepared : James R. Burdell of Marin County will re- view the dairy situation and make proper rec- ommendations for the coming work of the as- sociation. After the lpfloinlment of committees by the president G. R. Sneath will read a paper on “General Dairying.” After this is' a paper by R. R. Risdon, secre- tary of the Southern California Dairy Associa- tion, on “*Advanced Dairying.” M. D. Eshleman, another Los Angeles dairy- ;nln. will send a paper on ‘‘Practical Dairy- ng.” In the afternoon the manager of the Dairy- men’s Union of California, L. Tomasini, reads his paper on the “Future Marketing of Our Dairy Products.” C. g{ Sessions, president of the Southern Cali- fornia Dairy Association, has sent in a brief | paper on “Full-weight Butter.” In the evening the annual election of direc- tors takes place, On the 12th a paper will be read by E.J. Wickson, associate professor of agriculture, State University, on ‘the “Export gliry Mar- kets of the Pacific Countries. Elias Gallup of Hanford will send in a paper on “Hogs a& an adjunct of the Dairy.” The secretary of the California Dairy Associa- tion, Samuel E. Watson, will formulate a plan for organization of Western creameries to se- cure uniformity of product. At the afternoon session on the 12th Profes- sor D. 8. Jordan of Stanford University will ad- dress the convention and in the evening Pro- fessor Woodworth of the State University is to give a talk on “Dnlrf Bacteriology,” and a popular discussion will ensue on the applica- !}'on of studies in that line to creamery condi- tions. With a view to undertake practical methods of protecting our home market an invitation ‘was sent to the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association of California to appoint represen- tatives of that body to meet the dairymen for a discussion on the subject. The invitation was hecepted. At 3 o’clock on the 12th this con- ference will take place. For the evening of the 12th no subjects are yet assigned, but there will be a night session and pienty to talk about. The first business of the third day will be the reading by M. E. Jaffa, instructor in the lab- oratory of the State University, of his valuable treatise on the *“Food Values of California Hays and Millstuffs, as Shown by Analyses.” Following Mr. Jaffa's paper one will be read by A. P. Martin, second vice-president of the association, on’ his experience in feeding, in- cluding the use of silos. Willitm Niles of Los Angeles will address the meeting on the *Best Dairy Cow.” Mr. Niles is first vice-president and an active man in the association. Professor E."'W. Hilgard of the State University has been asked to pe present during the convention and outline some plan for dairy education in connection with the agricultural department of the uni- versity. 3 William Vanderbilt, secretary of the State Dairy Bureau, will at one of the sessions present a report from the bureau which was created for the enforcement of laws against imitation dairy products, — - CONVICTS FOR ROAD WORK. Marin County Wants a Score of Them Between San Rafael and Tiburon. The State Board of Prison Directors will at its meeting on Saturday be asked to loan some of the San Quentin conyicts for the purpose of the advancement of the good roads ideas in Marin County. The road between San Rafael and Tibu- ron is said to be very' much in need of at- tention, and the citizens of San Rafael propose to see if the law, which they claim provides for the application of prison labor to the improvement of roads, can be en- forced to the betterment of that particular piece of county property. ——,————— San Jose Enterprise. Jacob Leuzen, one of San Jose's leading architects, arrived in the City yesterday. He says that the $175,000 fire that recently swept over the live city is no bar to the prosperity of the town. William P.Dodd, who suffered the greatest loss and was only protected to the ex- tent of one-third of the value lfi insurance, has gone straight to work to rebuild the burnt district. He will put up even more substantial buildings than were destroyed and within & few months his buildings coupled with a few coats of paint will be an added feature to the city. By theaid of & few improvised fixings, however, business is llrud& running in the burnt section. Whenever San Jose loses any- s:htzz it is generally replaced by something tter. . GVE GLITTERING GEMS, Rev. Mr. Bolton’s Congregation Responded Liberally to His Appeal. A NEW CHURCH OF ST. MARY'S. Mrs. Pixley’s Ten Thousand Dollar Gift to Be the Site of a $250,000 Building. Mrs. Pixley’s gift of $10,000 worth of land to the church of St. Mary the Virginis weighted with significance. If the property was ten or a hundred times more valuable, without the restrict- ing conditions, it would not be so accepta- ble to the Rev. W. W. Bolton and his con- gregation. Father Bolton established the first and only ultra high church of the Episcopalian denomination in this City. His ambition was to lay the foundation for an ideal church, following to the letter