The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 5, 1895, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6,A 1895. THE REPUBLICAN EXEC Organization Work to Begin Throughout the State. THE LEADERS SELECTED. ' Separate Central Clubs Are to Be Formed in Each As- sembly District. A GRAND BANQUET SOON. The Object of the Party Is to| Begin at Once and Work Vigorously. The Republican Executive Council met in regular session last night. The meet- ing was important, many representatives | from a distance being present and partic pating in the plans of organization work | for the coming campaign, reaching out | over the entire State. The meeting was called to order by Judge M. Cooney, presi- dent of the Executive Council of the State. The rollcall showed a good working ma- | jority present. The report of the executive committee | of the council as to the best methods to be adopted by the body lor the work of organ- izing the party for the campaign of '96 was | read and unanimously adopted. The re- port isembodied in the Jollowing language: | you a copy of the constitution and laws of the | Republican Executive Countil, together with | club roll blanks. \ | In doing so we desire to say that the council | was formed after consultation with many rep- | resentative Republicans in State and City, and after mature deliberation; and {ts objects are: First—To foster and promote hermony in the Republican party of California. cond—To advocate the prindples of that party. Third—To use our best e nation and election of loyal Repuhblicans and honest and capable citizens for office. Fourth—To efiect a more thorough organ- ization of Republican voters, and to give them a larger share in shaping the polity of the party and in the selection of candidates for the suffrages of the peor s One of the primary purposes of the council is to secure for the people, in their organized forts for the nomi- capacity, the means of expressing and enfore- ing thelr will in a free and patriotic manaer, and to that end this council has made it one of 1ts fundamental principles, “That of right all power belongs to and should emanate from the peopie, and that the voice and will of the people shall ever be a controlling factor in its | deliberations.’” For the more effective realization of the ob- jects referred to the council has decided upon Assembly club organization—that is, one club of at least 100 members in_every Assembly district in San Francisco, and one club of at y members in each Assembly district | an Francisco. of representation in the council being one representative for every fifty mem- bers, but not more than three from any one club. In the organization of Assembly clubs the | council desires the greatest harmony possible, | and that no unfair edvantage be taken of any citizen. | First—That | cil selected for zens as they ma 3 h other citi- e, initiate the movement by meeting in some central location and effect- ing temporary organization. Second—That they then decide upon the time and place of the nextmeeting, that as many citizens es possible be invited, by notice | | resolution. | sidered at once. UTIVE COUNCIL'S AIMS Thirty-third Senatorial District—Charles Rooney: te O ery~fourth Senatorial District—John Hollister, San Luls Obispo. “Thirty-ffth Senatorial District—Judge Daley, Los Angeles. Thirty-ninth Senatorial District—W. W. Doug- ass, Bernardino. Fortieth Senatorial District—A. G. Gosson, San Diego. The secretary of the Executive Council was instructed to forward to each of the above-named gentlemen a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the council and petition blanks for the formation of clubs, the same to_be requested to report | monthly to the Executive Council the progress and state of political work in their respective Assembly districts. A committee, consisting of Edgar Briggs, General Backus and Mrs. Dr. Olmstead, was appointed to work in conjunction with the executive and finance committee to the end that a general meeting and banquet be held at as early a date as possible, to which each of the representatives in the Senatorial districts should be invited to confer as to further work for the interests of the Republican party in the State. The committee on devising ways and means for securing the next National Con- vention of the Republican party to meet in San Francisco reported encouraging progress. The meeting then adjourned to the call of the chair. DOWHEDBH THE ROOU0S, Boss Buckley Easlly Beaten by the Democratic Wigwam Braves. | A Resolution Adopted Asking Mayor Sutro to Donate a Site for the Wilmerding School. Farmer Buckley was easily