The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO. CALL, WED SDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1895 T0 CLOSE MORE SCHOOLS, | Health Officer Lovelace Makes a Tour of the lll-Favored, Buildings. | SUTRO TO FOLLOW RICHMOND. A Revelation of Decay, Neglectand | Desolation That Constantly Threatens Health. A little procession of three vehicles made a rapid circuit of certain City schools yes- terday morning, alarming some, carrying comiort to others and, for themselves, | passing from one evil smell to another. It was the Health Otticer, Dr. Love- lace, and an escort of the Building Com- mittee of the Board of Education—Messr: y, Henderson and Hawley—to- gether with Inspector of Buildings L. P. Kincaid, officer of the Board of Education, | for the reason stated still closed. It will be some time before the repairs necessary to correct the nuisance can be completed and the school reopened. The Sutro Primary School, with three classes,” was found in the same if not a worse plight, for besides having no sewer connection and being situated in a basin below grade it is old, its sheds are tum- = WHERE THE SIDEWALK 15 LACKING THE SUTRO PRIMARY SCHOOL, SHOWING DILAPIDATED SIDEWALK. [Sketched by a “Call”” artist.] and Plumbing Inspector Sullivan of the| Health Department, and a CALL reporter. The tour was projected by the Health Officer, and the School Directors were with him of their own motion to show him the courtesy of their department and make his duty as easy for him as they could. He was looking for what there may be in the public schools that is dangerous to the scholars. The new Health Department, like -the new School Department, is disposed to be radical. It closed up the hmond Di triét School because the vault was not con- mected with the sewer andl tainted the air the children were compelled to breatie. They had heard much about the other schools ¢ lay they went to see. Health O elace is a gquiet, ob- serving man, not given to quick preju- | dices, but he will report that what had bling down, the planking of the children’s playground is broken, loose, decayed. Its cellar is dry now, but Miss Magner, its principal, says that with the first rain it fills up and remains a pond under the building filled with polliwogs until the summer dries it up again. The school wi]ll probably be closed and the children taken care of in the next nearest schools. The Everett School, on Sanchez street, was visited. Its vavlts are in bad shape, but the comparison with these others fa vors it. The Mission Grammar School, Mission street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth, discovers this fault, and that of rotten and broken planking in the yard, dilapidated sheds, leaky roofs, .and encroaching upon the grounds of the Marshall Primary School a frame building that would dis- aska if devoted to the purposes of a public school. BACK YARD OF LINCOLN SCHOOL, WHERE THE SCHOLARS ARE COMPELLED TG SPEND THEIR LEISURE MOMENTS, [Sketched by a * Call” artist.] been told the board regarding the un- healthy condition of the schools was in no case overdrawn. He will recommend the closing of the Sutro Primary School and ibly others. The whole tour was a disheartening one to the entire party, placing as it did by its revelations an effectual check upon’ the natural pride in the public schools with | which they began 1t. The Lincoln Grammar and Webster Pri- | mary School on Fifth street were first vis- ited. Here they found age, neglect and decay to have laid its siow, despoiling hand upon everything; broken, rotten, loose planking serving the children as a playground; basement rooms used by the schools that smelled of mold and required the burning of gas in daylight, ill-smelling vaults and surroundings that call up vis- | ions of the more congested tenement dis- | tricts of Now York...the rear end of high, | Market-street buildings abutting directly upon the schoolyard and the alleyway by which the children come and go from this ill-favored place. They next went to the Richmond Dis- | trict School, where they found a building baving plenty of light and air, for the | reason that there are no others near it, but The vice-principal, Miss Sullivan, put the children through the fire drill, and its fourteen classes released themselves from the building in_perfect order in a minute and a half—exhibiting a discipline worthy of better surroundings. The Buena Vista School, on York street; the Columbia School, on Columbia street; the Horace Mann, on Valencia sireet; the Irving Primary, on Broadway, and the Cooper. Primary, on Greenwich street, were visited in turn, and the same ill smell, decay and air of malaria and desola- tion, with here and there 2 more emphatic complaint about leaky roofs, was