The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 27, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1895. 7 AMUSEMENTS. FALDWIN THEATER.— Doreas COLUMBIA THEATER—*Diple: A M OROECO'S OPERA-HOUS Love and Law..” TIVOLT OPERA-ROUSE—“Ernani.” CRPBEUM—High-Class Vaude: GROVER'S ALCAZAR.—*Chip of BAY DISTRICT TRACK.—Races. STATE BOARD OF TRADE EXHIBT ttreet, below Second. Open daily e. the 014 Block,” 5 Market issiof free. AUCTION SALES. "RANK W. BUTTERFIELD—Furniture, at 516 treet, at 11 o'clock, —The Real Estate Auc- CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. I's estate has been appraised at v won the first four prizes on an rancisco v ladies have casts of d their Trilby by Rupert Schm The weath licts fa and cooler weat wind. A ¢once Y. M.C. A. av is announced of Co: de to Miss Laura McCune of 2 of Pari Y8/ ot theid ption the home of Mrs, ¢ Health will meet to-day and of a number of office-holders. ents will be made. Dramatic Company gave an en- he benefit of the tee on Re- confident Company, has disappeared, and & shortege in his acl the instance he charge of fe! Attor- ny en atic factions leagued against to call @ meeting of the gen- ext week, to test the old ittee leader’s strength. Paupers and other vards of the City are sup- by the Fish Co e citizen could p ,a creditor of the estate of as asked the Superior Co appraisers to estimate on t he gers say that the o snsant for them, as the and there is no he he n recovered. a brother of the deceased led a contest of the latter's d and duress and ning. T a sneakthief, Market street, e Joachimsen er street is t witness for Durrant. He imony to show the proba- et Committee of the B Expert Geor| H. fhaw mmittee has made d ral lecturers and e workers to the Atlanta Exposition to hten ‘the general public upon the re- of California. nesses for the defense were exam- Durrant_trial, chief s, who identified the Durrant was not ab- Judge Conlan to-morrow will be called upon d ate the case of Frank Lambert, age, arrcsted for begging, and who, ng to the police, lives in comfortable imstences in Oakland, ence P. Thorme, a discharged book- Keeper McLaughlin of Oroville, was arrested in this City yesterday morning&nd taken to Oroville to answer & charge of at- tempting to extort money. With but two of the favorites finishing in front the bookies had slightly the best of the argument with the talent at the track yester- 3 e winners were: Portugal, Favory, Rosebud, Ledalia and Morven. The funeral of Professor Ja was held yesterday from the rirst Unitar! Chureh, where Samuel M. Shortridge delivered 8n oration over the bier. The body was in- terred in the Cypress Lewn Cemeter; Mrs. Ballington Booth will speak atGolden Gate Hall, y Presbyterian Church and G. Kennedy e Stanford ntury Club. City. She will and be entertained by the Attorney Reed, on behalf of the Civic Fed- eration, will file his suit to-morrow to restrain the Auditor from taking further action on $2 25 tax levy. The cau ion foll generally those set forth by Mayor Sutro in hi veto. Irwin Clarke, a diamond-broker from Den- ver, was arrested in this City on & charge of stealing $5000 worth of diamonds belonzing 10 two pereons in Denver, who entrusted them to him to raise money upon their collateral security. Two ex-strikers, Crandall and Appleman, were expelled from the Presidio reservation | yesterday on the order of General Graham, who suspected them of having evil designs on the monument bearing the inscription, “Murdered by Strikers.” [5 Lane testified before County Clerk Cu esterday in the matter of the Hale & Norcross bonds on appeal that his share ot the Ttica mine, of which he is one-third owner, had paid him from $20,000 t0$45,000 & month for several yesrs past. Japanese Consul Sabura Koya has written a Jong communication to his Government rela- tive to the Japanese of this coast, in which he charges that United States customs officers at Puget Sound have been bribed for allowing immoral women to land. Irene Smith of 514 Pine street and Emma Robinson, both colored, had & row on Pine and Kearny streets at &n early hour yesterday morning and Emma sleshed Irené on the thumb with & razor. She was arrested for asenuit with & deadly weapon. Charles Wolf, a bricklayer living at Eighe teenth and Mission streets, was working on a new building at Jones and Union streets yes- terday afternoon, when he fell a aistance of about thirty feet. His right shoulder-blade and one of his ribs were fractured. J. D. McTier, the negro who was arrested by the postal authorities some days &go for adver- tising an unlawful business through the mails, leaded guilty in the United States District Jourt vesterday and was sentenced to six months, with hard labor, in Folsom. e Mrs. Ravenna Scully, whose clothing caught fire from & bursting lamp last Wednesday and who was terribly burned. died from her injuries at the City and County Hospital last night. Her home at Twenty-eighth and Guerrero streets narrowly escaped being burned to the ground. As a result of the visit of the Congressional committee to the uncompleted Oakiand tidal canal William Creig has been appointed spe- cial United States attorney in the Cohen ap- penl case. This appeal has been pending in the United States Supreme Court for eleven years. Justice of the Peace Barry has given Under- taker Theodore Derks a $72 50 judgment against W. P. Hermann. Hermann was the beneficiary for $2000 under a po“e;inle(t him by Henry Johnson of the A. 0. U. W. wanted 10 make the lodge pay for Johuson’s funeral, hence the suit. ornia Girls’ Train- | :nry Wehner, a saloonkeeper, was arrested | 2 3 t that he