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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1895. 5 NEWS OF THE COAST. Rich Goldfields of EI Dorado County in Evidence. DEVELOPMENT WORKS. Many OIld Properties Being Revived by Investment of Capital. JOEN W. MACKAY INTERESTED. He Undertakes a Personal Super- vislon of the Great Blue Gouge. PLACERVILLE, CaL., Oct. 4.—A thy and conservative boom in mining rdustries isapparentin El Dorado County. It is increasing in growth and in a com- ps short period will assume pro- tions that will surprise not only the Jle of this vicini but the cap- 10 sometimes move late and slow- h and French capital is finding into El Dorado and if Americans k mining properties do not look to laurels, the richest of the vaiunable properties will be in the hands of European tal. e are to-day some excellent mineral ints dormant, butthey are being brought notice and the hum of industry will n indicate life and activity from one of the county to the other. Visitors locking here from day to day, and to secure accommodations at the two leading | hotels it is necessary to telegraph in ad- vance. In the region of Grizzly Flat old proper- ties are being reopened and new holdings prospected. Melton & Witmer reopened the Eagle King and Sunday ciaims, and last week started a new 10-stamp mill. Their ore will average $10 per ton. They | have an abundance of it, and their claims are well wooded and watered. Mr. Melton operates quite extensively in mining in this State. He is interested | in the Brown Bear and others in Trinity County, in addition to the Eagle King, | Sunday, the Gentle Annic and other plants | in this county. He great faith in the | productive qualities of El Dorado mines, | and is investing his means here guite ex- tensively. A company from Antioch has | begun operations beyond Coon Hollow, | the rich old_diggings adjoining the town, | and is_erecting hoisting works preparatory | to puilding a miill. John Trengrove 1s su- | perintendent. Marco Tarozzio, a_Placerville cn}ximlist, ! is reopening the old Hard Scrabble prop- | erty, which, in its day, produced great | wealth. This is a gravel plant. A new | tunnel, extending 1400 feet, is completed | into virgin ground, and preparations are | being made to erect a mill. The claim comprises about 400 acres. Considerable | money has been expended upon this, and it will prove one of the great properties of | this neighborhood. Myrick has secured 165 acres in a one- time rich gravel claim that was abandoned because of the debris laws. He will run tunnels and crosscuts and erect a five- stamp mil The Grand Victory, one of Placerville's active plants, is erecting 20 new_ stamps and preparing to add more machinery in the near future. In the developments a few days ago tnere was found a 25-toot vein of rock, bearing free gold, which will aver- age $20 per ton. The old Pocahontas mine, idle for twenty vears, was last week put upon the revival list. Pumps and other machinery have been placed and active work begun. Be- longing to the Pocahontas is the Empire, | comprising a total of 800 by 3000 feet. Both properties were rich producers. The capi- tal furnished for this undertaking comes from England througha New York agency located at 35 Wall street. The old Tullis mine, famous in the annals of El Dorado County, is being brought to life. Work was begun last Monday. The ore taken from this claim to water depth in the early fifties was of high grade. The agent of Wells-Fargo tells me that over $60,000 passed through his office from the Tullis mine at a time when its machinery and management were very crude. The stock in this prop- erty is all owned by Californians. John W. Mackay, E. A. Head, P. Kerwin and General Matherson, together with four Virginia City men in Mackay’s em- ploy. left here this morning to make another personal inspection on the great Blue Gouge property, on which Mr. Mackay’s agent recently secured a bond of short duration. Assays of rock from this mountain of ore were made in San Fran- cisco and Virginia City, but another test will | be made both with fire and mortar under Mr. Mackay's personal supervision on the grounds, for which a complete assay outfit was shipped through here a few days ago from San Francisco. Though the ore is low grade it is in great nhum%unce. and the location being 2o fa- vorable, with free water and wood enough to furnish power for a half century, will make it yield good profits. The fact that Mr. Mackay is giving this proposition his personal attention and making a careful investigation is quite encouraging toward the advancement of mining industries in this county. and people here are cheerful | over the outlook. There are yet pood opportunities in £l Dorado, both in reviving dormant proper- ties and opening new ground. The future Jooks bright. The town is awaking from its slumbers, and lethargy is being super- seded by enthusiasm and activity, all due to the improvements in this little mining ¢ world. e GOLD AT VISALIA. A Rich Strike in the Ol Barton Mine Recently Bonded. VISALIA, CaL., Oct. 4.