discov- ered at them all. Everything wore the ap- earance of absolute neglect, not of one | ut many years. “Now,” said -Chairman . McElroy of the Building Committee, ‘‘the .need of money for. the department will be appreciated at least by you who, have witnessed it. What you have seen is only that which can be found at nearly every school in the City. The $1,000,000 allowed us is nearly all eaten up with running expenses. The schoolhouses have been allowed to so run down that they can’t go much further without falling to pieces. It will require $60,000 alone to put the vaults into ordi- Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S, Gov’t B@gg{t Roval Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE | nary condition under sanitary require- ments. The planking and other necessary repairs will require much more. “Now that the Health Board has gotten after them it will simply mean a reduction of the salary of the teachers in order to devote the money to this purpose or the closing up of the schools, T suppose.” It will be a difficult job to bring abouta reduction of salaries in this board,” said Director Henderson. *‘For one, I am against it.” TEACBER KENNEDY'S PLACE. Aspirants for the Post Left Vacant by His Death. Who will get Professor Kennedy’s place as principal of the San Francisco Normal School? That is the question that is be- ing asked by a good many ambitious mem- bers of the School Department. The friends of Miss Laura T. Fowler, the assistant principal, believe that-she hasa very excellent chance for the position. At the time of Professor Kennedy’s election to the place two months ago Miss Fowler was his strongest competitor. William S. Monroe of Los Angeles was the only other verson who realiy figured in the contest. When Llée vote was called School Directors > arew, Clinton and McElroy voted Fowler. Director Murdock voted for Monroe, and Directors Dodge, Barrett, Scott, Stone, Hawley and Henderson voted for Kennedy. Before the vote was an- nounced Directors Caresww and Murdock swung their votes to Kennedy. ' From this showing, and because she is the present assistant principal and is next n line of promotion, the friends of Miss Fowler think she will get the place. Other candidates are working hard to get the place just the same. The Normal School has been ordered closed by the Board of Education till after the funeral of Professor Kennedy. SUCCESSOR OF DR, TITUS, The Board of Health Has Fixed Upon Dr. Frederick H. Stahle. Dr. John C. Spencer as City Bacte~ riologist Will Hunt for Of- fenslve Bacilll. Several changes are to be effected in the management of the City and County Hos- pital at the next meeting of the Board of Health. There will be a number of anx- ious applicants satisfied, and more will be disgusted, The most important office, that of su- perintendent of the Lospital,is to go to Dr. Frederick H. Stahle. Dr. William E. Barger had offered to straighten out the affairs of the hospital for the board,: but they decided to decline the proffered favor with thanks. There were a number of other applicants, but the place was con- ceded to Dr. Williamson, and it is to him that Dr. Stahle owes his place. Dr. F. W. Dudley was named for the position. He is to be made resident phy sician instead, and will replace Dr. Alex: der J. Younger. Several changes have already been made in the drugstore of the hospital. The head druggist, P. Moulton, has been unmolested up to date. He will probably be deposed at the board’s next meeting though. W. H. Hickman will probably be appointed in his stead. Mr. Hickman is the candidate of Drs. Fitzgibbons and Morse. The place is gen- erally conceded to him by the members of the Board, though it has not been defin- itely promised. Mr. Hickman has been apothecary to the dispensary of the medical department of the he State University for the last five years. He horoughly experienced in the work he will be required to do, having been druggist at the City and County Hospital under a former regime. Dr. Stahle, who is to be made superin- tendent of the hospital, is quite a young man. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Upon his gradua- tion he entered the navy but was retired because of ill health. e then entered Cooper Medical College, where he obtained his degree. He is well known as a general practi- tioner, and ‘for quite a time was resident physician at the German Hospital. He has gtiven evidence of his executive ability by the organization of the Naval Battalion of this city,in which he was lieutenant- commander. Dr. Williamson admitted yesterday that stahle was his appointee. he board would have put in a Repub- Jican if I had named one who was properly qualified for the place,” he said. *‘But only Democrats were applying for it. 1 had no time to hunt up a man, and as Dr. Stable seemed thoroughly fitted for the place, I suggested nim and he will be ap- pointed.” Dr. Dudley is not so well known here. He is a graduate of the Medical Depart- ment of the State University, and has had cousiderable experience as a newspaper man, havine been employed for some time on the Stockton Mail, the paper of his uncle, Harbor Commissioner Colnon. Of late he has been surgeon on the Pacific Mail steamshivo Belgic. When last heard from he was on board the steamer, which had gone ashore off the coast of Japan. The place will be kept for him: till his re- turn. The men have been fixed upon for the place of clerk of the aunarantine office and of milk inspector which were created at a recent meeting of the board. The first place is to go _to A. J. Hillard, who has en performing the duties of the office for some time. Hispay, which has come from the pockets of Quarantine Officer Chalmers up to date, will now come from the City. The milk inspector is to be P. J. Dockery, an insurance agent, who was at one time in the restaurant business. An important feature of the board’s next meeting will be the creation of the office of City Bacteriologist. The place is to be given to John C. Spencer, who is now pro- fessor of pathology and histology in the Medical Department of the Staie Univer- sity, and is_also professor of bacteriology in the San Frahcisco Polyclinic. In speak- ing of the matter, Dr. Williamson said: “Every city of any considerable size has now an official bacteriologist. One issorely needed in San Francisco and we propose to create the office. It will be his duty to seek for offensive bacilli in mil® and water concerning which complaints are made. In cases of' suspected cholera it will be his duty to hunt for the bacillus of that dis- ease. When physicians are in doubt as to whetber a patient has diphtheria or not, he will have to examine the diseased bits of membrane they may submit to him. “The bacteriologist will be needed in many ovher instances. He will have to decide u{)on the presence of tuberculosis and anthrax in cattle. Cows and sheep which are suspected of having actino my- cosis will be submitted for examination, to decide upon their availability for food. “The office, you can see, is a most im- portant one. It requires, too, a special training which few men have. For this reason Dr. Spencer will be appointed, as being thoroughly equipped to undertake the labors of the position.” . Jailed a Sandbagger. - Frank Johuson, alias “Piggy” Johnson, a notorious ex-convict and sandbagger who was mixed up with the Allen murder at Sacra- mento, three years ago, and afterward with another murder in Chinatown, was arrested by Policemen Barry and Freel last night for sand- bagging O. F. Pierce, a hoppicker, in Hinckley alley, and robbing him of %74 Sunday night. Johnson had two “pels” with him when he sandbagged Pierce. SHEUE e WO A Fatal ¥all From a Stairway. Michael N. Keogh, an old musician, 63 years of age, fell from the stairway at his resi- dence, 919 Powell street, at 10:50 P. M. yester- day, striking the sidewalk. The fall was fatal. Carpenters had removed the banister during the afternoon. Accordingly &n inquest will be held. Keogh was a native of London, Eng., and a widowez, & ANATTACK ON DR, GIBSON. The Durrant Surprise an Effort to Cast Suspicion on His Pastor. DEFENDANT'S CASE OUTLINED. Mistaken Identity and Perjury of | Witnesses Are Features—A Threat to King. Those astute lawyers, Messrs. Dickinson, Deuprey and Thompson, will take an anxious public into their confidence this morning when the trial of Theodore Dur- | runt for the murder of Blanche Lamont is | resumed in Judge Murphy’s court. They will show their hand, however, in a very guarded manner. Mr. Deuprey, it is believed, will only impart such informa- tion in his opening statement as he deems necessary to the proper opening of the case for the defense. The -exceeding reticence of Durrant’s legal talent renders it impossible to make a complete synopsis of their case, of which Mr. Deuprey will inform the public to-day, but sufficient information has been gath- ered from an undoubtedly authentic source, upon which to base an outline. There can be no doubt that he will state that a complete alibi is expected to be proven for Durrant, and while itis not thought he will indicate what witnesses will be called in support of his claim, yet his statement, which it is supposed will be brief, will show in all probabinty that an effort will be made to prove mistaken identity in some instances, notably those of Mrs. Elizabeth Crosett and Mrs. Caro- line Leak, and perjury in othersin the cases of those who have testified to having seen Durrant in the company of Blanche Lamont the