beaten by his Democratic City friends of the Iroquois | Club last evening. There was no debate on the proposition itself, though there was some wrangling as to how to tackle the matter, and when that was finally straightened out and the motion put to the house the vote sustain- ing the present organization committee was overwhelming. The first business that came before'the assembled braves was the resolution of Max Popper condemning the three Demo- cratic Supervisors who voted for the exces- sive tax levy. Mr. Gilday moved that the resolution go over another week. He said there was other and more important business before the house. There was some antagonism to this motion, because it was looked upon— considering its source—as a blow to the Max Popper wanted it con- Foo Reynolds, McNab and others wanted it laid over and so voted. Six- teen others voted with them, while but | fifteen voted for its immediate considera- | tion. Then came the battle of the evening. Chairman Flynn stated the question: Mr. Laidlaw’s original motion was to discharge the campaign committee and have the chair appoint a new one. This was amended by Spelling, who moved to in- | crease the organization committee by the appointment by the chair of four addi- tional members. So the matter stood at the adjournment of the last meeting. The question now was on the amendment of Spelling, and personal solicitation, to nttend this meet- | Mr. Spelling got on his feet first. He ing, and that whenever an actual membership | said he needed and desired no vindication of at least fi been enrolled have | for his course. Then he asked the per- permanent officers elected, and not before. Third—That as soon &s theelubhas an actual e L leet o s seprasontoias®h- | though Professor Moores aised the point | this council. | that the motion was the property of the | Fourth—That &s soon as a locate: ber<hip of fift Assembly club | outside of San Francisco has a mem- it shall elect onie representative 10 this council, and one for cvery additional fifty members enrolled. order of the Re- publican Executive Counc M. COONEY, President of Council, Phelan Buiidin H. C. FIREBAUGH, Chairman Executive Com- | mittee. | 3 VHITESIDES, Secretary, New City H, Secretary’ of Council, New It Cooney, “that all t under the supervision of this executive | council and in accordance with the consti- is understood,” said Chairman | clubs must be formed | tution and laws of ‘this bod, receive recognition. [ We purpose raising the party above | all factions and above the dictation of ‘any man or other body of men. It i8time that | the conscience of the g\eo le be awakened and crystallized into éffective organizatian | to_the end that good government be at- | tained. This organization is above all fac- | tions, and we hope and intend to work to the end, that it fitly and | honestly represent the principles and aims'| of the Eepublican party. To this work we cordially anvite ail good Republieans to | join with us in.a grand effort to establish | good government,. not only in the City | and County of San Francisco but through- | out all the fair land of California.”” After due discussion' gentlemen were se- | lected and duly empowered by the Execu- | tive Council of the State to at once proceed | to the organization of.Republican clubs, one and one only, in each of the Assembly | districts throughout the State. The names | of the gentlemen so selected are as fol- | lows, the Seventeenth and Twenty-fifth | y, in order to | Senatorial districts being those represent- | ing the City and County of San Francisc First Senaiorial District—Frank McGowss Eureka. Second Senatorial District—John Cankin, Lodi. | Third Senatorial District—Tirey L. Ford, Dow- | nieville. Fourth Senatorial District—C. C. Rovce, Chico. Fifth Senatorjal District—J. H. Neff, Colfax. Sixth = Senatorial District—John ~H. Jeweit, Marysviile. Seventh Senatorial _District—Frank Coombs, | Napa. Righth Senatorial District—Hall McCowan, Ukish. Ninth Senatorial District—Judge Buckles, Falr- eld. Tenth Senatorlal District—A. J. Burnett, Santa 08a. Eleventh Senatorial District—J. Bayden, San atael. Twelfth Senatorial District—C. A. H. Warfleld, Merced. Thiricenth Senatorial District—Frank D. Ryan, Sacramento. Fourteenthi Senatorial District—Judge John T. Davis, Amador. Fifteenth Senatorial ‘District—W. J. Robinson, Stockton. Sixteenth Senatorial District—Stanton L. Carter, Fresno. Seventeenth Senatorial District—A. P. Wiltiams, Twenty-elghth and Twenty-ninth Assembly dis- tricts, Paluce Hoiel, San . sembly distric: corner of Folsom and Fiith streets. Nineteenth Senatorial