—The old Barton mine, twenty-five miles northeast of Vi- salia, in Tulare County, has been banded by L. A. Johnson, ex-Sheriff D. G. Over- all and ex-Deputv Sheriff W. H. Hall. The bond was $2500. A shaft is now being worked, night and day shifts. Onie hundred and fifty feet is now com- pleted and a rich gold ledgze has been struck. The rock isof a black color and lined with flour gold valued at$16 per ounce, an exceedingly high-grade ore. This section has been worked with un- satisfactory results for many vears. The parties who have bonded the property are well known 1n mining circles and they are elated over their discovery. It is but the beginning of a general development of the whole country. Auburn Mining Delegates. AUBURN, CaL., Oct. 3.—The following delegates will represent Auburn at the State Miners’ Convention, October 14: Hon. C. F, Reed, B. F. Hartley, T. J. Nichols, A. K. Robinson, John Adams, F. H. Bell, M. T. Lawrence, Fred Deetken, W. ‘W. Rodehaver, J. W. Morgan. THE VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY. "Firm Stand Taken by the United States Government. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 4—The Her- ald’s Washington special says: The great international question'of the hour is the enezuelan boundary line dispute, Secretary Olney has prepared a dispstch stance a declaration in the most language that the United States wi! 7€ consent to British occupation of the dis- puted territory in Venezuela until that | ous effort { duties of the lineman, to Embassador Bayard which will soon bring the matter to an issue. Thisdispatch is of & most positlve and unequivocal na- ture. As soon as it shall be placed before the British Government it will raise an issue which can be settled only by the re- ireat of one or the other Governments. . The stand taken by the United States in this digpatch is one which involves the oldest and most sacred traditions of the Government—an enforcement of the Mon- roe doctrine. Secretary Oln dispateh is in sub- Fosmve 1 never nation’s right thereto is first determined by arbitration. % The decision of the President and hig Cabinet advisers, after careful discussion and painstaking Investigatic n, is that the shall be bold and consistent polic adopted, and this policy shall be formu- lated in the dispatch which Embassador Bayard will lay before the British Govern- ment as soon as he returns from his pres- ent journey in Scotland. This is the substs which, in all probability, will soon become one of the most famous dispatches ever sent out from the American State Depart- ment. It commits the United States to a position which must be adhered to, and the administration is prepared to stand by it, and believes it will have the enthusias- tic supportof Congress and of the country therein. ce of the dispatc, BEVEALED BY A SHOCK Identity of a Woman Who Worked in Bridgeport as a “Lineman.” After an Accident She Was Taken to a Hospital and Her Sex Discovered. BRIDGEPORT, Coxx., Oct. 4—A curi- at attempting to hide sex identity was brought to the notice of the authorities here to-day. The force of telegraph linemen was increased two weeks g0 by a young fellow named Charles Mor- gan, who said that he had had experience, | and when a trial had been given him it | was | truth. | slenderly shown tnat he was speaking the He was of medium height and was but strongly built. He had dark, curling hair and a very handsome face, and was a general favorite withall. As far as work was concerned he was the best man on the force, being y regular and seeming to know the business thoroughly. Yesterday afternoon he climbed a pole on Fairfield avenne, and was sitting on the crosstrees making repairs when he touched a live trolley wire with one hand, and straightw. the powerful current shot through his body. He dropped to the street with his body terribly burned. At | first it was thought that he was dead, and he was taken to the emergency hospital and laid on the operating-table. The pulse of his wrist was not noticeable, and Dr. Brennan unfastened and threw back the shirt. He jumped away in amazement, and, looking at the smooth, delicate lines of the body, he immediately sent for one of the nurses, saying that it was a woman. They tried all the remedies to revive her and as a last resort threw her into an ice bath, where she revived at once, and in a few moments recovered enouzh to speak. When she had rested sufficiently she said that her name was Minnie Howard Briggs, and that she was a professional trapeze artist. Last winter the show to | which she was attached went to pieces and she found herself a long way from New York without money. She had watched the men fixing the electric lights in the circus and had gained considerable of the and after some trouble secured a position and had been at work since. She said that she had worked at the big places in the State and intended to stick to the business. DID IT FOR THE DOCTOR. Claim of a Man Convicted of Robbing a Grave at Des Moines. Signal Officer Schaeffer’s Gullt Afflrmed by the lowa Supreme Court. OMAHA, NeBr., Oct. 4.