afternoon of April 3. ‘What is undoubtedly the great surprise promised by the attorneys 1or the defense is the evidence which others claim to have, | proving that another than the defendant | sent ihe package containing Blanche La- mont’sring to the belfry victim’saunt, Mrs. Noble, or rather that™ the address on the Kuckage and the two names, George R. King and Professor Schernstern, which also appeared written on the newspaper, were not the production of Durrant. They claim to be able to prove by a com- parison of these inscriptions with several specimens of writing which they have in lfxexr possession, and of whose authorship they claim there is no doubt, that the ad- dress and the two rames on the news- paper that inclosed the rings when they were received by Mrs. Noble were written by the Revy. J. George Gibson, though this claim is not readily accepted by those who are familiar with the case. THE CaLn does not believe this theory can be estab- lished = On the 15th of April last there was pub- lished in Tue CALL a statement by the Rev. J. George Gibson, which was signed with a fac-simile of his signature, and on the same day there was published in the Examiner a fac-simile reproduction of the address on the package of ringsand of the two names mentioned. A comparison of | these writings was made by George W. Monteith, an attorney, who has made a | special study of handwriting, and he be- came strongly convinced that they were all the work of the same hand. Subsequently he called the attention of the attorneys of Durrant to this theory, and on his suggestion the Rev. J. George Gibson, when on the witness stand during the preliminary hearing of Durrant, was requested to write the names of King and Qc?:ernstern. It will be remembered that the witness was at first averse to comply- ing with the request, but eventually did so. The claim is now made that the writin, obtained from the pastor of Emmanue! Baptist Church, when he was on the witness-stand, is remarkably- similar to that on the newspaper that enwrapped Miss Lamont's rings. Such is the opinion | given by an expert, though the ordinary individual may fail to discern it. In order to further strengthen this ex- traordinary theory, which is difficult to be- lieve, other writings which the defense claims it can prove were executed by the | Rev. J. George Gibson, were secured and | compared with the print-like letters of Mrs. Noble’s address on the ring package, and it is in these comparisons that the strongest ground for this scarcely credi- ble theory is said to lie. In the address on the package occurs the following on one line: 09—21st St..” and in the writings claimed to be those of the Rev.J. George Gibson, occirs: 200 | 21st Street.” The similarity of the char- acters “21st”’ 1 both of these is claimed to be so remarkable that one might be taken | for almost a photographic reproduction of the other. The word “city’’ also appears in the ad- dress, and among the specimens of what are alleged to be the writings of Mr. Gib- son are said to be numerous letters that are faithful in every detail and characteristic to those that compose the word “city.” It has been definitely ascertained that the -theory will form no part of the case for the defense which has been enrrent for several days to the effect that it would be attempted to be shown that Blanche La- mont was seen alive after 4:30 o’clock, the time she is supposed by the prosecution to have been murdered. It is said the defense has competent witnesses and plenty of them, to establish the assertions that Mr. Deuprey will make, but who they are 1t is impossible to learn. It is likewise impossible to make an ac- curate surmise as to what account will be made of Durrant’s actions that day, once he is shown not to have been at the places where he1s alleged to have been seen. ‘Whether or not he will take the stand in his own behalf is not definitely. decided. General Dickinson and Mr. Deuprey held their final consultation last evening E"eparamry to opening their case. Tuey urned the night lamp until far toward morning before they had gone over dll the testimony, digested it in_all its possible bearings on the case and decided just how much Mr. Deuprey should say and what he should leave unsaid. At the City Hall Captain Lees was busy all evening considering details of evidence that will come up in rebuttal. He sent for Janitor Sademan and for Quinlan and Clarkeand held long interviews with them. With the former he discussed the gas meters of Emmanuel Church to determine whether they were out of order in any way, or whether the indicators showed more gas had been consumed than would ordinarily have been burned,and which must lhereforeimve escaped. The idea was to be prepared to combat the statement