was over- | ALONG THE WATER FRONT, The Arrival of the Steamship Alameda From Sydney and Honolulu. FIREMAN LOST OVERBOARD. Navigation Laws Violated—Notice to Mariners—A Water-Tower Test. The Oceanic steamship Alameda, Cap- tain Morse, arrived yesterday 19 days 14 hours from Sydney and 7days from Hono- Inlu. The vessel was boarded by the Q ntine Officer, who found her with a clean bill of health and permitted her to dock. When the Alameda arrived off Hono- Iulu harbor she was spoken by Agent Gif- ford of the company, who came out near the vessel in a pilot-boat. He reported to s of cholera, mostly con- fined to the quarantine station, and there had been no sickness in the business por- tions of the city. There had been forty | deatbs, inc 'g three Europeans. Mr. ord stated that the disease was under the control of the quarantine officers, the | deaths bei ly one per day. As it would requ ut five hours to fumi- gate the mails, desiring to take not the slightest chance of infection, Captarn ded to take nothing from the mails he Australian mails and four- were sent ashore and | | freight. \ | teen boxes of lir the steamer pro Qutside of the reef were severa ers, one of which was the Coptic, bound or China. The followi gers came up on the A Coote, member of the Col and Lady Coote; udley A. Nevilles, ( | Laurin, A. L. Nathan, Harry Monkhouse | and wife, H. Rouse and wife, Mrs. M. M. | Cole, Miss M. G. Cole, H. 8.'de B | Ira Brown, S. E. Laidlay, Miss Aust { bert, Mr. Mack and wife, J. Walsh and 0. y to Eng- h the So- e de Telegraphie of London, and Calais, of which he is an official. present engaged in lay o ueensland and New the agent of a Chic ctory, and has been organiz- factory in Austr: is the man: on his wa r of the home to and Mrs. Mack are residents of this v and have been making a tour of the | colonies, China and Jap ere were assengers in the steerage. Mail stéamship San Blas v from Panama with the rs in the cabin: Howell following pa M. Kel “Cuthbert, F. F de Ross, Miss Vasanovich. There were | thirty steerage passengers. | It 'is believed along the water front that the steam whaler Jennie, which took i ply of provisions for the Pacific SteamWhaling Company’s vessels, is frozen 1p at Copper River. She has not been re- | ported since she left this port, and it is thoucht that she has been nipped in the ice and will remain in her winter quarters till next sprir Peter Paul, fell overboard from the vessel’s deck about 3 o’clock yesterday morning. Nobody can give any details of the acci- dent except that the crew aboard the tug Sea Witch heard a cry near the steamer. They searched the place in a boat, but found nothing. The body has not been agh ugh, recovered. Burke is reported to be a | sober, industrious man, and leaves a brother and sister living in this City. At a meeting of the Harbor Commission vesterday President Colnon called atten- tion to the unconstitutionality of the amendment of the public buildings law which calls for the letting oat the new ferry work in seven separate contracts. Mr. Colnon believes that nothing about | the Harbor Commission is inserted in the title of the actits clause relating to that body is void. Section 24 of article IV of the State constitution reads as follows: Every ect should embrace one subject, which subject shall be_expressed in its title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act which 11 not be title, such act shall be void o s thereof asshall not be expressed in it Should it be found that the law govern- ing the letting out of the separate con- tracts is unconstitutional then the | board will have to proceed under the act requiring it to let out contracts for “wharves, buildings and other improve- ments’’ to the lowest bidder. Should the law be void the object of the various trades | unions in getting the bill amended will be defeated. The matter has been referred to the attorney of the beard. The revenue officers have received orders to rigidly enforce the navigation laws in ard to carrying lights on board vessels. v are required to board and inspect all cratt and to report to the Collector of Cus- toms any offenses against the laws. The most common violations have been as fol- lows: Not showin% masthead lights through more than a distance of five miles and more than twenty degrees of the com- pass; sidelights not burning properly; showing no lights in tow; absence of lights in rowboats; having no siding lights in or near a fairway; not having life-preservers distributed about the vessel; not having lifeboats easy of acces: Another rule often violated require that every ecraft, even a canoe or rowboat, coming from a foreign port must reportat a United States Customs-house under penalty of seizure to secure the payment of a $1000 fine. Yesterday a water-tower test took place at section 3 of the seawall before Fire Chief Sullivan and a number of foreign insur- ance men. The State tug Governor Mark- bam pumped four streams and a fire en- gine two streams through the tower, forc- ing the huge combined jet 250 feet above the top of the structure, or 350 feet from the pavement. Presently the full force of the tug was turned on,and the water- tower was fairly lifted from the ground. It plunged around and was sbout to fall, when Superintendent Haste turned off the water. The efficiency of the tug wasjpretty well demonstrated. i The British ship Kincora arrived yester- day, eighty-one days from Newcastle, N, S. W. She had pleasant and favorable weather until she neared this port, when she encountered contrary winds. For one full week she cruised off the entrance of the harbor, awaiting a