District—Louis Haywards, Thirty-third and Thirty-fifth Assembly distric: Guudaloupe Dairy. Twentleth Senatorial District—Cord H. Wetjen, | Thirty-fourth and Thirty-sixth Assembly districts, 1334 Dearborn street. Twenty-first Senatorial District—E. W. Root, Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Assembly dis: triet: 23 Page street. ‘Twenty-second Senatorial District—J. G. Glestinz, Fortieth and Forty-first Assembly districts, 1928 Pine street. Twenty-third Senatorial District—Phillip Ham- mand, Thirty-first and Thirty-ninth Assembly dis- tricts, 318 Larkin street. Twenty-fourth Senatorial District—General S, W. Backus, Lorty-sccond and Forty-third Assembly aistricts. California Hotel. Twenty-fitth Senatorial District—Phillip Brown, Forty-fourth sud Forty-fifth Assembly districts, 228 Filbert street. ‘Twenty-sixth Senatorial District—Louis Schaefer, akland. Twenty-seventh Senatorial District—R. C. J. Ad- ney, land. '{Wemyc‘gmh Senstorial District—Judge Way- mire, Alameda. Twenty-ninth Senatorial District—E. C. Ross, San Mateo. = ‘Thirtieth Senatorial District—A. M. McCabe, San ose. Thirty-first Senatorial District—Daniel McGin- ley, San Jose. hirty-second Senatorial District—My. Morton of Page & Morton, Tulare. | district; ion of the second to his motion to draw it. wi house and could not be witbdrawn, Chair- man Flynn ruled that it was withdrawn. Spelling then offered a new amendment. t was prefaced by sundry whereases con- cerning the deplorable state of inbarmony in the Democratic party and resoluting | that the old campaign committee be dis- charged and_that in its stead there be | elected next Friday night, by members of | | the club at large, a new committee con- sisting of one member for each Legislative that the members be voted for without regard to districts and be avpor- tioned by the chair, after the election to the several districts. The last clause was the joker. It was also aloser. E. P.E. Troy held that this was not an amendment but a new motion. The chair accepted it as an amendment to Laidlaw’s original motion. Whereupon Laidlaw arose and said that, with the consent of his second. his origi- nal motion would be withdrawn. Cabaniss raised the point that it could not be with drawn. The chair ruled otherwise and it was withdrawn. id Gilday moved to withdraw everythin, There were cheers at the suggestion. Spel ing saw it was a losing fight. He wanted | some of those cheers and he withdrew his amendment an applauded for doing so. Toy then moved that it be the sense of the house that ‘‘we have the utmost confi- dence in the present campaign committee and urge them to continue with their good work on the same lines.”” It was on this motion alone that a vote between the Buckleyites and the Povperites was finally taken. Kline raised the point that the motion was new business and that the house was still in the order of unfinished business and was hissed for it. Nevertheless he demanded a ruling. The chair said %xa was technically cor- rect, but as this was blocked out for a love feast Ne would put the motion. It was carried overwhelmingly. Then E. W. Reed moved to reconsider ot them. He wasroundly | the vote laying the Popper resolution over. The motion was put and carried by a big majority. The resolution condemning the Supervisors who had broken their pledges. to the Democratic party on the dollar- limit proposition was read and declared the orcer. Then the forensic lights broke loose and the Daniel Websters of the Iroquois Club were all heard on the resolution. Edleman was first. He spoke against the censure, saying the pled}:ge was very properly broken in order to permit the City to pay its debts. Isador Jacobs spoke for the resolutions. He wanted to know where the money was | togo. The Bupervisors had broken their pledges and should be denounced for it. L. V. Mcrle wanted the levy to stand so that the North Beach would” get the old City Hall rebuilt. roy s,n%gested an amendment censur- ingalso the Republican party as respon- sinle for the levy. M. M. Foote epread himself all over the question on_the negative side. Gilday agreed wiih Foote. Denman spoke for the resolution. Boyd, Lynch, Gilday and a score of oth- ers all spoke at once. Things were lively for a moment. The chair used the gavel to rood advantage, and the motion on Troy’s amendment was put and carried. Then the resolution as amended was car- ricd by a rising vote, and Supervisors { Scully, Hirsch and Wagner stood cone (é?n:)ned and denounced by the Iroquois ub. Mr. Popper read a resolution in which the club thanked Mayor Sutro for his bandsome gift to the Affiliated