in its ser- vices and the church ceremonial the En- glish prayer-book—the office book of the high church clergy of England. Mr. and Mrs. Pixley were among his most enthusi- astic supporters. The former leased Father Bolton a fifty-vara lot at the corner of Union and Steiner streets for §5 a year, and in_pursuance of the late journalist's wishes Mrs. Pixley deeded this same prop- erty to the church with the following re- stricting conditions: First, that the church shall be opened every day from 7 A. M. until 6 p. M.; sec- ond, that the ultra high church ceremo- nial shall be observed; and third, that no change in the administration of church affairs shall interfere with or bring about innovations in the doctrine as preached by the feunder of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. In the estimation of the Rey. Father Bolton, these significant conditions are infinitely more valuable than the land which goes with them. But it may be years before the ideal church will be built. The lot on which it will eventually rear its majestic presence of stone and slate has a frontage of 100 feet on Union street and runs back 57:6 feet on Steiner. Back of that is another lot which will be used as a church garden. Itisto be inclosed by a high board fence. “It may be ten,twenty or thirty years before the ideal church is built,” said the Rev. Father Bolton last night, ‘‘but what gives me joy in this gift of Mrs. Pixley’s is the fact that if I die before my dreams are realized the work will goon. 1want to see an edifice worth a guarter of a million dollars erected on the site, and I have had evidences enough of the enthusiasm of my congregation, which numbers over two hundred communicants, to feel warranted in predicting the fruition of my hopes. “Several Sabbaths ago I called on my congregation to make an offering of their diamond earrings, rings, breastpins, brace- lets, watches, etc., and the collection on that occasion was a glittering, sparkling heap of gold and precious stones. Though one of the youngest congregations of our denomination in the City, we have the largest number of communicants. “The chapel will be moved shortly on to the lot fronting on Union street and the laying out of the church garden will fol- low. Ifeel that my work is being felt throughout the State as well as in this City, and T am sanguine the time will be short until the grand, new sanctuary will be in the course of construction.” FOR VALLEY ROAD ROUTES, Delegation From Fresno, Mer- ced, Hanford and Tulare Makes Offers. Rights of Way and City Lands As- sured In the Four Countles Represented. As some members of the board of direc- tors of the Valley road had not returned to town yesterday, there was no meeting of the board. However, a directors’ commit- tee held an important conference with representatives of Fresno, Tulare, Hanford and Merced regarding rights of way. The gentlemen from San Joaquin Valley constituted a joint committee. Merced was represented by Robert Gracey and Mr. Turner, Fresno by Alex Goldstein, Tulare by A. J. Pillsbury, and Hanford by Mr. Manheim. The Fresno delegate reported that that city was not ready to make a definite re- pori, but the citizens of the city and county were doing their utmost to raise funds necessary to procure rights of way and depot facilities in Fresno. There was very good reason to feel certain that a large sum will be realized, and with that conviction in mind Fresno merelg desired to know what the feelings of the board were toward it. Mr. Pillsbury of Tulare stated that his eo]lle wanted to know exactly what the alley road needed regarding rights of way and station lands, etc., and they would then make an offer. The Merced delegation made an assuring report of what the citizens, whom they represented, would doin reference to rights of way. They made a satisfactory offer, and wiil give free rights of way through the county and city. Hanford wished to_discuss the situation, and reported that rights of way through Kings County were_practically all settled, excepting through Hanford. The Valley road was in a position to re- ceive definite propositions from the joint delegation regarding the condition of the Tespective citizens’ committees in refer- ence to rights of way and other induce- ments that had been promised in a general way; and the directors made definite proposals, which were accepted as quite satisfactory to the delegation which re- turned to the valley with well-defined vlans for immediate work in the interest of the Valley road as well as of the valley itself. The first lot of angle irons for rails were turned out of the rolling-mills yesterday, loaded on a barge and taken to Stockton. To-day finished crossings and switches will leave the same mills and within a week be laid in Stockton, after which track laying can be pushed ahead rapidly, as there will be facilities for switching and crossing other tracks with construction trains. I TO DEPORT AN EX-CONVIOT. McCreary Act to Be Enforced Against a Chinese Offender. An