chance to run in. Finally she spoke a tug and was enabled to drop anchor in the harbor. The ship Helenslea has cleared for Lon- don with a cargo of canned fruit, salmon, barley, cascara bark and beeswax,vnued WHITES GETTING TRADE. The Chinese Boycott Brings Money to Commission Merchan ts. ‘While the trouble between the two pow- erful Chinese clans, the See Yups and Sam Yups, which threatened to become a pitched battle a few weeks ago, has to all outward appearance been called off, such is by no means the case, and the feeling between the rival organizations is as se- vere as ever. the fact that the trade of white commis- sion and other merchants with the Chinese is being increased, The Chinese have \ Burke, a fireman on the steamer ! >aptain Morse that there had been in all | 2 COTteSt Of the latter's will, alleging ir- | paring the document, and also undue in- | fluence and the incompetence of the de- | ceased. | Harrigan are executors of the will, which | the document produced purported to be | | | i | tion. | Producers’ f| | | compel the Sutro Company to counter- | | One feature of the boycott situation is| travelin, always bought goods mainly of each other, but now, when one of the strongest com- panies, which is mainly composed of mer- chants, is being boycotted, a new state of affairs has arisen. ~Severe penalties are in- flicted on those who forget their allegiance to their own organization sufficiently to trade with the rival Yups. - The fine is $1000, and the consequence is an entire suspension of trade between the two. This could not be allowed to go on very long. however, for the See Yups had goods which the Sam Yups must have, and vice versa. A shrewd Sam Yup man hit on a plan that brought him the commodities he desired and also exempted him from the penalty for having dealings with a See Yup. He went to a downtown commission merchant and placed an order for $2000 worth of goods, at the same time dropping 2 gentle hint that a certain store on Sac- ramento street carried theline he wanted. The commission man got a commission from the seller also, and hopes that the boycott will remain on indefinitely, which it has every appearance of doing, both sides having settled down to awzit overtures for peace. GOODWIN WILL CONTEST. A Brotherof the Ex-Supervisor Asks for Part of the Estate and Charges Fraud. Daniel H. Goodwin, a brother of the late ex-Supervisor Michael Goodwin, has begun regularity in the form and method of pre- The will was dated July 7,1892, and gave | the contestant $100, while the residue of the estate, said to be worth §$60,000, was left to decedant’s two sisters—Susan A. Goodman and Molly Gray The contestant resides in Cambridge, Mass., while the other heirs live at Paw- tucket, R. I. Charles Carroll and J. J. is now before the Probate Court. The papers filed yesterday allege that there is nothing to show that the docu- ment filed for probate is the last will of the deceased, or that it isa will at all; that deceased had not declared the document to be his will. and thatit was not proverly | attested by witnesses; that deceased was | incompetent to make a will at the time | dated, and that he was not iree from duress, menace, fraud or undue influence. M. C. Hassett is attorney for the plaintiff, and asks on behalf of his client that the will filed for probate be declared null and void, and that the contestant be given the share of the estate which would have fallen | to him had his brother died intestate. STIL AFTER MA, SUTRO, The Manufacturers’ Assocla- | tion Again Claims That He | Is in Error. | Secretary Little Sends a Pertinent Reply to That Body’s Com~ munlication. It appears that the Manufacturers’ and Association is not yet done | with the Eastern-made boiler, recently purchased by the Sutro Electric Railway | Company. From its point of view a boiler of equal strength and durability could have been purchased here in San Fran- | cisco. A letter on the subject has been ad- dressed to Secretary Little by the associa- Wiile no directreference 1s made in this letter to a possible attempt on the part of the Manufacturers’ A: ciation to | mand the Eastern order, Secretary Little | thinks the request is just that and nothing | more. 1n the following letter he defends | the Eastern purchase, and also takes occa- | n to refer in & vigorous way to the ex- i ent fare from the bay to the Sax F September 25, 1895. Fred H. Dingle, Assistant Secretary Manufac- turers’ and Producers’ Association, Mills Build- ing. San Francisco—DEAR SIk: I have the honor | to scknowledge receipt of your communication of 23d inst. yesterday (one day aiter publica- tion in the papers). In reply I beg again to differ with you in your statements concerning purchases made by the Sutro Railroad Compa As to the subject-matter of your letter, the purchase of Eastern-made boilers covered by patents, said boilers are no more an_Eastern- made boiler than many others so-called Cali- fornia-made boiler: 1 also aeny the truth of your assertion that there are boilers made here superior or equal 1o the kind purchased by this company. ers of somewhat similar style, of cheaper and less desirable construction, claimed to be of San Francisco manufacture, are made almost wholiy at the East. I fail to discover any grounds for your complaint. To your statement that this company “will naturally look for its revenue to a iarge extent to the working people of this eity,” I have to say that in view of the fact that (his company has distributed among the laboring classes of this City nearly a quarter of a million dollars, and that Mr. Sutro distributes monthly to the same