Colleges, and politely asked him to enlarge the debt of gratitude by adding to the gift a suit- able site for the Wilmerding 1ndustrial School. The rules were suspended and the resolution adopted unanimously. —_——————— Eight tons of air are sent into the mines for one ton of coal extracted. The consent was given, and | l | digging up the streets I A FEW SHARP QUESTIONS The Grand Jurv Puts Them to Employes of the Street Department. ASHWORTH IS ALL FOR WAR. Insists Twelfth Street Is All Right. J. H. O’Brlen Summoned to Testify. The Grand Jury is presentihg two horns of a dilemma to the Street Department of the City. It wants to know first why the Superintendent accepts imperfect work from contractors after he has been advised that it is imperfect. After that it wants to know to whom the employes of the de- partment are required to pay money for the luxary of ‘“holding their jobs” and why they have to pay it and how much they have to pay—for that they do have to pay is said to be already known. In regard to the first proposition Street Superintendent Ashworth will make Twelfth street an issue. In an interview with a Cary reporter yesterday, held at an hour when the waiting-room of the Grand Jury was it out on all occasions, while he must :(l:l_ow perfectly well that we expect no such ing. A CALL reporter visited the work yester- day afternoon and found the surface of the concrete bearing evidence of having been newly zone over with the liquid cement. The contractor stated that the concrete had been down seven days when the com- mittee examined it the day before—the statement of Mr. Ashworth “that it had been down but one day, notwithstanding. But there were many others than the Street Committee of the Board of Supervi- sors who were gathered in the anteroom of the Grand Jury yesterday aiternoon in response to subpenas. The room was crowded, the majority of those present be- ing drivers of cartsin the employ of the Street Department. The very pertinent question put to them did not touch upon concrete or bitumen or street paving but, briefly, it was this: “To whom do you ‘pay money to keep your job?” This, of course, was something of a poser to men whose falents have not been trained in the art of evasion. But despite the care taken to have them come unpre- ared they had been advised of what was n the air and most of them had their answers ready. Mr. Keating, Superintendent Ashworth's brother-in-law and chief deputy, keeps a saloon, as is well known, on the corner of Twelfth and Bond streets. Itisa rendez- vous of the men in the employ of the department, and the policeman who had been selected to serve the subnenas in place of a Deputy Sheriff, for the very pur- | pose of giving them no chance to ‘‘get together,”” found many of them there. The purpose soon became whispered about. It has come to be common knowledge that the employes of the department are being levied upon for contributions by some powers back of the superintendent. AFTER ENGLISH MILLIONS Joseph Poultney Says He Is Heir to an Estate Worth $400,000,000. LOCAL ATTORNEYS INTERESTED. Joseph P. Kelly Wil Soon Visit England on Behalf of His Client. Down on Natoma streetin circumstances far from easy lives Josiah Poultney, heir to something like $400,000.000 and incident- { ally owner of a seatin the upper house of the British Parliament. At least that is the story he tells, and with almostindisputable evidence in his possession to substantiate it he has had very little trouble in securing | the assistance of several well-known law- yers. | A. Hale, ex-District Attorney of Santa | Cruz, Judge Walter H. Levy, W. H. H. | Hart and Joseph P. Kelly. These gentle- | men think so well of the proofs submitted by Mr. Poultney thatat a meeting held yes- terday at the office of Judge Levy they decided to send Mr. Kelly to England to ;',i ‘.“/ '} 7 SE) L SUPERVISORS HUGHES, BENJAMIN, DUNKER AND MORGENSTERN WAITING AMONG THE CROWD OF WITNESSES SUBPENAED BY THE GRAND JURY IN THE ASHWORIH INVESTIGATION, crowded with people summoned to testify relative to his methods, he said: “They can make all the row they want. The Grand Jury can’t hurt me that much,” dropping a piece of blank paper upon his desk. “I don’t know what it’s all about anvhow, unless it’s the A. P. A. I believe it’s the A. P. A. and nothing else. this T welfth-street matter, it's all right. I have been to see it personally and I find it to be in every respect a good job. Why, the concrete that they com plain abont was only put down yesterday. In fact they bad not completed it—have not completed it yet. “‘Now, I have this to say,” he went on; ‘“if I catch