The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 5, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1895. = PALDWIN THEATE! CorvMpiA THEATER MoRrosco's OPERA-HOUSE—*From Sfre to Son..” T1voL1 OPFEA-HOUSE—*“Bohemian Girl.” OnrprFra—High-Class Vaudeville. GROVER'S ALCAZAR.—* Resedale,” ©N GATE Hari—Carr-Beel Pop. Concert, at3:15 P. M. BAY DIsTRICT TRACK.—Races. ARD OF TRADE EXN Second. Open daily. A agistrate.” PICNICS AND TO' MONTEREY—Sunday. Southern Pacific Company. AUCTION SALES. By Krture & Co.—Wednesday, Oct. 9—Horses, at salesyard, corner Van Ness avenue and Market ® at 11 o K CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Martin Pache, the Tivoli tenor, wants a di- al has been continued till t has ref 1sed to grant a re- m Walkerly will contest. anford vineyard by & dangerous iave it that the € has been attacked been ympic appointed assistant tank by Dr. Short, the nd Henry Hoff have been ssylum by the Insanity janitors' warrants will ¥ at the rooms of the Board of N P Service Agent Harris Hayes, a_aangerous counter- last eveni lius Kruttschuitt of the sumed the of his City yesterda: Willism C. Belcher con- 000 mainly to relatives, biic libraries. rents have been made h except those con- ® Sutro sch has re instructions_to laborers who cntered this 1 the Midwinter Fair. cuit Court of Appeal Monday on_account iay that has been declared for ies lican executive committee held & 1t and provided for the work sich Miss Cunningham, the to answer in the nurder advisement ith suicidal g-house at 627 California ing, died in the Receiving a1 last night. W. Mackay and others have been sued 0,000 by who claim that been defr 1 an El Dorado ning deal. er, ex-Governor of siates that Allison, the only candidates ast nown auctioneer well on the Board of Supervisors sent their views on the de- nee. road will go to railway as far vestigate the work, etc., already finished. tor Gibson was the main witnessin the . Other witnesses testi- s0d reputation, and still 2n’s bad reputation. ,an humble residentof San 1o be heir to an English title h $£400,000,000. Attorne; will visit England in his fills, Oakland’s cham- was recently married monds’ she had pur- went on a strike time y_because the proprie i to allow them to eat during work: ing hou Captain Raymond Parker of the British ship m and his mate, Robert Watts, are ed to appear before the Police Court to be hed for refusing to obey an order of the the Potrero the Board of living near etitioned v ing of garbage on ¥ soath of Townsend street, be- 1 Seventh and Eighth. Grand Jury yesterday had before it the matter of Twelfth Street’s imperfect pavement b and the levy of contributions upon the ployes of the Street Department. A number sses were exemined. oner Fitzgerald received pe- which indicate that the ontemplated a general cut in et the reauction made in grain rates by the Railroad Commission. S. Hall was arrested yesterday on a charge with a deadly weapon for having McWilliams at the race track with Hall was released on his own nce by order of Judge Conlan. 's attorneys are sull after Rev. J. Gibson. If they can force the Chronicle r to tell where she got the Mrs. Leak ¥ they will seek to cast still further sus- on upon the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Du Georg Market- m reet Railway Company has carriers ride free on the line ie new racetrack. This - with the pledge exacted by rd of Supervisors before granting the Assistant Seers ary Dingle of the Manufac- on wrote & letter to the Sutro ey yesterday esking that the r an “Eastern brand” be omitted the specifications for the pipe-covering for 1ts power-house. The winners were again difficult to pick at track yesterday. Two favorites, a coupie of poor outsiders and e second cho captured purses. The lucky horses were Billy McCloskey, Portugal, imp. Miss Brummel, Libertine and Remus. ning X levy further proceedings on the till November 4 has virtually the financial wheels in the City gov- Salaries and other municipal bills ot be paid till the question is settled. ttof Oakland, in the course erday on the hospital fund acific Compeny, stated it had e the " construction of the treet cable railway, and that the act- yal costof that road shouid permit of a 1-cent are _The comity committee of Presbyterian and Congregational churches was called upon to consider the priority of claims by the Park gational and Howard sbyterian to the privilege of erecting a church building near the park, and made iis decision in favor of Howard Church. P. J. Marshal and Luther Smith we in the park by Policeman Dow yestesdar: sog charged with grand larceny for having stolen & bronze drip-tub from one of the park fonn. he tub was stolen last Wednesday and had iain buried in the sand until yesterday, the two men thought it safe 1o dig it up, were caught in the a s S gege McCarthy’s Case Dismissed. Charles McCarthy was arrested yesterday mo g on a charge of violating the law prohibits any one but the regular Ship- Commissioner from receiving fees from < for getting berths on ships. John Mor- ¢ complaining witness, testified that he ed on board the bark W. W. Crapeau as co0k n year ago and gave McCarthy $5 for get- ting him the place. McCurthy denied the al- legation and in the absence of testimony in corroboration of Morgan's statements Com- wissloner Heacock dismissed the case. e Nick Hall Arrested. S. Hall, who assaulted J. J. McWilliams