class from $4000 to $5000, and that through the efforts of Mr. S8utro and the build- ing of the Sutro Railroad the fare from bay to ocean has been reduced to 5 cents, I am in- clined to believe your assumption is a correct one. In conclusion permit me to express a hope that your association will not readily give ear to the complain's of disappointed and dis- gruntled contractors, which in this instance seems 1o be the groundwork for your charges, but will be governed solely by the desire to ad- ce California industries and to foster just such enterprises as the Sutro Railroad. Very respectfully yours, W. C. LITTLE, Secretary. In speaking of the matter Colonel Litile said yesterday: “‘So far as possible we have used California material in the con- struction of the road and in every practical way have lived up to the letter and spirit of the conditions imposed in the fran- chise.”’ FOR MUSIOAL ADVANCEMENT, A Concert to Create a Free Scholar- ship Fund. An encouraging account of the Musical Advancement Society was given yester- day by the general manager, Mrs. M. Mann. The occasion was the third con- cert given for the benefit of the free scholarship fund at the Y. M. A. Auditorium. Mrs. Mann said: Thus far the society has been a success finan- cially, and we have given the lessons as prom- ised. You will remember that in December the examinations teke place, and all the students who win scholarships are entitled to four fean' lessons gratis. I have been urged to call upon the Government, and some people have said: “Why don’t you appeal to the rich people?” 1 have answered, however, that this 1s free American institution and people can give or not, as they please, We have had nearly 400 students sign the roll before December, as they will not be examined before May and their money can pay for the December scholarship. All present in the audience were asked to brin’; in one pupil, and it was stated that all a pupil had to do was to sell two tickets for each concert. The speaker con- cluded by urging her hearers to investigate for themselves aud see that the society was doing good work. An interesting musical programme was rendered, in which the performers were: Miss M. Crittenden, Miss C. Bogan, Mise M. Pratt, Miss B. Savannah, Miss Blanche Clinton, R. Smith, M. McCurrie, Frank Kelly, 8. Savannah and A. A. Solomon. —————— The Company’s Answer. The attorneys for the Southern Pacific Com- pany have filed an answer to the suit of George P. Thresher and Florence E. Thresher for $50,- 000 damages. The company admits every- thing in the complaint except the assertion that George P. Thresher and Florence E. Thresher were ejected from the train of the de- fendant. It alleges that the parties put off were not what they claimed to be, but were under the name of Thresher and on ckets issued to parties of that name, which they had no right to do. The company alleges that under the circumstances its employes had & right to eject the plaintiffs in the action. CALLED T A SWINDLE Sharp Comment of the Super- visors on Bad Street Work. REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. A Contractor’s Job to Rob Property- Holders Discovered on Guer=- rero Street. “The work done is simply outrageous and the contractor is not entitled to $1 for the attempted swindle on the property- owners.” That is the way the Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors answered the petition of J. Sidney Henderson yesterday | to have Guerrero street, between Eight- eenth and Nineteenth, accepted. The work done is one of the worst jobs that has been caught going through the Street Departmentin a long while, Sev- eral attempts have been made to wedge it up to the cashier's window of the City treasury, but a clofd of suspicion hung over the work and it was always success- fully blocked on the excuse that some day it would be examined. The work was begun under Street Super- intendent Ackerson and was accepted under Superintendent of Streets Ashworth. Last February Superintendent of Streets Ashworth recommended its acceptance to the Street Committee, but the members put him off, saying they wanted to look into the matter. Last week he again recommended its acceptance and urged that speedy action be taken in the matter. Supervisor Spreckels picked him up and detailed his special agent, George W. Elder, to examine and report on the con- dition of the work done. Elder returnec a blistering report and produced samples of | the concrete, and bitumen used on the | street work to back up his charges. He found the bitumen to be 13 inches in thickness, where it should have been 24 inches thick. The concrete was of such poor material that it crumbled when punched. On Elder’s recommendation the Street Committee unanimoysly rejected and condemnea the work as being the poorest kind of a job. J. Sidney Henderson's tersely indorsed as follows: The committee reports against the aceept- ance of the street work on the groupd that it is -\mpx?