—The Supreme Court of Iowa has affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of John W. Schaeffer, convicted of robbing a grave in Des Moines, February 29, 1892, Schaeffer is one of the clerks in the United States Signal Office in this city, and he said this afternoon that he had received no official notice that the court had ren- dered its decision 1n the case, but if it had a rehearing will probably be asked for. He said that he was not worrying about the case. The crime of which Mr. Schaeffer is ac- cused is robbing a grave for a medical college in Des Moines. He says thata pauper died in Des Moines, and the next night after the interment he was asked by Dr. Overton of the college to exhume the body for scientific purposes. He was shown papers, which the doctor claimed were Jegal, and was asked to go in the night, s0 as not to excite public curinsity. He did so with two mer, who went along to do the digging. The body was exhumed and taken to the college. /The three men were arrested, but the doctor left Des Moines and fled to Lon- don, and thence to Rio Janeiro. kit e NO PLACES UNDER DAGGETT. Maguire Never Asked Favors of the Mint Superintendent. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4.—Repre- sentative Maguire says he has no appoint- ment in the mint under Daggett, and in the face of the charge that he has two ap- pointments there, he wants to deny the story. He says he never asked for an ap- pointment there and has none. Maguire lenves to-morrow for home. Ex-Representative English left to-night for the coast. He has taken no part in the mint trouble and bas no appointment there as he claims. e g i 1s Lieutenant Pague Insane? WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4.—The War Department has received no advices re- garding the attempt of Lieutenant Pague to shoot Colonel Crofton at Fort Sheridan yesterday. The case will not necessarily come to the War Department. It occurred in the Department of Missouri, and Gen- eral Merritt, commanding. will take what- ever action is necessary. In case a court- martial is ordered and the court find Lieu- tenant Pague insane or recommend his dismissal the case will then come to Wash- ington. If found insane be will probably be ordered before a retiring board for dis- missal. e Will Wed the Abductor. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Oct. 4.—Miss Maude Stedel, the 16-year-old girl arrested in Chicago, and Father Dominick Wagner, under arrest for her abduction. will be married here to-day and legal proceedings on the part of the mother of the girl will be dropped. Father Wagner agrees to give the girl $6000 in cash and $4000 in real estate in order to escape prosecution. DINNERS AND LUNCHEONS, Soclety Gradually Resuming the Pleasant Dutles of Entertainment. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF WEDDINGS Gatherings In View—Recent Move- ments of Members of the Four Hundred. One of the prettiest dinners of the early season was that given by Mr. and Mrs. Peter McG. McBean on Thursday svening last in the private dining-room at the Hotel Richelieu, in honor of Miss Alice McCutchen and E. G. Schmiedell, who are to be married on October 16. The table decoration was quite artistic. Maidenhair ferns, umbrella plants and palms were arranged in the center of the table, through the leaves of which were interspersed electric green bulbs. Handsome vases filled with chrysanthemums were scattered about the pretty room. After dinner, which was served about 7:30 o'clock, an hour was pleasantiy spent in conversation. Mr. and Mrs. McBean's guests were: Miss McCutchen, Miss Sarah Collier, Miss Eyre, Miss Emily Carolan, Miss Daisy Van Ness, Miss Carne Taylor, Miss Grace Martin, Miss Edith McBean, E. G. Schmie- dell, H. W. Poett, Stuart M. Brumagim, Harry L. Simpkins, August Taylor, E. M. Greenway, W. R. Heath and W. D. Page. Miss Emma Butler gave another of her very enjoyable luncheons at the Hotel Richelicu_on Tuesday and hospitably en- tertained Miss Daisy Van N liss Frances liss Mary Bell Alice Hager, n Morgan, Mis rroil and Miss H. Green entertained Mrs. C. W. cker and Miss Fannie Crocker on Thursday uncheon at her home in Sausalito. Merry gave a tea yesterday at their home in Seusalito. It was & farewell to Miss Alice Merry, who leaves in two weeks with Mrs. Tilghman for Kimberley, South Africa, where Mis#Merry will be married to Henry Tilghman, to whom she has been engaged at The Misse: Fred H. Green gave a dinner‘at the “Hutch,” Sausalito, on Thursday evening to Claude Terry Hamilton. Their gue: were, in_addition to the one of honor: Dr. Terrill, Allan St. John Bowie, E. H. Sheldon ana C. K. Mcintosh, Mr. Oscar T. Sewell gave s dinner on Wed- nesday at the Pacific Union Club in honor of Claunde Terry Hamilton, who leaves on the 15th inst, and will spend the winter in Buifalo, N. X “Mrs. E. R. Dimond will give & ten this after- noon from 4 until 7 o'clock, at her residence, | 2204 Pacific avenue. She will be assisted in Teceiving by Mrs. Jarboe and Mrs. Tobin. "The twenty-fifth birthday of Mrs. Chris Grun- del was made the occasion on Sunday evening last of an enjoyable reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Girundel, at 113 William street. The parlors were beautifully decorated with a profusion of flowers and smilax, and the pres- ents showered upon the hostess were numer- ous and costly. Music was furnished by a string orchestra, and at midnight a sumptuons repast was served. Dancing then occupled the attention of the guests during the balance of the evening. Those pr M ent were: . Fulton, Mr. . Charles Archer, Dan nd Mr. and Mrs, nd Mrs Madge ) ¥, Mr Miss Tessie Ostrander, James lion, John Smith, George Meyer, Peter Leach, Thomas Jones, Fred Stein, Louis er. Henry Meyer, Michael Hart, Milton Os- nder, Louis Grundel, C. Scnancks, Michael Regiel, William Hertiog and Eddie Grundel. The Music Teachers’ Association of Califor- nia rendered a choice musical programme on Wednesday evening last in Kohler & Chase Hall, 26 O'Farrell street, before a large and en- thusiastic audience. The programme, which was preceded by an address by the president, | V. A, H. Hoffmeyer, was carcfully prepared and interpreted by the following artists: Improvisation by Gustave Wedei; soprano solo, **Dost Thou Know,” *Mignon” (Thomas), Malion, Mr. Mrs. A Me Mrs. Don P. RigE!; violin solo, Second Polo- naise (Wieniawski), Henry Bettman; piano solo, (a) “Etude” (Rubinstein), (b) “Liszt” (Pags o nini, Miss Ernestine Goldman; lecture, subjec “Fran Delsarte,” Mme. 