at the race track Thursday night, was arrested yesterday upon a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, but was soon after released on Bis own recognizanece by Judge Conlan. Judge Conlan said that Hall came down to the station prepered to furnish bonds, claiming that his actions were in self-defense. Hall said that McWilliams shot at him, and that he stabbed MeWilliams with the pitchfork while defend- ing himself. be | > party throughout the City | ,died in this City Thurs- | ess circles, and | v contract, hus been sued | action of the Supreme Court in témpo- | and the stout old vessel is drifting Trouble Between the Ship- Owners and Sailors Is Now Imminent. ANOTHER BICYCLE ACCIDENT. Collector Wise Returns After Testi- fying In a Chinese Slave Case. The tirouble between the ship-owners and the sailors is growing. It was thought that perhaps a month would elapse before the climax came, but the hand of the sail- ors was forced yesterday, and a regular water-front row nearly ensued, The schooner J. B. Leeds was lying at Main-street wharf and the crew was shipped by the Ship-owners’ Association at the lower rate of wages. This the union objected to, and several of its members swore that the vessel should not sail. Cap- tain Dunleavy of the Harbor police was applied to and he had a squad of men on the wharf all of yesterday afternoon. The union men made no demonstration and the Leeds leit withouta word being said to the sailors. “We don’t want any trou- ble with the ‘scabs,’ "’ said Andrew Furu- seth, the secretary of the Sailors’ Union. 1t they to work at the wages a China- | man wouldn’t work for let them; we won’t make any kick. We will mind our own business, and will allow the Ship-owners’ fon to get ‘scabs’ 1f 1t can.” The steamer Al-Ki, which weut ashore on a sandbar, near Port Townsend, last Wednesday night, was safely floated ' yes- terda (ioodal!l, Perkins & Co. received word yesterday morning that the steamer was not seriousiy injured, but had been docked for repairs. The Al-Ki went ashore in a dense fog, but as she was under aslow bell the tugs had no difficulty in getting ner off at high water. From Port Townsend the vessel will come to San Francisco and load provisions for the Gov- ernment stations in Alaska. The steamer Humboidt fast. going to pieces Heavy seas are breaking over her away piecemeal. The after part is still on the being anchored there by the ma- chinery, but it is not expected to last long. The cargo was dashed against the rocks and went to pieces, so the wreckers have got very little out of the disaster so tar. Monday next will be a semi-holiday on the water front. While the State has'des- ignated it “‘Labor day"’ the sailors and longshoremen do not look upon it as such, and are ready to work if called upon. The Government looks upon it in a different light, however, and only such vessels as have duty-paid cargo will be allowed to discharge. The Pioneer Yacht Club is to hold its closing celebration on the 13th inst. The boys have had a most enjovable eeason, | and they now intend to wind up the sea- son in right royal style. The yachts will all assemble at Poweli-street wharf at 10 A. M., and from there they will cruise to all ints of interest in the bay, finally winding up at Angel Island, where a clam- bake will close the season. George de Lury, one of the State’s em- loyes, came near losing his life vester- ay. After his work on the front was over he started for home, hut just as he was crossing Market street on East a man on a bicycle ran into him and knocked him down. De Lury was carried into a drugstore, where it was found that two of his ribs were broken, his scalp lacerated and his left wrist sprained. He was aken to his home, but the bicyclist es caped up Market street-and has not been heard from since. The steamer Mexico arrived from south- ern ports yvesterday and brought back Collector of the Port Wise, Attorney T. D. Riordan and Intcrpreters Harry Huff and “Dick” Williams. They were all sub- venaed to appear in Los Angeles as wit- nesses in the case of the Chinese girl whom the highbinders sought to land as the wife of a merchant. The woman in question is considered a beauty and was smuggled into the United States. She was deported, but afterward got across the border and came to San Francisco. She was recognized and fled to Southern Cali- fornia. After a time the Custom-house authorities got on_her trail and she was again arrested. The case against her seemed clear, but Judge Ross took it under advisement. PACIFIC. ROLLING-MILLS, They Will Not Supply the Steel Rails for the Ferry Buildings. The Harbor Commissioners Have Declded That the Company Can- not Perform the Work. The Harbor Commissioners and the managers of the Pacific Kolling-mills are at outs. The Jatter thinks the State should use fifteen-inch columns in the con- struction of the new ferry depot and the Commissioners are of the opinion that twenty-inch frames should be used. Engineer Edward Coleman and Superin- tendent Noble of the rolling mills upheld one side of the story and A. Page Brown and Consulting Engineer Percy the other. It was finally decided that the original plans of the board should be carried out and in consequence the steel supports will come from the East. In the plans submitted by the rolling- mills the number of columns was to be doubled. In the main waiting-room there were to be fifteen instead