any of these so-called experts ill have them arrested. I want them and everybody else to understand that I am Superintendent of Streets and am responsible for the streets laid and am not going to have anybody digging them up while the work of laying | pavement is going forward or after it is completed. “I do not recognize these alleged ex- perts in any way—they are not_officials, and have no more right to dig up the street than any other citizen. Beside: hat they want—the basis of their criti cism—1s not in line with good bituminous rock pavement. They declare the surface of the concrete must be smooth, while it is very necessary that it be rough, in order that the bituminous rock may bind with or have a purchase upon it. have seen this work on Twelith street, and I am satisfied that it is up to specifications, and, therefore, I do not care what they say or do about it before the Grand Jury or else- where. I would like to be summoned be- fore the Grand Jury and I candprove what Isay. Itisalla case of prejudice against me by a few individuals that have been trying to make trouble for me ever since I have been in office, but they cannot do me any harm. 1 shall do what I think is right.” “The members of the Street Committee h:n'e7 never seemed to be prejudiced against you?” o, not at all, and satisfied with this work. “But they say that they are not.” ““They bave made no complaint to me, and Iam sure they will be satisfied with it."” At this very moment, as stated, mem- bers of the Street Committee, Messrs. Ben- jamin, Hughes, Morgenstern and Dunker, were waitingin theanteroom of the Grand Jury, summoned there for the very par- pose of telling that body what they knew oi this Twelfth-street job—how they had found it very faulty and at the same time had found a deputy of the Street Depart- ment standing by and making no protest. Other questions also were put to them con- cerning other methods of the Street De- partment or at least affecting those at- tached to it. These members of the Street Committee repeated the assertions they had made the day before that the work was of a charac- ter that they would not accept. George W. Elder, expert for Chairman Spreckels of the Street Committee, being asked concerning the statements made by Ashworth, said: ‘“Mr. Ashworth is in error on every ma- terial point. When he says the concrete examined and condemned was laid only yesterday it is clear he does not keep posted. ~ That concrete had been down seven days and the bituminous rock was about to be laid over it. When he says we want a smooth surface on the concrete he is falking nonsense—he knows we want no such thing. Look at the concrete surface on Van Ness avenue, betwegn Eddy and Ellis streets, Is is as rough as thaton Twelfth street, but it is properly mixed with cement and is_genuine concrete, and we have approved it. I ran my heel through the entire depth of that Tielith- street mixture, The contractor simply said it was a weak spot. The fact is it was they are perfectly Full of weak spots. ‘‘Mr. Spreckels was down to look at it again this morning, and we found thém patching up those holes and spreading a watery mixture over the entire surface to give it the appearance of soliditv. Now, as for my dxgfiing holes in the street and being arrested for it, that is not likely. What holes I duE yesterday were dug {vn the presence of the members of the Street Committee, under whose directions Mr. Ashworth works.” George T. Gaden, expert for Mayor Su- tro, examined the Twelfth-street job yes- terday, and had this to say: “They con- tractors may go ahead on that work if they want to, but Mayor Sutro will never approve their warrant for it, that I am sure of. It appears now that in an at- tempt to clear up the surface they have taken off the loose stones with the result that there is probably but four inches in- stead of six of the so-called concrete. This excuse of Ashworth's that we want a smooth surface is an old-timer. He trots As for | To refuse to pay has come to serve th. purpose of a resignation. J. H. O’Brien, the good-natured Demo- crat and contractor, who has *‘a large per- sonal following’’ and was Buckley’s cand date for the chairmanship of the Demo- cratic General Committee the other night, and failed by but thirty votes of being elected, has more teams hauling dirt and things for the Street Department than any other contractor. He received a sum- mons to appear before the jury and entered the waiting-room in the middle of the afternoon wearing the evidences of hurry, breathing hard and wiping the perspira- tion from his face. He wondered what they wanted of