'Ellen Coursen- solo for tenor, “For All Eternity oni), Alfred Wilkie, with violin ob- H. Bettman: piano, violin and cello trio, op. 38 (Beethoven), Joseph Roeckel, Rob- ert Uhlig and K. Patek. Mr. and Mrs, Richard Rising have issuea in- vitations for the wedding of their daughter, Miss Nettie Rising, and Mr. James Jonn Theo- bald, which will take place at 8:30 o'clock in tephen’s Episcopal Church, October 12, weddiug of Miss Florence Elizabeth d, daughter of Mr. Charles F. Reed of Auburn, Cal., and Mr. John Hodges Toler of Cheshire, England, will take place at 4 o'clock this (Saturday) afternoen at St. Luke's Church i uburn. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Martin have sent out cards announcing the marriage of their daugh- ter, in Miss Camille Genevieve, to Mr. John hard Carroll on Wednesday, October 2, at St. Joseph's Church, San Jose, Cal. The engagement is announced of MissWinnie Maybelle Worth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Charles A. Worth, and Mr. Henry C. Stevens. The wedding will'take place early in the fall. The engagement is aunounced of Miss Ann Cohn to Mr. Joseph C. Ogtern. They will re- ceive to-morrow (Sunday) from 2 until 5 o'clock in the parlors of the Hotel Fairmount. The engagement of Miss Millie Kalisky to Harry Jacobson is announced. They will re- ceive at 1227 Golden Gate avenue, Sunday, Oc- tober 13, between the hours of 2 ana 5 ». ¥, The First Presbyterian Church in San Jose on Wednesday last was the scene of the wed- ding of Miss Florence Van Reed Biddle, daugh- ter of Hon. Noble T. Biddle of that city, to Benjamin Ricketts of Philadelphia. They will make u short wedding trip on this coast, after which they will take up their residence in Philadelphia, where the groom has extensive business interests. The wedding of Miss Camille Martin to John R. Carroll was solemnized on Wednesday last in San Jose at St. Joseph's Church in the pres- ence of a great number of friends. Martin Murpby acted as best man for the groom and Miss Adelaide was the bride’s maid o1 honor. The bride was attired in a_handsome gown of white cloth, trimmed with chiffon and rib- bons, and wore a large Gainsborough hat with pink roses, After the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. Father Mahoney, the bridal party and relat were driven 10 the home of the bride’s parents, where a wedding Dbreakfast was partaken of. The wedding tour will consist of & Luropean trip, and on their return the newly married couple will reside in San Francisco. ‘The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Martin of San Jose -| and the groom is the son of Mrs. Richard T. Carroll of 1450 Van Ness avenue. On Wednesday evening lnst the wedding of Miss Belle Fleishhacker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Fleishhacker, to Simon G. Scheeline, the young attoruey, drew & large throng of friends to witness the ceremony, which took place at 6 o'clock at the residence of the bride’s purents, 2110 California strect, near Laguna, ev. Dr. Voorsanger officiating. The bride was attired in « handsome cos- tume of white satin en train, corsage low and filled in with old point lace. ‘She wore & veil held in plnce by & spray of crange blossoms and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. She was attended by Miss Blanche Fleishhacker, her maic of honor, who was attired in a gown of white crepe with velvet bodice trimmed with white lace. Her bouguet was composed of white lillies. The bridesmaids were Miss Camille Rosenblatt, Miss Ada Scheeline and Miss Stella Selier. ‘At the conclusion of the ceremony congratulations were extended to the young coupie, after which, to the strains of a hidden orchestra, the guests descended to the large dining-room, where an eimborate collation wasserved. Theweddingdecorations were beautiful and artistic. Tnose in the drawing-room were of feather ferns and smilax, and under a canopy in the bay-window was suspended a floral wedding bell, under which the couple stood during the impressive cere. mony. The library and dining-room were adorned with ferns_and long sprays of graceful hop vines. Mr. and Mrs. Scheeline departed the next mormng for Monterey, where they will remain for two weeks. One of the most interesting and notable wed- dings that have occurred lately was that on Wednerday afternoon last at_the residence of Mrs. William T. Garratt, 1720 Washington street, when her daughter, Miss Mary Alice Gar- ratt, was married to Edgar W. McLennan, for- merly of San Mateo, but