- outrageous. Under no cénsideration gan this street pavement cver be nccepted. The foundation shows no solid concrete work and the contractor is notentitled to receive $1 for the attempted swindle on the property- owners. In its present condition the street will never be accepted. Behrend Joost submitted petitions for two franchises through territory leading to the new racetrack near Ingleside. One of them was by way of Stanyan, I, Sullivan and J streets and Ninth aveuue to the San Miguel Rancho. The other wus by way of Acadia street, Sunnyside avenue, Foster street and TFlood avenue. He said he wonld be willing to pay $500 each for the franchises, but of course the committee could not entertain the proposition in that pe. The franchises must be regularly bid for. Joost was asked to appear be- fore the committee with his maps next week. The bid of the City Street Improvement Company to put in the sewer through the Presidio for $15,839 was ordered recom- mended. The protest of the Spring Valley Water Company against lowering the grade at the .crossing of Seventh avenue and H street six feet, as urged by Mayor Sutro aud Cayi_itaiiat Doyle, ended in a compro- mise, The grade will be lowered three feet, so as not to necessitate a change in the laying of the big pipe of the water company. Action on the five petitions sent in from residents and improvement clubs south of Golden Gate Park went over two months. petition was | All the petitions called attention to the great damage done to the pro winter's rains. Petitioner asked that the City Engineer be directed to make the necessary examinations, surveys, maps, etc., in oxder to recommend a system of sewers and grades for the district. City Surveyor Charles 8. Tilton called attention to his report filed last June that it would cost $11,000 to do the work. Several large property-owners stoutly opposed the work. A number of small )nropertf'-nwners present were in favorof it. Some of the property-owners were in favor of expending $10,000 on the surveys. The commission decided to put the whole mat- ter over two months with a view to the parties most interested coming to a better understanding. Contractor H. J. Jackson did not succeed in getting his contracts rescinded on bids for sewering crossings on: Sixteenth street Jackson complained that the prices of ma- terial bad gone upsince he got the con- tract. It came out that Jackson did not need more than a barrel of cement for his work; also that instead of having soft §mund to dig he had encountered rock. ackson had put up checks to gnarantee his contract and the committee ruled to hola him to it. The fences obstructing Van Nessavenue, between North Point and Beach street, have been ordered removed. WANTS NEW APPRAISERS, A Creditor of the Terry Estate Claims an Injustice Has been Done Him, Thomas J. Ryan has applied to the pro- bate Court to have new appraisers ap- vointed in the estate of Sarah A. Terry of Sharon case fame, who is now jan inmate of an insane asylum. His petition recites that in 1892, after R. Porter Ashe had been appointed as the guardian of Mrs. Terry, the then appraisers of the property, E. M. Garnett, A. Casserly and H. Ankle, found the estate to be worth $6951 15, of which $1613 15 consisted of personal property in San Francisco. Later it says that }Ehumns H. Williams Jr. was substituted for Mr. Ashe as guardian and G. Lambert, John W. Terris and George Goettinger as ap- praisers in place of those previously ap- pointed, These latter appraisers went over the estate again and reduced the ;stimnte on the San Francisco property to 230. Mr. Ryan, who admits that he is a creditor of the estate to the extent of $150, says that this sum does not represent the value of the goods, and that if the order that the goods be sold at auction under that estimate be carried into effect, he will be greatly damaged, and will not be able to recover his money. He asks that the order be set aside and that new appraisers be appointed by the court to find the true value of the property. PSS TO LECTURE AT ATLANTA, The fierty by last State Development Committee Takes an Active Interest in California. The State development committee will to-day send two energetic workers to the Atlanta Exposition. They are Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walters. Mr. Walters will have charge of the stereopticon and arrange for the lectures that are to be given upon the resources of California. He will make appointments for all promi- nent Californians who visit Atlanta to speak. Many of the slides to be used at the illustrated lectures have been donated by THE CALL. Mr. Walters will distribute large numbers of pamphlets on California. Mrs. Walters will have charge of the coo! ing department that 1s to be in operation in connection with the California exhibit. She will be associated with T. W. Crandell, who is there to promote the sale of Cali- fornia products. Mr. Crandell will not only take orders for California products, but distribute a large lot gratuitously. A number of dealers and producers of California dried fruits have promised the development committee a large quantity of this class of goods for free distribution at the exposition. The committee has also secured the services of Mrs. Lucy U. McCann, who was appointed by the Governoras com- missioner at large to the fair, and who has been invited by the management of the exposition to deliver the address at the opening of the Women’s building. She was the originator and promoter of the scheme of the late Santa Cruz water festival. Mrs. McCann is going to the exposition as the lecturer for the com- mittee. PAUPERS LIVE HIGH. Wards of the City Feast on Dainty Salmon Configscated by Fish Inspectors. At intervals during the past few weeks, the tables at the Almshouse and other City institutions have been laden with fresh salmon, a dainty which the most in- fluential citizen of the City could not pur- chase. The reason is that it is now the “*close season” for that fish. During Sep- tember and October it is a crime to catch salmon or have them in one’s possession. The iuspectors of the Fish Commissioners seize all they find and prosecute the owners. Not wishing to have the good fish they have seized spoil, the Commissioners have sent them to the