of thirty and the enfrances to the general depot would be very much obstructed. Over 200 tons of extra steel wouid have to be used and there would be no saving in the long run. Taking into consideration the fact that the increase in metal would mean an increase in cost and that the public would be very much inconvenienced by the change the Harbor Commissioners decided to ignore the offcr of the rolling-mills and adhere to the original plans. In arguing for the change Superintend- ent Noble said: “There are only two firms in the United States that can furnish the 20-inch supports you demand. They are both in the East, and by employing them you send good money out of California. If you ncceft our plans or similar ones then you will be fostering a California in- dustry.” “Cannot you gear your machinery so that a 20-inch rail can be rolled as weil as a 15-inch one?” asked Chairman Colnon “We cannot,” answered Noble. It would be impossible to fill your order as it now stands from our works unless your plans are changed as we suggest.”” Commissioner Chaabourne objected to any change being made 1n the number of villars and Commissioner Cole agreed with him. Superintendent Noble pointed out that $20,000 would be saved by the change, but the Commissioners thought that sta- bility and appearance had more to do with the building than the saving of a few dol- lars and voted accordingly. —_———————— Lafayette Square. That debatable ground, Lafayette square, for the possession of which Attorney S. W. Holla- day and others have been fighting for these many years, is now cared for by a City watch- man. Just what this means is something residents out that way are ata loss todetermine. For years the unsightly blocks bounded by | | Gough, Lagune, Sacramento and Washington streets, hove been unkempt and uncared for, adorned only by Mr, Holladay's picket fence, Professor Davidson’s observatory and sundr, clumps of chaparral and billows of sand. Recently, just as court decisions have appar- ently been coming Mr. Holladay’s way re- markable signs of activity have developed. Brush has been burned and wayfarers who cross those lonely trails at night are likely to be accosted after the manner of trespassers at the Presidio Cemetery. MINING ON THE BEACH. Successful Test Made of the Banta Process Yesterday. Recently one. of the I. Banta & Co. plants for saving gold from black sand was erected on the beach near the Ocean- side House. A demonstration of its work- ing was made yesterday, at which timea number of mining men interested in black-sand propositions were present. About as severe a test as a process could be subjected to is the saving of gold from the sands along the beach anywhere in this vicinity. In the first place an assay shows the sand to contain but about 15 cents to the ton, and, secondly, the gold is extremely fine, therefore very difficult to save. However, the Banta process saved the gold—90 per cent of it—and par- ties interested in this subject can see the demounstration of this fact at the beach. Itis not expected or intended to work the sand at this locality for profit, as it is probably too low-grade to pay. The idea is to keep the plant in operation there to rove its practicability and its success. The process seems to have solved the black-sand problem. The plant will be operated to-morrow, giving a_chance to those who cannot conveniently do so on weekdays to visit the works and see a practical test of the proces WILL INSPECT THE LIKE Directors of the Valley Road Going to Stockton Next Monday. The New Rallway as Far as Con- structed to B2 Examlined Thoroughly. The San Francisco and San Joaquin Val- ley Railway bas so far advanced in con- struction that the time has come for its directors to make a tour of inspection of the new roadbed, the freightyards and various sidetracks in Stockton. “The whole board will go tv Stockton on Monday,” said E. F. Preston, attorney for the company, yesterday. **We look on the work in hand now as sufficiently far ad- vanced to call for a personal inspection by the directors, and this is the reason for our | visit next week to Stockton. “We have been transacting business expediliousiy at the head office here and listening to Chief Engineer Storey’s re- ports of progress from week to week, but now the board wants to see for itself just exactly what is the present situation. Up at Stockton they have got the first loco- motive out with a train of flatcars. The road is finished practically from the har- bor to the city limits, with sidetracks and vardtracks all laid, and laying track is zoing on down toward the river over the miles of graded roadbed. Besides there is a great deal of bridge and trestle build- ing going on. All this work has grown to large proportions, and the directors in- tend to see it and make a thorough exam- ination.” Eleven flatcars have been shipped from a San Francisco manufdctory to Stockton for the Valley road, and every week now, until 150 flat and box cars are finished, ten cars will be turned out of the sbops and forwarded to Stockton. Just as soon as this first contract for cars is filled the builders will begin the construction of 100 more freightcars for the Valley road. The materials used are and shall be of Caiifor- nia production, excepting such aEpIinnces and ironwork as cannot be got here, and which are mostly covered with patents held by Eastern manufacturers. Quite 8 