now a resident of this City.” The ceremony was performed in the parlor, which haa been artistically and elab- orately dressed with flowers and trailing vines, banks of marguerites and designs® in ribbons and scaris. The parlors, though large, were taxed to their utmost to contain the friends of the two families who came and went during the hours of the Teception. After the cere- mony & dejeuner was served in the dining-ha below, and soon thereafter the bride and groom. took tne train for Del Monte, where they will spend a few weeks. The County Leitrim Social Club has sent out cards for their social and dance on Saturday evening, October 12. The Woman's Exchange is to give a_banquet and bali at Pioneer Hall the night of October 31. Dancing will begin at 9 p, 3. and the ban- quet will start at midnight. Tickets, includ- ing supper, will be 3 each. ‘The proceeds are to be devoted to lessening the deficits which the ladies have to_face every vear. Lastyear there was something like an'$1800 debt. ~ . What promises to be & largely attended and brilliant affair is the ball to be given to-night in Odd Fellows' Hall in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the German Ladies’ General ~ Benevolent ~ Society. Extensive preparations have been under way for several days by the efficient committees, which in- sures success throughout. The board of direc- tors consist of: Mrs. B. Broemmel, president; Mrs. J. Regensburger, vice-president; Mrs. J. Popert, secretary; Mrs. F, Stadtmueller, treas- urer; Mrs. C. Bundschu, Mrs, D, Duering, Mrs. L. Gottig, Mrs. I. Hecht, 'Mrs. F. Hess, Mrs. C. Hildebrandt, Mrs. Dr. Kreutzman, Mrs. J. Meussdorffer and Mrs. A. Michalitschke, Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas and Miss Mollie have arrived in New York from their trip abroad, and after a few days’ visit to rela- tives in Boston will leave for this City, arriving here about Oc tober 15 Miss Ella_Morgan dia not accompany her mother and sister East, as erroneously re- ported in several of the papers. s Julia Crocker leaves in November with . I L. Requa and Miss Amy Requa for the ere she will spend the coming season. Miss Myra Nickerson is the guest of Miss Holbrook at her home on Van Ness avenue. Mrs, J. 8. Cone and Miss Josie Cone came down from Red Bluff on Thursday and are stopping at the Palace Hotel, M. H. Hechtleit on last evening’s overland for Baltimore, where Mrs. and Miss Sadie Hecht will join him. They will travel for some wecks, returning here about the 5th of December, Miss Alice Lewls, daugnter of L. L. Lewls Esq. of Sacramento, has entered Ziska Insti- tute for a two years’ finishing course. Miss Anna Miller Wood of this City is in Paris at present, but sails shortly for Boston, where she will remain several weeks before re- turning to the coast. Dr. Joseph Bayer and his son Irwin are en route from Europe, after a stay of over two years, Mr. and Mrs. Fred H.Green will not the Hotel Kafae Hotel Rafacl ha M G 0 to this winter as reported, the ng closed its doors October 1. r.and Mrs. William M. Thompson will not £0 East, as erroneously reported, they having decided to go to housekeeping. Neither will Dr. and Mrs. C. V. D. Middleton 0 East. They will reside at the Hotel Riche- ieu the coming winter. Mr. and Mrs. G. Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lent and Mrs. ilooker will return Monday from Menlo Park, where they have been spend- ing the summer months. Mr. and Mrs. M ionzales left on Thursday last for Europe, to make a stay of one year's duration, 8. C. Pardee has returned from San Rafael, where he has been spending the summer, and is now at the Hotel Pleasanton, where he will spend the winter months. Mrs. Henry B. Williams and_Henry W. Poett returned from San Mateo on Tuesday. end are now at the Hotel Pleasanton for the winter. Mrs. Edward Stanley and Miss E. B. Garber returned from Napn Soda Springs on Tuesday to the Hotel Pleasanton, where they will re- side during the fall and winter months. Mrs. Richard Holmes Jr. of Denver is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. K. Orr of Oakland. Miss Ruby Luce of San’ Francisco has been ng at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. She now stopping with friends in Los Angeles, and will return to San Francisco in a few weeks. NO MONEY FOR SALARIES The Legal Fight Over the Tax Levy Has Cut Off the Supply. ALL THE FUNDS EXHAUSTED. A Tie-Up In the City’s Finances Till the Court Settles the Dispute. The action of the Supreme Court in issn- ing an alternative writ of mandate direct- | ing the Supervisors to show cause why they should not recognize the Mayor's right to veto the tax levy has in a way stopped the financial wheels in the City government. The assessment-books are in such con- dition that the taxes may be collected, but the officials are in a quandary how to act. One thing is certain. Treasurer Widber will not pay out one dime of the money collected till he is perfectly certain of the law in the case. His official bondsmen have too much at stake. So the municipal officers will go without their salaries for some time. So will a small army of mer- chants who have bills against the City for gooas furnished. Had no legal steps been taken against the tax levy the assessment-books would have been regularly turned over to