that Durrant was overcome with gas according to_ his staterhent. When seen last evening Mr, Sademan said that, calculating on the ayerage amount of gas burned, the meters did not show that sufficient had escaped to have asphyxiated any ordinary person. Captain Tees conferred with Quinlan and Clarke relative to the current belief that the defense would try to impeach their testimony. District Attorney Barnes has received a letter from a person who professed to be in possession of information important tothe prosecution. Mr. Barnes has arranged for an interview. He professes o be entirely in the dark as to who the person can he or what he or she may know of the murder. Durrant _was unusually cheerful last evening. He had very little to say further than to express himself glad that the time "had come when he could present his side of the case to the world. George King has received several anony- mous letters threatening him with punish- ment if he does not stand up -in his_testi- mony against Durrant. Gne of the letters received yesterday said: “If you do mnot stand up for the two dead eirls the women 2 % | Cuspidore, Majolica Decorated, each. ’rflom iluminated Lunch Set, 18 pieces. of the Emmanuel congregation will join forces against you and make you uncom- fortable.” GRACE CHURCH PASTOR. Mr. Colburn’s Friends Hope the Southern Conference Will Be Courteous. The Tennessee conference of Methodist Episcopal churches wiil meet to-day, and the matter of greatest moment to Califor- nians that will come before that body will be the question of the transfer of Rev. T. J. ‘Warner to this conference. 1.J. Truman, acting in behalf of the trustees of Grace Methodisy Episcopal Church, has telegraphed Bishop Goodsell that Rev. M. F. Colburn of this City is the preference of the church for its pastor. This is not necessarily an affront to the appointee of Bishop Warren, but an ex- vression of Californian loyalty to those al- ready upon its soil. “If the Southern conference makes the transfer,” said Mr. Truman last evening, ““Grace Church will receive Dr. Warner as a pastor. It will, for it must. There is no appeal from the Bishon’s decision in Meth- odist church government.” The hope of those most earnest in their desire for Mr. Colburn’s occupancy of the pastorate is that the Southern conference, out of courtesy, | will defer to the wishes of the church. Meanwhile Mr. Colburn will occupy the i pulpit till his successor comes. — e SCORED BY THE JUDGE, An Insurance Company Criti- i cized for a Refusal | to Pay. | e | Judge Sanderson Uses Vigorous Language Regarding a Fight Over an Accident Claim. Mrs. Esther Grennan sued the Preferred Mutual Accident Association of New York for $5000, life insurance on a policy held by her son, William Grennan. Giving the plaintiff judgment for the full amount, Judge Sanderson yesterday filed an opinion, in which he severely criti- cized the action of the company. | The evidence in the case was that on Oc- Tiburon and was drawned, it being sup- posed that he accidentally fell from the boat. He held an accident policy for $5000, and the company refused to pay the money, alleging suicide. Mrs. Grennan began suit. One point of defense was that death by drowning was not death by ex- ternal, violent or accidental means, as called tor in the policy. Said Judge San- derson: This defense is not tenable. The policy did not except death by drowning, and that is as much death by *‘violent and external means’ as deatn by gunshot. Death by drowning leit a *‘visible mark’ upon the body, as provided by the policy. * * * Tam well aware that insurance comparies are frequently duped by fraudulent and de- signing persons and by reason of well-organ- ized and successful villainy no doubt have often paid claims which ought to have been defeated, and therefore of necessity insurance companies are obliged to proceed with great caution and exercise a vigorous scrutiny in examining and paying presented claims. But there is no reason why a claim of this charac- ter should pe forced into litigation. On every ground of open and fair dealing between the insurance company and the '{mrlios in interest, this claim ought to have been paid without driving the plaintiff into a court of law to collect the money legally and justly due her. No defense worthy a moment’s consideration by an_individual or corporation desirous or willing of meeting its honest obli- gations was interposed, or_could possibly have been interposed, under the facts within the common knowledge of all concerned, to the prompt payment of this claim for insurance. How an insurance company can expect to | carry on and uuccessfull}‘ conduct its business | und contest claims of this character is a prob- lem more difficult to answer than is submitted 