Almshouse, the orphan asylums and other charitable institutions. In this way several thousand pounds of fish have been distributed. On one day 1400 pounds were seized. The insvector kept only enough in each case to use as evidence against those shipping the con- traband fish. The fish are shipped by the fishermen along the river. Already A. Gordon, wharfinger at Bouldin Island, has been ar- rested. His trial will come off on October 2. Chris Cristiansen, wharfinger at Jersey Landing, and H. Hansen, wharfinger at Bouldin Island, will also be prosecuted for shipping salmon. Evidence is now being atnered to incriminate those from whom { %he wharfingers got the fish. As the offi- cers of the steamboats carrying the fish | have all been subpenaed as witnesses the | steamboat companies have issued strict orders that all packages of fish 4re to be carefuily examined and no salmon taken as freight. As a consequence no seizures have been made since Sunday. THE KTIOHALCONVENTIO S8an Francisco Able to Raise All the Money Neces- sary. Chicago Falling to Win WIIl Cast Her Influence for Call- fornia. The Union League Club of this City is enjoyving a season of prosperity. The in- crease of membership during the past month has been very gratifying. Last week six new members were admitted. The regular weekly dinners of the club for the season will be resumed, beginning Saturday of next week. The committee on the Republican Na- tional Convention, of which General R. A. ¥riedrich is chairman, feels confident that all the money necessa:-ly to defra_yexlpenses can be raised, provided the National Com- mittee designates this City as the place for holding the convention. The committee has determined to push the work, and will be represented at Wash- ington by an active delegation when the National Committee meets. Speaking of the convention prospects yesterday General Friedrich said: San Francisco should berepresented at Wash- ington by a wide-awake and energetic com- mittee of workers. The chances now seem to be slightly in favor of Chicago, but should combinations be made by St. Louis and the South to defeat Chicago San Francisco will win sure as fate. Italked with many of the lead- ing public men in Chicago during my visit there recently, and I know that a feeling of friendship is entertained for California. I srm\k now of the men who guide affairs in that city, the men who subscribe liberally and work cheerfully whenever Chicago goes in to win. These men will stand in for San Fran- cisco for second choice. Of course they intend to use every effort first to win for themselves. Tam not an advocate of making a combina- tion with any other section of the country, but I do contend that the workers from San Fran- cisco should be on the alert, ready to take every fair advantage that is presented when the voting begins in Washington. If S8an Francisco proves a winner at the com- mittee meeting in Washington the money can be raised here to meet the expenses. Letit once be settled that the delegates are coming here and that the people of the United States are relying on California to provide every facility for the transaction of lfig business of the convention, then there will be no question as to the expense. Local pride and State en- thusiasm will be o kindled that subscriptions will come from all classes of our people. IT BLEW HOT AND COOL. San Francisco Was the Hottest Place in California Until the Sea Won Late in the Day. 8an Francisco has made a rather phe- nomenal September temperature record during the past few days. At 2 . M. on Wednesday the official thermometer on top of the Mills building registered 8714 deg., and down on the sunny sides of streets it was hotter yet. Yesterday the temperature got up to 89 dew. It was a peculiar fact that San Francisco and other coast points were hotter than the interior of the State yesterday and the day before by several degrees. The coast hot spell began on Saturday and grew in intensity until yesterday afternoon, when a cooling sea breeze began to come in. Mr, Hammon, the weather man, says that the sea breeze will be pretty strong to-day, and that the warm spell is ended. To-night may even be disagreeably cool. The philosophy of the warm spell 13 the philosophy of all the warm, peaceful fall weather that blesses San Francisco with its perfect beauty when the harsh summer winds cease. The summer winds, that hurl the dust through the streets, bring in evening fogs and chill the evening pleas- ure-seeker at times, are sea breezes, pure and simple, caused by the heating of the interior. Along in September the interior cools off, and the sea air is not drawn in so constantly or so forcibly. There is meteoralogical peace on the coast, and the geniul sunshine has sway. These summer winds have been lessening for three weeks, and now they have practically departed. Now comes the time when everybody says, “‘What a beautiful day!” The recent heat was due to the cause described, and to something more. Last Saturday a cold wave struck Idaho and Nevada, and an area of high pressure Tested there also. _This ‘‘high” sent the wind out from it in all directions, and, as the wind came westward, it fzem.ly flowed on out to sea, and brought all the hot air of the interior across the coast line. The heat was interior heat forced on the City from the east, and yesterday San Fran- cisco was hotter than the San Joaquin Valley. When the balance turned the change was sudden, and thou-ands sniffed the refreshing sea breeze with satis- faction. C. C. Terrill’s Estate Appraised. Merton C. Allen, W. H. Crine and William Friedlander, who were recently appointed