the Tax Collector next Monday morning and he would bave begun collecting the taxes for the forthcoming year. The money | would have been divided among the dif- ferent funds by the Treasurer, t he Auditor would have indorsed the proper bills and there would have been no hitch in the payment of money owed by the City. rverything is different now. Auditor Broderick has had a force of 100 clerks working steadfastly in two shifts in order to complete the assessment-books by Mon- day. The books are all ready to turn over to the Tax Collector. This will mean a complete tie-up in the payment of salaries and bills owed by the City till the Supreme | Court settles the question of the tax lev: The situation is very serious. The Oity pays out something like $150,000 monthly in salaries alone. The schoolteachers will receive their salaries this month and then the gates will be closed against them. Under the law certain money can be transferred to proval of the taxlevy is not necessary and the Supervisors are right in their position. Meanwhile both sides are preparing fora hard legal fight before the Supreme Court, November 4, on the validity of the taxlevy. A WORTHLESS MORTGAGE. Paul Pelton Claims He Ilas Been H Cheated to the Extent of £10,000. ‘Warrants are out for the arrest of P. Las- sen, L. W. Schnelle and J. H. Cummings, upon charges of obtaining money and goods under false pretenses from Paul F. Pelton. The complaint charges that the defen- dants represented to Pelton that Cum- mings had a bona fide mortgage upon 100 acres of the Rancho Roblar de la Missiria ir: Sonoma County for $10,000. This mort- gage was transferred to Pelton for eighty acres of land in Fresno County and 160 acres in Tehama County. He has since found his $10,000 mortgage to be practi- cally worthless, and be wants the perpe- trators of the fraud arrested. THETHAD'S KEW ARMIRY A Palatial Home Planned for the Local Militia Regiment. Officers Trylng to Have Outside Companies Quartered in the Building. Three plans for the Third Regiment armory have been submitted, and of the three those submitted by Martens & Cof- fey have been declared the best. These plans include a building which is divided “imo what are really two buildings, the | @rillroom and that portion containing the company rooms. As outlined in Martens & Coffey’s plan, the regiment will have the largest clear floor in the City. The drill surface will be 98 by 136 feet and be covered by an arch roof. Around the drill hall at the height of the second story a gallery ten feet wide will be run, the outer ends of the floor | beams being supported by stay rods from | the arches in tne roof. A band stand will | be erected on the north side of the gallery. The lot, which is upon the south side of Fulton street, between Van Ness avenue | and Polk strect, is one of fifty varas and | what space is not taken up in accommodat- | ing the drill-loor will be devoted to the front building, where the company rooms and parlors will be located. This front will be three stories high, THE FAVORED PLAN FOR THE NEW HOME OF THE TEIRD INFANTRY REGIMENT, N. G. C. “Sweet eighteen” 18 going out of fashion, just 88 “sweot sixteen” did some decades ago. Many girls do not now enter society as soon as they leave school, but take a course at some woman's college or & trip abroad or perhaps merely stay home and perfect themselves in some iauguage or accomplishment for a year or more, and so are oftcner nearer twenty than eighteen when they first make their bow to so- ciety. This is surely a good arrangement, for the days when bread-and-butter misses were popular in the social world have long since passed. Now the older women reign, and one must know how to make oneself agreeable if one expects to be a success in Vanity fair. WAS PROBABLY DRUGGED. Death of an Oakland Switchman After a Spree. James S, Stevens, a switchman, whose home bas been at 1816 Taylor street, Oakland, died at the Receiving Hospital last night and his boay was taken to the Morgue. He had been in the City since Monday, drinking heavily and consorting with women, and on the 3d inst. he was found in room 14 at 627 California street apparently drugeed. He had about $80 when he started on his debauch, but only 60 cents was found on him when he was sent to the hospital. Itissupposed he was “doped” with morphine and an inquest will be held. The house at 627 California street is a noto- rious one. Three years ago a woman of the Bella Union Theater, named Carrie Rodgers, robbed a man of $80 there. Police Officer Reynolds spent the night in- vestigating the case. I. E. 