him. They called him in and told him, Whatever his answer may | have been they directed him not to go away when he left the room, and shortly e after, not satisfiea, they called him back | | again, Then Robert Boyd, another contractor and a Buckley henchman, was called and | | when he came ont of the star chamber he was angry, and declared that ‘“he would like to smash’* a certain individual whom he did not name. The inquiry was not concluded yesterday, and some of the witnesses were directed to be on hand at the next meeting | of the jury. In the meantime, Superintendent Ash- ;vor;h is making preparations to fight ack. THE STANFORD VIREVARD, Report That the Vines Have Been Attacked by Disease. Signs of the Blight Were First Observed at Vina Two Months Ago. Reports have lately been received in this City from Vina to the effect that the Stan- ford vineyard, which covers an area of 4500 acres, has been attacked by a disease which is killing the vines. Professors and experts who have visited the vineyard pronounce the inroads of the disease serious. The first signs of the attack became visible two months ago when yellow- tinged places were noted among the vines. No alarm was then manifested as the spots Wwere not numerous or extensive, but sub- sequent observations showing an extension o‘f the blight have given rise to apprehen- sion. . Efforts have been made to conceal the real facts from Mrs. Stanford, who becomes dec ly concerned when anything occurs ten mfi to diminish theimmediate revenue of the Palo Alto University. She is, how- ever,a very keen observer herself, and recently noted with some anxiety that the vineyard was not looking well. She talked to the men in charge about exercising her own judgment in the prem- ises and irrigating tfie vines. She was told that it would require the labor of fifty men for three months to perform the work of irrigation, and was finally con- vinced that water was not what the vines needed. Subsequently rains came and did some harm to the grapes. It is known that word has been given out to say nothing about the condition of the vines, but one of the professors has been quoted as saying that the vineyard is in great danger. ——————— HARD WORK FOR WISE. The Collector Must Gather and Deport Midwinter Fair Chinese. Collector Wise has been instructed by acting Becretary Hamlin of the Treasury to deport all the Chinese who were admit- ted as laborers for the Midwinter Exposi- tion. % The Chinese, under the law, were enti- tled to remain one year, but have over- stayed their time. A month ago the Chinese laborers had it announced to the Treasury Degnrtment that they had de- parted, but this has been discovered to be a Chinese trick to throw the authorities off the track. ‘When the fair ciosed the Deputy Collect- ors started in to collect these Chinese, and their childlike confidence in finding the Mongol waiting to be deported suffered a severe shock. The place was deserted, The administration was already over- reached, and it isa question whether the Collector will succeed in rounding up the %l;inese village people that are so invis- ible. | secure the one linkin the chain of evi- dence connecting their client with the hundreds of millions left by Sir William Poultrey, prominent in the social and Do~ litical history of England. This gentle- man was during his time a barnster of great note and at one time Lord of the Kx- chequer. In 1815 he died intestate, leaving an estate worth many millions of dollars. The San Francisco claimant has filed with his attorneys a clear statement of his relationship to the dead Sir William Poult- ney and a general summary of the prop- erty owned by him. He says: I was born in February, 1626, at Wefford, five miles from Litchfield, in Staffordshire, England. When two years of age was taken to Hartsall, where I remained until I was about | 14 vears of age. From there I went to Wil- necut for one year, and then to London, where | T stayed two vears. From there I went to Mel- ton, Kent County, where later I was married. In 1852 1 came to Brooklyn, N. Y., where I remained for three or four vears, since which time I have lived in many of the middle and Western States, coming to California about ten years ngo. My father was born in Warton, England, the year being to me unknown. He wasa miller by trade, well off financially, and lived the major portion of his life in Hartsall, three miles from Atherston, Warwickshire, England. He died about filteen vears ¢go at Neatherseal, Eng. Whether any of his brothers or sisters are now living, or i their descend- ants are living, [ do not know, other then that