10 me herein for solution. It wasbad enough, in all conscience, to _contest this claim at all in court, under the proofs submitted to it and open to {ts knowledge and inspection equally with that of plaintiff, but its conduct at the trial in_needlessly and wantonly assailing the memory of the deceased, by seeking to cast upon it the undeserved and unwarranted as- persion of drunkenness, debauchery and sui- cide, was doubly reprehensible, and “deserving of & more severe rebuke than I was capable of administering. It naturally follows from the foregoing that the judgment in this action if for the plaintiff, and it is so ordered. RHOADS' DOCTOR'S BILL The Sacramento Politician In- sists That He Is Being Im- posed Upon. An Array of Attorneys WIill Be Present When the Case Is Called in Court. rank Rhoads, the well-known Sacra- ménto poliiician, 1s in trouble. He has been sued for a $150 doctor’s biil, and un- less the case is settled to-day it must come to trial in the morning, and that is some- thing that neither party to the suitde- sires. Rhoadsdoes not want the notoriety and the plaintiff wants his money. Aceording to the records of the Justices’ Courts, Dr. J. J. Clarke wants a fee of $150 from Frank Rhoads for medical attend- ance upon his wife, “Jane Doe’’ Rhoads. This was all right as far as it went, but when the attorneys for Dr. Clarke began a hunt for Mrs. Rhoads they could not find her. They hunted high and they hunted low, but she had vanished into space. Nevertheless they did not give up hope and began suit to recover the money. E. Crisp and ex-Judge Cobb will represent the prosecution and at least three promi- nent attorneys will defend Rhoads. The principal witness in the case will be a Mrs. Austey, who lives on Eddy street. Justice of the Peace Cook will decide upon the merits of the case. i The woman in the case is the most inter- esting party in the sujt. She has been located by the prosecution and served with a subpena. She refused point blank to attend and said she would ‘“cut her throat’’ sooner than appear in court. She is a very determined woman and the at- torneys for the prosecution are keeping a close watch in orger to see that she does not carry out her threat. ‘When the case is called to-morrow morn- ing by Justice of the Peace Cook there is expected to be quite a gathering of pol cians, attorneys and others. —————— A Word With the Wise. Beautiful Decorated Breakfast Set, 24 pjeces.8 Decorated Tea Set, 18 pleces. 1856 100 You can’t duplicate for double the money. GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO.S . BRANCH STORES EVREY WHERE. Headquarters 52-58 Market street. San Francisco. - False Alarm in the Cafe Zinkand. The alarm from station 47 shortly before 11 o’clock last night was for a supposed fire in the Cafe Zinkand, in theSpreckels building, on Market street. A’ defective electric-light wire caused n little smoke. The affair occurred in the ladies’ departnent, but the ladies present were hardiy aware that anything out of the way had occurred. - The Lawton Divorce Suit. Grace E. Lawton has filed her answer in the divorce suit pegun by her husband, William J. Lawton. She admits thatsheleft the plaintiff's home in Oakland on February 12, 1893, but denies that her ection was without cause. - USE BANK StocK paper if you value your eyes. Mpysell-Rollins Company, 22 Clay street. orint and bind it any shape, - tober 3, 1804, Grennan went fishing at | NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT! 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GQRPORA e, g i892. % THE LATE ORENTAL WAk An Instructive Lecture by War Correspondent Walter Gifford Smith. Japan’s Great Political Strength Versus China’s Vast Territory and Weakness. A large and deeply interested audience | listened last night in Golden Gate Hall to an instructive lecture entitled “The War Between Japan and China,”. delivered by Walter Gifford Smith, assistant City editor | of the Chronicle and war correspondent of that paper in Japan, China, Korea and Hawaii. A hundred stereopticon views from photographs, taken while on the march or under the fire of Chinese guns, were displayed during the narrative, bring- ing the Oriental campaign vividly before the mind. % Mr. Smith was introduced by Fred W. d’Evelyn, gres_idem of the Geographical Society, and said in part: 7 The war between China and Japan, although it seemed to come suddenly, was in prepara- tion by the Japanese as early as 1870. For & hundred years the relations between the two nations_were straimed; but China, then in her | bow-and-arrow stage, was not anxious to en- gage in hostilities. Not until the summer of 1894 did any Euro- pean Cabinet believe it possible that Japan | wouid take the offensive. China was always | regarded