large batch of contracts for tresties and bridges is in the hands of At- y Preston. These will be taken to Stockton Monday and submitted to con- tractors for signatures, The local engineers of the War Depart- ment have reported favorably on the com- pany’s petition for permission to construct and maintain a_steel drawbridge across Mormon Channel in Stockton at a point where the channel is navigable. One more p is necessary now to secure the de- ired privileze and that is the confirma- tion from Washington. D. C., of the local | officers’ report. By the time this is ready the bridge will be beside the channel in readiness for immediate erection upon foundations of concrete masonry. FOUND TAINTED FISH. The American Union Fish Company Objected to the Methods Used by Warden Mogan. J. A. Mogan, Game and Fish Warden of this City and County, d a warrant served yesterday on one Garibaldi, an em- ploye of the American Union Fish Com- pany at 519 Washington street, for inter- fering with an officer in the performance of his duty and for battery. Garibaldi is now behind the bars, with bail fixed at $800. Mo gan suspected that the fish company was receiving striped bass short of the regulation weight of three pounds pro- | vided by law, and Friday morning he at- tempted to open one of four boxes just re- ceived, but was forcibly prevented from doing so by the employes of the firm, one of whom, Garibaldi, pushed him roughly from the place. Mogan obtained a search warrantand inspected the establishment thoroughly. He found in one of the refrigerators, he said, 1000 pounds of young sturgeon under the required length of three feet, some being only fifiecen inches in length. He also found that the entire lot was tainted and unfit for marketable purpos: immediately notified Market Inspector Davis. Mr. Davis said last evening that he visited the place as soon as he received the notice and went through all the ice- boxes, but failed to find a pound of tainted fish in the whole establishment. A test case will be made of this next Tuesday, as to whetherthe Game and Fish ‘Warden has a lezal right to open boxes of tish or enter the refrigerators of dealers without a search warrant. . ——— Rosary Sunday at St. Dominic’s Church. To-morrow at St. Dominic’s Church, Bush and Steiner streets, at 10 0’clock A. will take place the blessing and distri bution of roses to all present, followed by solemn high mass. Sermon by Rev. J. L. O’Neil, 0. P.. of New York, editor of Rosary Magazine. Immediately after mass pro- cession around the church block. Allthe faithful who, having received the sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucha- rist, visit the rosary altar in 8t. Dominic’s Church or an{ part of the church from which said altar can be scen, and recite some prayers for the Pope's intentions, may gain a plenary indulgence as many times, toties quioties, as they make such visit, from 2 o’clock to-day until sundown to-morrow. This indulgence can be gained only in a church of the Rosary Conirater- nity. e e Cost of the Hale & Norcross Appeals. The cost bill in the suit of M. W. Fox against the Hale & Norcross Company was filed yester- day. Ttisas follows: December 28. 1892 — Printing of trans- cript 00 appeni, four volumes. .$2,368 90 March 1, 1863—Printing of tra , . 2,063 53 appeal, volumes 5 and 6. : March 2, 1893—Clerk of Supres for flling transcript on appeal 15 March 7. 1505-CompaTing transéript 6n 0 appeal, paid R. N. Collins . 250 00 Ociober 3, 1895—Notary fee. 3 50 Total..uuu.uvueen . 84,697 93 GENERAL ALGER IN TOWN, Allison, McKinley or Reed He Believes Most Likely to Lead. HE THINKS HARRISON IS OUT. The Wool Tarlff to Ba Restored, but Not That on Lumber and Iron. General Russell A. Alger of Michigan arrived here yesterday on one of his an- nual business trips to look up his lumber interests, and will remain about a week. He is at the Palace with his son, Russell A. Alger Jr., who has been out here some weeks. General Alger is one of the most promi- nent Republicans in the Northwest, has been Governor of his State and commander- in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re- public, and was presented by his State for candidacy for the Presidency. He was asked yesterday about the out- look in the East for the next campaien. “The feeling is very general that the Re- publican party is sure to win. The elec- Russeil A. Alger. tions this fall will, I think, show that the Republican party is still in the ascend- ency.” “Who are looked upon as the most likely candidates?”’ was asked. “McKinley, Allison and Reed are the candidates who are rost talked of now. “How about Harrison? Well, it has been supposed that he would be a candi- date, but lately 1t has been given out that he would not be. Of course, Harrison is always a possibility; but I think that the public sentiment has crystallized on the three I mentioned. It is very Lard to say which has the strongest following. Mor- ton of New York is talked of now consid- erably, and if the New York delegation shoul’d come to the convention unanimous for him and make a strong fight he might be a formidable candidate.” The general was asked what would be the position of the tariff question. It is generally understood,” he replied, “that the Republican party once in power will revise the tariff. I don’t mean by re- vising the tariff that we shall go back to the extreme measures of the past; butin some things, predominantly wool, there will be distinct changes. 