effort will be made to enforce the McCreary act in the case of Ah Dong, an ex-convict. United States District Attorney Foote has filed a complaint against him in the United States District Court, and the mat- ter will be heard to-morrow. AhDong has ust been released irom prison, and the ‘ederal authorities pmgoue to carry out the spirit and intent of the law. —————————— LIBELED THE MODOOC. Damages Asked for Running Into the Sloop Shooting Star. The Sacramento River steamer Modoc was libeled in the United States District Court yesterday by the owners of the slogp Shooting star, Emma Papadupolo and her husband A. P. Papadupolo, for $150 damages. Pllmtflfie allege that the Modoc ran into 7 their sloop at Benicia on May 20, and dam. aged her to that amount. THE FAIR'S FIFTH WEEK. A Movement by the Exhibitors to Keep the Doors Open, Despite the Directors. To close or not to close the Mechanics' Fair next Saturday was a long-debated question at the meeting of the board of di= rectors of the institute last evening. After considerable argument Cummings’ motion to close on Saturday was carried. This will not prevent the question from being reconsidered at a later meeting when the full board meets. Assoon asanums ber of exhibitors heard of the decision they stated that to-day they will circulate a pe« tition among the exhibitors, requesting that the fair be kept open for another week. This petition when presented will neces~ sarily bring up the question again. W. E. Bates, the celebrated cornet solo« iw'ho won so much applause by his per- Stinances at the World’s Fair at Chicago, has been engaged for the remainder of the fair season. He will play to-day. The children of the Hebrew Orphan Asy- lum will visit the fair this afternoon and the children of the Protestant Orphan Asylum will be likewise ‘“treated’” to- morrow afternoon. On Friday evening the board of direce tors will give a banquet in the Pavilion to the directors of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association. Following will be this afternoon and evening’s musical programme. In the evens ing only Strauss music will be rendered: AFTERNOON. March, “Wien Bleibt W Overture, “The Magon” Waltz, “Visions of a Beautiful Woman’ Paraphrage, *Waldenbacht”... Pentecost at Florence’ Hungarian Comedy”. Keler Bola Love Thee” . ‘Waldteufel +Introduction,” March, “Radetzkv’ Prince Met! Cornet solo, W. &, Waltz, “Mermaids of the D: ‘Waltz, “On the Bea Duet, cornets, Mr. and Mrs Mazurka, “A Woman's Heart" Polka, “*Singer's Delight” Blue Danube’ Dar 3 5. W. E. Bate NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. L MATTTAN AnD Co; m INCORP'D HEATRE | PROPS. LAST WEEK——LAST NIGHTS! LAST MATINEE SAT. MR. JOHN D R E YW : i T To-Nigot—“CHRISTOPHER JR.” STHE MASKED BALL™ NT 3 NG COUPLE’* Sat: E BUTTERFLIES” Saturday Night—THE BAUBLE SHOP’* NEXT WEEK | PAULINE HALL Honday, Sept 16| ** DORCAS.” SEATS READY THURSDAY. % o {Shealie, (] FRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOD & G- LESSES ANDMATAGLRS "+ ARE SR AN YOU ‘J EXPERT? Then Come and Judge for Yourself. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY! ——A Perfect Play of To-day!— Presented by the Excellent STOCKWELL COMPANY OF PLAYERS, No One Should Miss It !————————— ————————Not Even the Children ! MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO....Sole Lessee and Manages EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT. Mark Price’s Famous Comedy-Drama, “ONTHE RI0 GRANDE” Superb Scenery ! Laughter-Moving Comedy ! EVENING PRICES—28c and_50c. Famlily Circle and Gallerv. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mns. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manages SEASON OF GRAND ITALIAN OPERA} TO-NIGHT!: TO-NIGHT! Gounod’s Immortal Opera, “FAUST.” ALICE NEILSEN as MARGUERITE, MARTIN PACHE as FAUST. ——Ta-morrow kvening: MLLE, IDA VALERGA as Marguerites ———NEXT WEEK “nUCIAY—— Popular Prices—25c and 50c. ORPHEUM. - O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powall. TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, A NEW ALL-STAR SHOW! HYNES AND REMINGTON! DRYDEN AND MITCHELL! MORELAND, THOMPSON AND BUSH} WRIGHT AND O’BRIEN! FARBIANU TROUPE! HUGH EMMETT! CEBALLOS § EVENING PRICESReserved seats, 250; Bale cony, 10c; Opera chairs and Box seats, 50c. CIRCUS TO-DAY. GREAT WALLACE SHOWS! Now the Leading Circus and Menagerie of the Western Hemisphere. THE BEST EQUIPPED CIRCUS n the WORLD ‘With the Finest Horses of Any Show on Earth. Positively the First Big Show to come across the Rocky Mountains with its Entire Equipment, And also the first to charge the same prices West and East. ADMISSION 50c. CHILDREN 25c. Two Shows Daily. Afternoon and Evening, &5~ CENTRAL PARK. MECHANICS’ FAIR. LAST WEHEK EHGAG;;EM OF MR. and MRS, W, E. BATES, THE TALENTED CORNET SOLOISTS! SPECIAL PROGRANME OF MUSIC EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FAIR CLOSES SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, ADMISSION : DAY—-Adults, 25¢; Children, 16¢c. EVENING—Adults, 50c; Children, 356,