as a brooding liop by all the world that needed only to be gwakened to cause havoc among the greater nations. | The Chinese at first refused to received the Embassadors of foreign nations, and afterward only on the condition that they crawl before the Emperor’s presence. They held the Japan- ese to be not men_but “baboons,” and worthy of no consideration whatever. A great change came over Japan near the year 1870. Her court was transferred from a fantastic orientalism to a condition bordering on the modern European. Her Emperor was garbed in European uniform. His wife wag at- | tired after Parisian mode. Japan knew the dif- ference between political and geographical reatness. She was ambitious to become the England of the East. Her army was well clothed, well rationed and well armed. It was under the finest dis- cipline, and had educated officers at its head. Japan, by & system of e!piona%e begun years before_the war, had thoroughly acquainted herself with the enemy’s country. When her troops landed in Korea they even tound bun- dles of fuel stored up, prepared for their use. The speaker concluded with a glowing of the coming greatness of the island king- dom, Itsgenerals possessed the same fire of patriotism that Marion had when he fought for America's freedom, and its soldiers went to the field of battle hoping that they might die for their country. THE PEOPLE'S BANK COIN, Another Effort to Be Made by Depositors to Regain Their Money. eulogism to Japanese valor, and a prophesy ' | Sult to Remove Directors and a Prosecution Under the Criminal Code. Another effort is about to be made to regain possession of some portion, if not all, of the money belonging to the unfor- tunate depositors in the defunct People’s Bank. There are over eleven thousand of those depositors. There is at present :$1,445,000 of de- posits unpaid. The principal claim of these deposits is against the unpaid capital of the bank, which the depositors want. The legal availability of that unpaid stock is their last resort in more senses than ome, and it is the purpose of Messrs. Gunnison, Booth and Bartnett and Attor- i | ney-General Fitzgerald to aid those eleven | thousand depositors to get hold of a por- | tion, at least, of that capital stock. Suit will be brought this week on behalf of 2600 of the depositors representing about half of the $1,445,000, to remove the | directors and bring them to an accounting to show cause why the order of the Bank Commissioners to call in the unpaid capi- tal stock has not been obeyed. In connece tion with this suit. it is asserted by those interested that the Attorney-General is to institute joint .proceedings against the directors under the criminal clause of secs tion 10 of the amended act of March 26, 1895, creating the Board of Bank Commis- sioners and proscribing their duties. The clause under which suit is brought to remove_ the directors, Messrs. Stone, Thornton, Phelps and Davidson, and Sec~ retary Sheehan, reads: That if it shall appear to the court atany time during. the liquidation hereinafter pro- vided for, on petition of one or more of the Bank Commissioners or any interested party, that the directors or trustees or officers of said corporation have been guilty of fraud or erim- inal carelessness or negligence * * * the court shall cause to be issued an order to show cause why they should not be removed. Under the other—the criminal clause of section 10—if the directors refuse to call in the unpaid capital stock in_pursuance of the order of the Board of Bank Commis- sioners, they shall be ligble to a fine not exceeding $5000 or imprisonment not ex- ceeding a term of one year. Under the latter clause, it is said, the criminal proceedings will be instituted. It is to be set forth in'the complaint that the directors, in subservance of their in- terests and those of the heaviest stock- holders, removed Merrill from the presi- dency and elevated Director Phelps in his place, and that the latwer refused to call in the unpaid stcck, which constitutes almost the last hope of the depositors. Suits will be filed to-day or to-morrow and 11,000 persons await the issue with eager interest. A Victory for the City. Judge Daingerfield granted a nonsuit yester day in the case of John H. Sievers against tha City. Sicvers, the florist, claimed damages for the overflow of his property resulting from & change of the Van Ness avenue grade. Little Girl Came in the other day and said : ‘“‘I’dlike a pair of 90c shoes.”” « What shoes ?"” “Oh, mamma says you know the kind—those they ask $1.50 for uptown.”” Little girls can buy of us as well as big girls; mamma can feel safe on that point. We have but one price—the Factory Price—and that all the time. ROSENTHAL FEDER & CO., 581-583 MARKET ST." kind of 90c