there are living thirty-seven descendants of tpe Poultney family. My grandfatner was a brother of Sir William Poultney, and he disappeared from Warton, England, when my father was about 9 years old. I have no data 88 to when or why he left, neither nas he been heard of since he disap- peared. Henrletta Laura Johnston, widow of Sir Wil- lam Poultney, died intestate about 1808, leav- ing one Rebecca Ward as her sole survivor. She came into possession of the property and held the same until her death, which was about the year 1809. She was unmarried ana left no descendants. I know nothing of her family. Prior to her death she, in company with Bir Charles Williamson, went to the West Indies to clair some property formerly owned by Sir William Poultney. She died on_the island, and I have been told by people from the West Indies that she died of poison admin- istered by Sir Charles Williamson. During his lifetime Sir William Poultney owned estates in Windsor, England, but as to how he acquired them I do not know. He also acquired a large tract of Iand in_Virginia and also the town of Poultney, Vt. In addition to this he owned 160 acres in Rochester, N. Y., and ebout 2000 acres in Steuben and Genesee counties, New York, running from Lake On- tario to the Pennsylvania line. His original American possessions are now worth at least £100,000, The Steuben and Genesee counties properties, 200,000 acres, was ac- quired by Sir William Poultney in 1788 by purchase from & man named Gordon. The purchase price was 10 cents an acre, a record of which can be seen in the Land Office of these counties. At the death of 8ir William the estate in New York went into the Surrcgate’s Court and in the proccedings taken, as shown by the rec- ords, four trustees were appointed to take charge, as follows: Duke of Cumberland, Lord Catheart, commonly calied Lord Holloway; Sir Willlam Courtney and Captain Charles Williamson. It now appears that one Lord Courtney, descendant of one of the original trustees, Sir William Courtney, now holds the American and Eui\ish estates in trust for the heirs—provided they can prove their relation- ship. 1 first heard of the estate from a Mr. Ford during my stay in Canada. After exam- ining the records I consulted with a Mr. Wood, an attorney at Warsaw, N. Y., who, after in- vestigation, brought the matter to public notice to such an extent that the parties who had rented and purchased land there refused longer to rent or make further payments on account of their purchases. I was then forced to return to Canada, and could do nothing more in the matter until 1876, when I emfileyed Judge Caldwell of Cleveland, Ohio. HHe visited England, and on his return asked me if I would take a million dollars for my interest. He said that when in London he had consulied Robert Gun & Bros., solicitors, who told him_that ti'e estate was there, and belonged to a Pouliney, and that all that was necessary to get it was proof of the heirship. Judge Campbell then wenton the bench, and as my funds were exhausted I could do nothing more. 1t might be of interest to add that Hon. Wil- liam H.BSeward investigated the matter and agreed to send his son to see about it, but events 80 shaped themselves as to make this impossible. Some time since an effort was. made to seat the Prince of Wales in the Poult- ney chair, which since the death of Sir Wil- liam Poultney has been vacant in the House of Lords, which attempt was defeatea upon the grounds that no one other than the Poult- ney heir could lawfully occupy the same. The ltlornegs who have taken up the cause of the San Francisco claimant are positive of ultimately securing the estates for their client. There is one missing link and itis to pick this up if possible that Mr. Kelly will make the trip to England, ‘They argue that this is not absolutely es- sential to the success of their cause, though with it the present trustee would not yield the $400,000,000 without a long legal struggle. Prize ror Exerey Merers.