1 think that the party believes that wool should be made a dutiable article. Free wool under the Wilson tariff act has almost ruined that industry. “fron and lumber, I presume, will not be changed. Lumber is now on the free list, and the sentiment seems to be that lumber being used by everybody should be admitted free. Stiil I don’t think that taking the duty off has made any special difference in the price. That is a question of supply and demand. Now the supply exceeds the demand and the price is low. Owners of Canadian lumber will get what benefic there is from taking off the tariff. *‘One belief I have is that there will in time, as the supply of higher grades of lumber in_the East decrease, be built up a big trade in shipping redwood lumber.”” Asked about the status of the silver question in the East the general sai “*So far as I am able to judge the excite- ment about silver has largely subsided. One hears very little compared with what was heard a year ago on the subject. Any international agreement, however, lookin toward the larger circulation of gold nng silyer will meet with the hearty response and rejoicing of all parties. I think that this is a question that should be taken out of politics.” General Alger is stronely in favor of having the next National Republican Con- vention held in San Francisco, and so ex- pressed himsel 1 have talked with a number about it,” he said, “and the ex- pense and time necessary for delegates to come out are the only objections. If these men could come here_it would be a great thing for this coast. It would show them what a great country this is.” It was suggested that one cause of ob- jection would be the cost of bringing out the large numbers of friends of the candi- dates who usually attend conventions as individuals or in uniformed ciubs. *There may be something in that,”” he said, “but I don’t believe that red fire is going to figure as much in politics as it has in the past.” KRUTTSCHNITT AT WORK, The New General Manager of the Southern Pacific in Harness. He Takes Possession of the Chalr Left Vacant by the Death of A. N. Towne, Julius Kruttschnitt, general manager of the Southern Pacific Company, assumed the duties of his new position yesterday. He occupied the easy-chair left vacant by the death of A.N.Towne, and sustained his reputation for affability and gracious- ness toward all persons coming in con- tact with him. And to all appearances he was quite happy in the esthetic office with 1ts luxurious Oriental carpet, its rich fur- nishings and subdued mural decorations. Under slightly different conditions the office that the young gencral manager of the Southern Pacitic occupied would be an apartment magnificent enough for a man- sion on the bills. With the aid of electric buttons hidden away in his desk Mr. Kruttschnitt can summon from all parts of the rnilw:g building messengers, clerks who guard the portals of many offices, railroad attorneys, engineers and depart- ment managers. The late Mr. Towne, a entleman of excellent taste, had the office fitted up to suit his fancies, and it is there that the new general manager will work and make decisions that shall effect the great railway system in many States and over thousands of miles of lines, Mr. Kruttschnitt reached his office shortly before noon, and shortly after held a long conversation with General Passen- ger Agent T. H. Goodman, the nature of which was kept secret. The two officials suosequently visited the executive offices on the floor above, where C. P. Huntine- ton conferrec with them. During the aft ernoon Mr. Knuttschnitt consulted with General Superintendent Fillmore, En- gineer Curtis of the maintenance of way department and other officials. But all his active work for the day was almost wholly in the nature of learning “where he was at.”” “I have not yetreached that point where Ican tell you anything that may be of general interest,” "he said. “I've been simEly looking around me to-day, butin a week or ten days [ may be in a_position to give you news that may possibly be inter- esting.” ——————— RUN OVER BY A OAR. Little Lillian Hansen Progressing Satis- factorily Toward Recovery. Lillian Hansen, the little three-year-old girl who was run over by a Sutter-street car on Saturday last, is progressing satis- factorily toward a complete recovery. The child went into a fruitstore on Pine and Polk street and annexed two apples, one of which she gave to her little brother. The fruit merchant caught her in the act and chased her into the street. In trying to escape punishment little Lillian ran across the car track. A southbound car passed along at the moment and the grip- man was unable to come to a stop in time. The child was thrown down and the dummy almost passed over her. Fortunately the child fell parallel with the lines of the track and beyond sustain- ing sundry scalp wounds and contusions, escaped without serious injury. DEATH OF MAURICE DORE He WasKnown as “The Honest Man” by His Business Associates. The Upright Custodian of the Dead Ralston’s Large Private Fortune. Maurice Dore, the real-estate man, died at his home, 1015 Jones street, on Thurs- day. Well known as the name of Mr. Dore was, his title of “the honest man” was better known. He was born near Lim- erick, Ireland, in 1820, coming to Califor- nia by way of Australia in 1840. He en- gaged