to appraise the estate of C. C. Terrill, the deceased contractor and builder, have finished their work and will submit their report to the Superior Court within a few days. They find the value of the estate to be $80,445, consist ing mainly of real estate and cash in bank, BUCKLEY TO BE OPPOSED, A Meeting of Members of the General Committee Last Night. FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. The Iroquois Club’s Committee Favors a Petition for an Election. Chris Buckley’s attempt to capture the general committee of the local Democracy is not going to be unchalienged. A meet- ing of those members of the general com- mittee known to be opposed to his methods was called for last eveuing at the Occidental Club. There were sixty-seven members present at the meeting, which lasted until a Jate hour. Among those present were: James Denman, Gavin Mc- Nab, A. A. Watkins, Senator Armes, Major Harney, E. O. E. Troy, Samuel Braunbart, Edward Lanigan, Charles Gil- dea, Thomas Chandlon, Frank Hughes, Thomas Doyle, James Fenton, Jack Welsh, H. B. McAvoy, Joseph J. O’Don- nell, T. C. Fitzpatrick, Joun O’Hay, Dr. Ragan, Dr. W. J. Gavigan, Joseph Galla- gher, Thomas Gallagher, M. C. Hassett, Timothy Donovan, George B. Godirey, William Harrison, T. J. Quinlan, August Tillman, L. V. Merle, Edward Reynolds and Barney Boylan. Every district in the City was repre- sented and there was developed consider- able enthusiasm when the leaders claimed that a large majority of the members of the general committee could be counted upon to oppose Buckley. It was determined that they would not oppose Buckley in his effort to call the general committee together, but would gladly welcome a fight. It was deter- mined to give him a warm reception. Sev- eral members of the Deuprey committee were present ana promised their hearty support. 1f a meeting of the general committee is held the main fight, and the one which will determine whether the Buckley or anti-Buckley people shall rule, will be over the chairmanship, which was made vacant by the resignation of Max Popper and has never been filled since. Buckley will put forward for this position either John Jay Flynn or James H. O’Brien. The mem- l bers of last night's meeting will probably put up A. A, Watkins. The committee on resolutions of the Iroquois Club held an impor:ant meeting in the rooms of Max Popper in the Bald- win Hotel last night. One of the matters referred to the committee was the ques- tion of indorsing a petition to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors asking that they call a special election for the purpose of submitting to the voters the question of municipal ownership of water works and to incur such indebtedness as may be found necessary to provide the City with an ade- quate water supply of its own. It was decided by the committee to rec- ommend that the Iroquois Club indorse the petition and give it earnest support. The question of accepting the committee’s recommendation will come up at the meet- ing of the club this evening. It was deciged, also, to recommend the adoption of the resolutions introduced at the last meeting of the club, “‘disapproy- ing the action taken by Supervisors P. Scully, Alphonse Hirsch and E. G. Wagner in voting for a levy so far beyond and above their pledge,” and resolving that it is recognized as a base betraval of a party and a gross violation of a party pledge freely taken. SWINGING THE AX, The Board of Health Ready to Make Several New Appoint- ments. The Board of Health will meet this morning, and, according to programme, the official ax will be swung to make room for those who have four years of political life before them. The members held a quiet, retired execu- tive session the other evening, and in a painstaking way discussed a number of changes. Some of them havealready been published in Tue Carr. It is expected that the orders for the changes will be officially made at the meeting this morn- ing. is pm§rammed the new appointments are as follows: Superintendent of the City and County Hospital, vice Dr. Titus, re- signed, Dr. F. H. Stable; bacteriologis’, Dr. John C. Spencer; apothecary, William Dr. Frederick H. Stahle. Hickman; milk inspector, James P. Dock- ery; first cook at City and County Hospi- tal, Thomas Kelldv; second cook, James Mackintosh; third cook, William Leahy; engineer at Almshouse, William Growney; first baker at Almshouse, B. Crowley; messm}ger for Quarantine Officer, J. J. Hilliaid. There's a great big legal cloud hanging over the new offices of milk inspector, bacteriologist and messenfier for the Quar- antine Officer. The Board of Health sev- eral times asked permission of the Board of Superyisors to name such officers, in order to get the pay for them. The Board of SBupervisors flatly refased to recognize any such appointments, on account of the shortage of the public funds. It now re- mains to be seen whether the new ap- pointees will be able to get their warrants cashed. If they do, the Board of Health Las a number ofyinspectors it would like to appoint. Yesterday Dr. Williamson of the San Francisco Board of Health said that the announcement to the effect that Dr. Fred- erick H. Stahle would be appointed super- intendent of the City and County Hospital in place of Dr. Titus,resigned, was authen- tic. The appointment will be officially declared at the meeting of the Board of Health to-day. Dr. Stahle graduated atthe Annapolis Naval Academy in 1882 and served two years in the United States navy. Then he resigned and began the study of medicine. He graduated at the Cooper Medical Col lege of this City in 1888, After