—The Royal Scottish Society of Arts has offered for competition a nrize of $250 for imvnrave- i There are now interested in the case J. ments in electric energy meters for domes- tic supply. Competitors are expected to submit, in addition to a descriptive paper accompanied by detail drawings, a work- ing meter adjusted for a mean pressure of 115 volts, and suitable for a house in which the minimum number of watts being taken atany time is 4000. Specialimportance will be attached to the minimum load at which the meter can register correctly, and to the energy absorbed by the meter when the consumer is using a light load, or when no energy is being taken. Whatever uncer- tainty may have attended the operation of the old-time gas meter, the users of electric current can now avail themselves of many accurate measuring instruments. CITYOWNERSHIP OF WATER Prominent Members of the Union League Indorse the Scheme. The Opposition Comes Only From Those Who Are Seeking Investments. The question of the municipal owner- ship of water, gas and electricity i i considered by many of the leading trial and political organizations of thi City. In the past few weeks the petition to this end has been largely circulated by the Union for Practical Progress of San Francisco, and almost invariably the sub- ject has been considered in a most favor- able light, The petition looking to mu- nicipal ownership, as above suggested, has NEW TO'D. BARRIET HUBBARD AYER'S Recamier Toilet Preparations JULIE RECAMIER. THE ORIGINAL OF THIS PICTURE REe TAINED HER EXQUISITE COMPLEX- ION THROUGH THE USE OF RE- CAMIER CREAM UNTIL HER DEATH AT EIGHTY. receiv the signatures of thousands of our citizens, aud it has been indorsed by many strong organizations. The Union League Club will consider the question at its next meeting. A petition seeking the favorable action of that body accompan ied the following letter addressed to the secre- | tary of that crganization: N FRANCISC Union League Club, San Franc Rippey Esq., Secretary—GENTLEME @ petition for which we ask its favor can be said that the public generally indorses the proposition; that such proposi: tions have invariably been successful wher voted upon by the citizens of other large citie that the results have always been & great s ing to the municipality and its inhabitan that out of thirty-four ecitics in the Unit States twenty-nine’ own their own wate tems, San Francisco, New Orleans, Omana, Denver and Indianapolis being the exceptions: that of these in Omaha and Denver there are indfeations of similar action to our petition, and that our petition has been indorsed by every organization in San Francisco into which it has been thus far introduced. No good government can be sustained against the | proposition, because putlic ownership always as resulted in a reduction of rates to the con- sumers, We hope for your early and favorable action. Yours very sincerely JoHN M. REYNOLDS, Chairman Committee on Public Owne Union for Practical Progress. In speaking of this matter George H. | : Inclo Approva Plpry said: *l bave always been in favor of the municipai. ownership of the water and light plants. I am fully convinced that this is one of the first steps necessary to the proper improvement and development of every municipality. Itisessential that San Francisco act in "this matter with as | little deiay as possible, for it is a fact that | there are but two reservoir sites near this | city which have not already been secured by the present water company. Prompt action should be taken by the City to se- cure such sites as yet remain open and | suitable for such purposes. I cannot, of course, anticipate what ac- | tion the Union League will take upon this | vetition, but I know that many of its lead- ing members favor the subject, generally speaking. It will take time to consum- mate whatever plan of action might be deemed favorable and I am in hearty ac- | cord with an onward movement looking to the ownership by the City of San Fran- cisco of water, gas and electric-light works.” Judge M. Cooney, a prominent member of the Union League, gave expression to the. following: “I'am and for years have been in favor of the municipal ownership, in the broad sense, of all those classes of in- dustries for which the separate munici- palities create and suggest investment and remuneration. “This includes not only the water, gas and electric light works, but streetcars, and probably some other features of mu- nicipal industry as well. “1 believe that municipal ownership would be the means of feducing the cost | in all lines suggesizd nearly one-half. | The people shourd reap the benefit of that which they, as a community, create, or at least render valuable. “The corporations are not to be blamed for stepping in and occupying the opp tunities thus created, but the people have the right to, and undoubtedly should, own and exercise for their own’ benefit, these broad and primary 1roperty interests, malde valuable as they are by association only. ‘I am of the opinlon that in order for this City to proper y approach this matter the question of bonding the City to a sufficient amount to carry out these pro- jects should also be considered. 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