in the liquor business till 1869, when be became a real-estate dealer and auc- tioneer. While in this latter business he met William C. Ralston, whose esteem he won by his integrity and straightforward business dealings. After the death of Ralston nothing could be learned of the dead banker’s pri- vate fortune, known to have been large. It was Maurice Dore, the honest man, who volunteered to report that he had in his name $400,000 worth of property belonging to Ralston. There were no papers signed and no records of a transferand Mr. Dore's action stands out as an example of honor pure and simple. Maurice Dore was married in old Grace Church to a Mics Charlotte Manders, who died about fifteen yeurs ago. Two of his sons, Maurice and Charles, are deag, but two unmarried daughters and a grandson survive him. The %u eral services will be held in Grace Church at 2 p. M. to-day. MR. DINGLE WRITES AGAIN Letter to the Sutro Railroad Company on the Specifications for Pipe-Covering. Another letter has been sent by the Manufacturers’ Association to Secretary William C. Little of the Sutro Railroad Company anent the gquestion of patroniz- ing home industry. Assistant Secretary Fred H. Dingle wrote the following yesterday: W. C. Little Esq., Secretary Sutro Railroad Company, City-DEAR SIR: We are to-day in- formed that the specitications for the power- house that your company is erecting call for an Eastern brand of pipe-covering. There are manufactured in Calitornia several brands of pipe-covering which, we are in- formed, are in ever, respect equal in quality 10 the brand specified, and can be furnished gt about 25 per cent cheaper. In specifying this particular brand California manufacturers are shut out trom: bidding on the same. Therefore on bebalf of the manu- facturers of California I would most re ot lullr Tequest that you have the specifications £0 altered as to permit California manufactur- ers to bid, and give them an opportunity to prove the quality of their material. Yours truly, H FrED H. DINGLE, Assistant Secretary. Mr. Dingle said Colonel Little had never replied to his last letter on the boiler ques- tion, and he therefore threatens to lay the correspondence between them before the Board of Supervisors. THE CONDEMNED SCHOOLS, Richmond and Sutro Are the Only Buildings Officially Passed Upon Thus Far. “The Board of Eaucation is taking prompt measures in relation to the Rich- mond School,” said Deputy Superintend- ent Babcock yesterday. ‘‘The time for ad- vertising the bids has nearly expired and a contract for filling the yard and improv- ing the sewerage will be let as soon as that time has expired. We expect that the school will be ready for occupancy within amonth. It is to be regretted that 450 children have been deprived of tuition for that leneth of time. ‘‘An effort was made to find a suitable building to be used for school purposes while the repairs are going on, but it was impossible to find a hall Jarge enough for that purpose within convenient distance. “A communication has been received from the Board of Health in relation to the Sutro School. It condemns the school, but does not order it closed. With that exception we have received no official com- munications from the board, e e———— The Wave. This week’s issue of The Wave is a well writ- ten and attractive paper. General topics of serious interest and the gossip and current events of the week are looked into and dis- cussed in a way that is sure to make them in- teresting to the reader. There is a forcible editorial showing the discredit that is being cast over California’s fair name by the opposi- tion of certain newspapers and politicians to well-known institutions of the State. Cuban affairs and the Durrant trial furnish subjects for interesting discussion, and John Bonner, in his usual clever style, covers ‘various topics of interes! Wilton™ Lackaye is interviewed and talks about himself and” his art while pre- paring for the unfiu Frank Norris contributes an article deploring the almost total disa) pearance of American fiction from our book- stores, and there is & humorous reply to last week’s interesting article on the rudeness of women. Ernest Peixotto’s pictures are sub- jected to a criticism, and Conan Doyle’s latest story is reviewed. The issue is a good one and should be widely read. * e A Treat for the Children. Professor Gentry and his famous company of animal celebrities will exhibit in this City under & tent, at the corner of Seventh and Missiol ects, the new postoffice site, two weeks nning Monday night. This exhibi- tion will be quite a treat for the children, who, of courne, will all take advantage of f{t. Matinees will be given T\leldl‘l, ‘hursdays and Baturdays at 2:30 o’clock. The prices of admission are: children 15 cents, adults 25 cents. —————— Thrown From a Car. Miss Elizabeth Brooks of Castroville, who has been in the City attending the session of the W. C. T. U,, fell from an Ellis-street car at Mason street yesterday, and was severely in- jured. She was taken to the Recelving Hos- ital, where she still lies. An examination Tatled to determine her exact injuries, but it is thought that her skull has been fractured. She was not unconscious, but was much dazed by the shock. 