he gradu- ated he went abroad and studied a year in Germany. Shortly after his return'to San Francisco he was appointed resident phy- sician of the German Hospital and held that position for two years, Since that time he has been in active practice in this City. ‘i:hen the Naval Battalion was organized in California Dr. Stahle was commissioned an officer and_subsequently promoted to commander. When the reorganization took place several months ago he resigned. Dr. Stahle is credited with executive abilities cf a high order, and Dr. William- son is confident that the new superinten- dent will administer the affairs of the City and County Hospital in a proper manner. - BICYOCLE ROAD RACING. Entries for the San Francisco and Verein Eintracht Club’s Events. The Verein Eintracht Cycling Club will hold a five-mile handicap road race from San Leandro to Haywards next Sunduyf, starting at 2 p. ». The entries and handi- caps are: H. Ebenritter, scratch; H. Wolp- mann, 30 seconds; J. Lyngreen, 40 seconds; A. Freund, C. Grantz and E. Peterson, 1 minute; J. Marshall, P. Schmidt, William Horstmeyer and George C. Walcom, 1 min- ute 30 seconds; W. Heinicke, F. Horst- meyer, A. Goldstein and J. Bill, 2 minutes. The board of directors of the Bay City Wheelmen have elected the following offi- cers: President, Frank H. Kerrigan; vice-president, Charles A. Elliott; secre- mrg, Horace P. Howard; treasurer, Walter D. Bheldon; financial secretary, Byron D. Bent; captain, Sanford Plummer; first lieutenant, George P. Caldwell; second lientenant, Gustav Rosburg. The annual election of the Liberty Cy- cling Club was recently held and resulted as follows: President, C. Westphal; sec- retary-treasurer, W. E. Bouton; captain, F. Thrall; first lieutenant, W. Beatty; second lieutenant. R. McLeau; sergeant- at-arms, F. Irelan; surgeon, F. Koch. Tie San Francisco Road Club will hold a five-mile handicap over the San Lean- dro-Haywards course Sunday, the entries and handicaps for which are as follows: L. L. Leavitt, G. Hamlin, scratch; W. L. Pixley, E. Elliott, 15 seconds; W. F. Code, F. J. Smith, C. Goodwin, 30 seconds; G. L. Beeler, J. 0’Malley, L. Pels, J. Hinz, 45 seconds; E. Levy, 50 seconds; Thomas O’Brien, H. Grimme, B. de Lye, S. J. Blu- menthal, 1 minute; J. H. Smith, G. Hoff- man, C. C. Williams, F. J. Wagner, 1 minutes; W. McGonigle, 134 minutes; W. Cruse, 13{ minutes; F. W. Schmadeke, H. L. Zimmerly, 2 minntes. With twenty-four such good riders the race should be hotly contested. et P e Mr. Sprague’s Successor. Rev. and Mrs. Leslie W. Spregue left on Wednesday for the East. They will be away five weeks, and on the first two Sebbaths of that time Rev. Heber Rice, acting pastor of the Stocktep Unitarian Church, will fill Mr. Sprague’s pulpit in the Second Unitarian Chiateh of this City. Mr. Rice is a possibie candidate for the pastorate of that church. The retiring pastor has expressed his wish that he might be his successor, but whether the wishes of the Unitarian Society will accord with his remains to be seen, NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. L NAYMAN An0 Co, M |NCORP'D m EATRE "\ PRO?S. LAST WEEK LAST NTGHTS! Photographic Souvenir Matinee Sat’y ! PAULINE HALL And Her Incomparable Company in “CDORCAS” 2@ Last Performance Sunday, Sept. 29, EXTRA—NEXT WEEK—EXTRA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, First Time Here ! TRII.EX ! Dramatized by Psul Potter from Du Maurier's novel, Interpreted by A. M. PALMER’S COMPANY. The One Great Dramatic Triumph of the Decade ! SEATS NOW READY—Regular Prices. . Lfumbia ghealie, FRIEDLANDER GOTTLOD & o+ 125525 AD MANAGERS - - “DIPLOMACY’” A GREAT SUCCESS! Kemember the Matinee ——To-morrow Afternoon!—— THE STAR CAST: ROSE COGHLAY, MARGARET CRAVEN, HENRY E. DIXEY, WILLIAM G. BEACH, C. J. RICHMAN, MAUD WINTER, L.'R. STOCKWELL. Monday Next- “Farewell”” Week. Pinero's Great Comedy. THE MAGISTRATE. GROVER’S ALCAZAR. TONIGRT AND ALL THIS WEEK. —THE LAUGH-PRODUCING SUCCESS— “CHIP OF THE 0LD BLOCK!” ROBERT SCOTT, GRACIE PLAISTED AND GROVER'S ALCAZAR COMEDIANS. Song, Dance and Merriment! Prices—10c, 15¢c, 25¢, 36c and 50c. Matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Commencing MONDAY, September 30—Grand Procuction of “ROSEDALE.’” TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mzs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managae SEASON OF 6RAND ITALIAN OPERA! ——THIS WEEK ONLY— Verdi’s Tragic Opera, "ERNANI! GREAT CAST! CORRECT COSTUMES! APPROPRIATE ACCESSORIES! ~——NEXT WEEK—— “THE BOHEMIAN GIRLI"” Popular Prices—256c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. andsomest Family Theaterin America. le Lessee and M. The H WALTER MOROSCO......Sol anages EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT. ——SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT—— Of the Tllustrious Author-Actor, MILTON NOBLIES! In His Famous Comedy-Drama, LOVE AND LAW! EVENING PRICES—250 and 50c. Famlly Clrcle and Gallerv. 10e. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powall TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, OUR NEW, RECORD-BREAKING BILL - A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS ! HAINES and PETTINGILL, McMAHON and KING, MEEHAN and RAYMOND, PEARL ANDREWS —-And Our Great Company— — "IN ENTIRELY NEW AOTS | Eeperved seaie, 26c; Halcony, 100; Opera cnaies RUNNING and Box seats, 2B i RUNNING RACES! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, FALL MEETINGI! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday— Rain or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:00 :;:. sharp, Mcallister and Geary sireet cars pass gate.