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Post and Market sts., San Francisco. Corrections can _be made at the stores of Hart- well, Mitchell & Willis, 225 Post st. (formerly Dodge’s), or 1427 Polk st. (Eureka Bazaar). * ———— Mrs. Frank Leslie bas leased her inter- est in the dufferent Leslie publications to a syndicate for a term of years, in order to be relieved of the cares which she has borne so long. the fund on which they draw. The last transfer of that character has just been made. Teachers’ and janitors’ warrants will be ready for delivery at the rooms of the Board of Education to-day. Things have come to such a pass on sal- ary warrants that the money-brokers are beginning to refuse them even at exor- bitant discounts. In the present muddled condition of affairs they declare that ac- | cepting warrants 1s too much of a gamble even for them. Treasurer Widber, in order to help out municipal officials, drew some $400,000 from the general fund some time ago and paid most of it out in salaries. The State may call on him for this money at any time. Inorder to protect himself he is segregating the collections us fast as they come in from the fee bill and from licenses. Placards are out in the Treasurer's office, giving notice that in the Street Depart- ment fund registered demands will be paid only to No. 21. In the general fund regis- tered demands will be paid only to No. 950. All the funds are practically exhaust- ed, and little or no money will be hereafter aid out by the Treasurer till the Supreme ourt setties the validity of the $2 25 tax levy. file Supervisors have been auditing bills to carry on the City government, but these bills will have to be pigeonholed under the salary demands. The City is in a worse fix temporarily than it was several months ago when the inmates of the iails and hospitals were threatened with famine, because the merchants refused to furnish food till their bills were paid. The Receiv- ing Hospital fell shortof medicine and bandages at the time, and suffering pa- tients would have been ina bad way but for the kind offices of aband of good Sa- maritans. Chairman Taylor of the Finance Com- mittee of the Board of Supervisors says that his hands are tied so far as doing any- thing is concerned. The whole matter of the tax levy has virtually passed out of the hands of the Supervisors and now rests be- tween Auditor Broderick and Tax Collector Block. “City and County Attorney Creswell is of the opinion that the collection of taxes will be regularly proceeded with next Tuesday. There has been no injunction issued,” he said, “‘and consequently mno- body has been restrained from doing any- thing. Taxes become due next Msondny and delinquent some time in November next. The Supreme Court is likely not to decide the question till late in November. If people do not pay their taxes then thev are liable to the Eemlty imposed by law. I don’t think it will benefit any one to pay taxes under protest.” According to Creswell the Mayor’s ap- with a basement below. It is designed [ somewhat upon the plans of a fortress, and there are conveniences in it necessary | for any use to which the hall may be put. There will be two entrances, the smaller one being designed exclusively for the use of the companies housed within. The main entrance is for state occasions. To the right of this main entrance will be ladies’ parlors and cloakrooms. Between the smaller entrance and the main door- way will be the armorers’ room and the stairways up and down stairs. To the left of this entrance will be the officers’ par- lo;-is, their lecker-rooms and the adjutant’s office. On the second floor will be four company rooms with side rooms for Jockers opening from each. A long corridor will run be- tween the rooms and the doors leading to the gallery of the drill-hall, and these doors will be closed on social evenings, thus effectually dividing the two buildings. The third story will be arranged in the same manner. In the basement there will be a kitchen and a banquet hall, gentlemen’s parlors, shower baths, bathtubs, a bowling alley and a shooting range. The walls of the building will be brick and terra cotta in front. The building will cost between §30,000 and $35,000 and will be erected by A. L. Hooker, who owns the lot. Mr. Hooker’s only anxiety, however, is the prospect of getting his rent regularly. There are now six companies in the Third Regiment and each “of these expects to get but $75 a month from the State. his gives the regiment witn the allowance of $30 a month to headquarters an_income of $480 a month. From the difference between this and $425 must come the gas bills, the ammunition bills, the cleaning and repair- ing of unitorms, the armorer’s salary, the repairing ef arms, company and regi- mental stationery and other incidentals. The amount left will not come near to meeting these demands. It has been suggested, however, that the two divisions o? the Naval Battalion be ordered to join the Third and fill the eight company rooms and assist in paying the rent. Efforts are being made to have the adjutant-general make such an order, or failing 1o do so in the case of the Nayal Battalion, to assign other companies there 1 its place. 1f this be done the last ob- stacle will be removed and work will be started as soon as possible. ———————— Philippe I of France did notdeserve the title of the amorous any more than most other French Kings, but in spite of this fact it was bestowed upon him on account of his numerous intrigues with the ladies of his court., MUNYON'S New Nethod of Treating Diseases Victorious. Citizens of San Franciseo Protest Anainst Old Fogyism, Paisor- ons Drgs and Namsea- ting Doges. 2200 Citizens Purchased Munyon’s Cures on Friday in This City Alone. 