3 A THREAT O CUT WAGES, How the Intention of the Southern Pacific Is Made Public. PETITIONS TO MR. FITZGERALD. Employes Fear the Possible Conse- quences of the Grain-Rate Reduction, A curious document has come to Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald. It isa petition without signatures, but it is accompanied by a petition to the Railroad Coromission from supposed employes of the Southern Pacific protesting against the recent grain rate reduction. Mr. Fitzgerald said yesterday afternoon, after looking over the two petitions, that there was only one course for him to take. He presumed that the petition to him was in a sense indorsed by the signers of the petition to the Railroad Commission, since both were inthe same roll, and that he would be under some sort of obligation to act in accordance with it. But the course of action he proposed to take was to first ascertain just what wages the Southern Pacific did pay to its employes, what it has paid in the past, is paying now and contem- plates paying in the future. “Then,” said he, “I will be in a position to act intelligently. F don’t know any of these people; that is, they do not represent themselves to be members of labor organizations, and all I have for itis_several hundred names of individuals. If Tam expected to present their side of the question to the Railroad Commissioners I must first be informed fully on the wages paid and to be paid by the Southern Pacific.”” The claims made in the petition to Mr. Fitzgerald are: First, the Southern Pacific is the greatest employer in the State, and has pald the highest rate of wages; that in 1894 it paid $9,500,000 out as wages; second, the grain-rate reduction might lessen the railroad’s income and cause a reduction of wages in consequence; that 60 per cent of the income of the railroad goes for labor, including the salaries of Mr, Hunting- ton and the other ofticers, 20 per cent for fuel and the remaining 20 per cent for interest and profits; third, that the “great land barons” of the State are actuated “only by selfish mo- tives,” and ‘*have no use for any class of labor which seeks wages or a social condition above that of a slave”; fourth, that it would be un- wise to attempt to revolutionize the conditions of workingmen during the present financial, commercial and industrial crisis, and fifth, the petitioners hope that the wage-earning class may not be made to suffer because of any re- duction of rates for the benefit of the grain producers. This was typewritten and dated Los An- geles, September 24, 1895, but its accom- paniments, the several copies of the pe- tition to the Railroad Commission, were printed in small pica type, not dated at all and only stamped ‘‘Los Angeles.” The petition starts out with the follow- ing paragraph, which tells its own story: The undersigned employes of the Southern Pacific (‘omrany,;nnd skilled and unskilled labor generally, fepresent to your honorable board that they have not been prompted in this petition by any officer, member, agent or employe of the Southern Pacific Company, di- rectly or indirectly, by suggestion or in'any other manner, but that they thus act ot their own motion and without the knowledge of said company or any member or agent of it. It had evidently been drafted and printed some time ago, because the name of Chair- man La Rue was used as the proposer of the horizontal cut, and the name of Dr. Stanton had been subsequently inserted by pen and ink. It amounted to about the same reasoning as the petition to Mr. Fitzgerald, to wit: That a reduction of wages would follow a reduction of grain rates. These petitions have been circulated for signatures, it is said, by one George Wash- ington Ticks, a man who gives out that he is_greatly interested in the welfare of labor and who has within a few days es- tablished his headquarters at Sacramento, according to information received by the State Labor Bureau. : Late in the afternoon the implied threat of the BSouthern Pacific to make a general cut in wages was brought to the attention of several members of the A. R. U. Presi- dent Marlatt said he was not surprised if the least, as he had expected that would be the company’s ‘“‘play.” He observed: The company wiil use this threat to cut wages to force, if possible, the Railroad Com- mission to recede from its position; at least that was its intention when the petition was first drafted and circulated for signatures. In my opinion the railroad is simply prepating to shift the burden of its loss on fo the backs of its employes, and these petitions have been gotten up with that object in view. I doubt very much if the names attached to them are those of bona fide employes—there may be some, of course, to servc as stool-pigeons, but the majority of the names are either fictitious or those of irresponsible men, not identified with labor in any legitimate sense. It amounts to this: The Southern Pacific in- tends to make a geueral cut in wages and this is its characteristic way of going apout it. Mr. Fitzgernld will immediately ask for facts and figures from the Southern Pacific on the wages it pays, and if these are not furnished he will ignore the petition to him until he is enabled to proceed intelligently. FAILURE ML AROUND, Court Records Against Suc- cess of Both Marriage and Divorce. Two Wives Who Deserted Thelr Two Husbands and Two Husbands Who Won’t Pay Allmony. Martin Pache, the tenor at the Tivoli, has begun suit for divorce from his wife, Nellie Pache, on the charge of desertion. Mrs. Pache is an actress, traveling with a minor company in the East. She refused to come to Calitornia with her husbamd, it is said, and she has not lived with him for ore than a year. The Paches were married at Milwaukee two years ago. The husband has resided in this City only a few months. 4 Charles A. Bennett, a hardware mdh on Sixth street, is the complamnant in a divorce suit begun several days ago. He charges his wife, Alice Sarah Bennett, with .desertion, and declares that she has bestowed her affections on a Santa Rosa man named Ranard. Mrs. Helen Garcia, the divorced wife of Frank Garcia, had the latter cited to appear before Judge Hunt yesterday to show why he should not be punished for contempt, as he had neglected to pay alimony. ‘fhe amount of alimony ordered by Judge Hunt when the divorce was granted was $40 a month and there is $69 now dne. Mr. Garcia asked that the amount of ali- mony be reduced, stating that his income is smaller than formerly and that the divorced woman, as he had heard, used up some of the money in bloomer bicycling at the park. The Judge refused to entertain the motion for a reduction until the bal- ance of the alimony now due had been paid, and a continuance of ten days was granted to enable Mr. Garcia to get the money. Another woman who is trying to collect alimony is Mrs. Mary A. Foley. The latter’s suit for divorce is pending, and on Ses)tember 13 Judge Hebbard ordered Foley to pay alimony of $50 a month. It is alleged that Foley has concealed $35,000 of property in order to evade the order of the court. Foley cannot be found, and Judge Hebbard yesterday instrocted Attorney Perry to produce his client in court-on Monday if he desired to be recog- nized as Foley’s attorney any longer. —————— Novel Church Entertainment. The Ladies’ Aid Soclety of Grace Methodist Church bhave arranged for a discussion by Dr. McClish and Rey. M.F. Colburn on the last Friday of the month. The reverend gentlemen will choose the topic of discussion. ——————— Carr-Beel Concert. The first Carr-Beel concert of the present season will take place this Gate Hall at 3 o'clock. Novelties by Brahms d Dvorak will be presented. AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT-— FAMILY EXCURSION TO MONTEREY ——INCLUDING— Hotel Del Monte and Pacific Grove. &= IR, R, I, ——GIVEN BY THE— SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY And under the personal supervision vf its Excur sion Passenger Agent, MR. WM. H. MENTON, SUNDAY - - - - October 6 Round-Trip Tickets $2. $2 FIVE HOURS of sight-seeing, rest and quiet enjoyment at these celebrated seaside resorts. EXCURSION TICKETS WL be placed on sale at 613 Market st. (Grand Hotel Ticket Office) October 2, § Third and Townsend streets depot and V: street station on the morninz of the excursion, Train leaves Nan Francisco from Third Townsend streets depo: at 7:30 A. 3.; from Valen- cla-street station at7:40 A.>. Residents of Oak- land, Alameda and Berkeley should take the 8 A. M. local for San Francisco. Returning, leave ?';amc Groveat 4 p. M. Arrive San Francisco at NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. L MAYMAN DN, 25 INCORPD m: EATRE S\ PrROPS. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2. TO-NIGHT AT 8. No Performance Sunday Night. THE ONE GREAT DRAMATIC TRIUMPH OF THE DECADE! TRILBY Interpreted by A. M. PALMER'S COMPANY. A Beautiful and Brilliant Production! REMEMBER, Hoxt Week is the Last Week But One of Trilby, and Seats Are Now Selling for the En- tire Engagement. A9 SECURE THEM EARLY. NEXT ATTRACTION. “THE PASSING SHOW!” GROVER’S ALCAZAR. MATINEE TO-DAY ATZ= Matinee Prices—10c, 15¢, 25¢. ROSEDALE! A GREAT CAST! Night—10¢, 16¢, 25¢, 35¢c and 50c. Monday Next, “MY SON=IN-LAW.” TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MEs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managse ~————LAST TWO NIGHTS 0Ot Balfe’s Beautiful Ballad Opera, EETHS BOHEMIAN GrEELE ] ——NEXT WEEK Verdi's Grand Opera. A TRAVIATAL SEATS NOW ON SALE. "Popular Prices—25c and 50c. FRICOLANOLR.GOTTLOD & 3+ LESSES AYID MAMAGLRS -+ THE l TIME SHORT ONLY 2 MORE PERFORMANCES BY THE STOCEWELL PLAYERS ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell MATINEE TO-DAY (SATURDAY), OCT. 5. Parquet, any seat, 25¢; Balcony, any seat, 1063 Children, any part, 10c. Introduction of Celebrated European Artlsts Surpassing New Bill. JOHN HIGGINS, SISTERS MILLAR, LOUIS FIALKOWSKI, —AND— A STAR VAUDEVILLE COMPANY. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America WALTER MOROSCO. o Lessee and Managee EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT. SECOND WEEK. Of the Illustrious Author-Actor, MILTON NOBL.ES! In His Own Romantic Drama, “FROM SIRE T0 S0N!” EvENING PRicEs—25¢ and 50c. Family Circle and Gallerv. 10 Matinees Saturday ana Sundsy. GOLDEN GATE HALL, 625 SUTTER. TO-DAY AT 3:15 P. M., 45th Carr-Beel Pop Concert. ADMISSION, 50c. FIFTH ANNUAL DAY AND MOONLIGHT PICNIC, GIVEN BY THE Swedish-American Independent Political Club, At SHELL MQUND PARK. BERKELEY,SUN- DAY, October 6, 1895. Admission—Gents 50c, Ladies 25c. ‘The music will leave forthe park on the 12:30 P. . boat. The park and the pavilion will be lighted with electric lights during the evening. RURNIRG m RUNRING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, FALL MEETINGI! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday— Rain or Shine. Racesstartat 2:00 lister and Geary street cars pass Five or more races each day. oM Mcall