507 Declare Themselves Cured in Six Days, Read the Testimonials From Your Own Citizens in To-Morrow’s Papers. It is doubtful if any man ever evinced such confidence in hisremedies as Profes- sor Munyon. He does no leave any room for doubt. He does not ask the public to buy his medicines on faitn. He openly invites the closest investigation. He says to the public: ‘*‘Here are remedies which I claim will relieve and cure certain dis- eases. [ do not ask you to buy them. Here they are. Help yourself. ~All are w. come. After you have tested them send in your experience to any leading news- paper, that the same may be published to the world.” Professor Munyon believes that the same guarantee should go with every vial of medicine that goes with a yard of cloth orapound of sugar. In other words, he says that when a man offers to sell a head- ache cure it should CURE headache just as certainly as when a lady purchases a yard of silk she receives silk and not cot- ton. He says there is nothing the people have been so humbugged in as medicine. He does not claim to be a doctor, a pro- fessor or a ver of any particular school of medicine, but works independ- ently of all systems. He is not prejudiced in favor or agamstany one “path.”’ He does not believe that a drop of medicine in a bucket of water is a cure-all. Nor does he believe that a person should swallow large quaiitities of powerful drugs to relieve suffering. He has steered clear of all fanatical teachings, and has selected the best in all systems of medicine. That his position is correct is attested by the enormous sales of his remedies through- out the United States. There is probably not a town from Maine to Oregon where t)mdMunyon remedies are not extensively used. The most difficult task of Munyon’s representative has been to make the peo- ple take these cuves as directed. After being dosed and purged for years with tablespoonsful of sickening and dangerous decoctions, they look on these four taste- less little sugar pellets with astonishment and doubt, but after a few hours their distrust is turned into belief and happi- ness. There are thousands in San Fran- cisco to-day rejoicing over their freedom from disease and escave from the thrall- dom of quinine, calomel, salicylic acid and other poisonous drugs. There will be thousands more within a week, and the physician who still sticks to the old methods of his grandfather will find his occupation gone. RHEUMATISM CURED. Munyon’s Rheumatism Cure is guaran- teed to cure rheumatism in any part of the body. Acute or muscular rheumatism can be cured in from one to five days. It speedily cures shooting pains, sciatica, lumbago and all rheumatic pains in the back, hips and loins. It seldom fails to give relief after one or two doses, and almost invariably cures before one bottle has been used. STOMACH AND DYSPEPSIA CURE. Munyon’s Stomach and Dyspepsia Cure cures all forms of indigestion and stomach trouble such as rising of food, distress after eating, shortness of breath, all affec- tions of the heart caused by indigestion, wind on the stomach, bad taste, offensive breath, loss of appetite, faintness or weak- ness of stomach, headache from indiges- tion, soreness of the stomach, coatea tongue, heartburn, shooting pains in the stomach, constipation, dizziness, faintness and lack of energy. Munyon’s Nerve Cure cures all the symptoms of nervous exhaustion, such as depressed spirits, failure of memory, rest- less and sleepless nights, pains in the head and dizziness. It cures general de- bility, stimulates and strengthens the nerves and tones up the whole body. Price, 25 cents. Munyon's Kidney Cure cures painsin the back, loin or groins from kidney dis- ease, dropsy of the feet and limbs, frequent desire to pass water, dark colored and turbid urine, sediment in the urine and diabetes. Price, 25 cents. CATARRH CURED. Catarrh positively cured—Are you will- ing to spend 50 cents for a cure that pos- itively cures catarrh by removing the cause of the disease? If so ask your druggist for a 25-cent bottle of Munyon’s Catarrh Cure and a 25-cent bottle of Catarrh Tab- lets. The catarrh cure will eradicate the disease from the system, and the tablets will cleanse and heal the afflicted parts and restore them to a natural and health- ful condition. Munyon’s Liver Cure corrects headache, biliousness, jaundice, constipation ‘and all liver diseases. Munyon’s Cold Cure prevents pneumonia and breaks up a cold in a few hours. Munyon’s Cough Cure stops cough, night sweats, allays soreness and speedily heals the Jungs. Munyon’s Female Remedies are a boon to all women. Munyon’s Headache Cure stops head- ache in three minutes. Munyon’s Pile Ointment positively cures all forms of piles. Munyon’s Asthma Cure and Herbs are guaranteed to relieve asthma in three minutes and cure in five days. Price, 50 cents each. Munyon’s Blood Cure eradicates all im- purities from the blood. Munyon’s Vitalizer imparts new life, re- stores lost powers to weak and debilitated men. Price $1. Munyon’s Homeopathic Remedy Com- pany, 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., puts up specifics for nearly every disease, mostly for 25 cents a bottle. All communications addressed to Munyon’s representative at the Mans- field, Postistreet, San Francisco, Cal will meet with prompt attention. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. SeND PERGENTAGE PHARHACY, 953 Market Street. ‘n‘é‘ FERRY DRUG CO., 8 Market Street. b= AGENT FoRr - MUNTYON’'S N HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES, o " w =1 = m » ()