The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 12, 1895, Page 16

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1895. ADVANCE OF THEBOSS, Think of Mr. Buckley and He of Them. WATSON’S TWENTY-FIVE. The Men Who Will Help the Deuprey Delegates to Form a General Committee. PROFANITY AMONG THE BRAVES An Iroquols Club Meeting Where Mal Foote and Max Popper Use Fighting Talk. These are the days when the stanch supporter of the Democracy. of Jefferson and Jackson is beset with trouble and nedged about with dilemmas. He, beng a law-abiding citizen, with a proper amount of civic patriotism, starts out to train with the reformers. The shadow of Buckley is over itall and the | Democrat feels the call of duty to fight the | presence. So he appears at Mr. McNab’s meetings, cheers Mr. Watkins and resolves that his party shall not be bent beneath the weight of the boss. Just about the time the Democrat gets ready to make a speech himself he finds that I vife’s sis- ter is in danger of being consolidated out of her position at the City Hall and his own cousin’s job on the City front or inthe Mint has suddenly become precarious It may be coincidence and it may be fate. They say Buckley has no patronage and no influence, but more than one crow- ing young reform statesman has ceased his noise and told his friends he really has no time for politics since the issue has risen between Boss Buckley and the virtuous element. Now the reformers say they have the | boss conquered; that his followers are a harmless, though noisy, minority, who are only holding to him because there are good things to drink at the Occidental | Club. Certainly, on the face of things, | everything looks fair for the cause | of reform. The programme of the vir- tuous wing of the party is being carried out relentlessly and the reorganization of the party is assured. Yesterday Presi- dent Watkins of the general committee selected the twenty-five men who are to join with Deuprey’s twenty-five and select a new Democratic general committee that shall consist of the flower and brains of the party—including the thirty-seven patriots whose allegiance that apostle of reform, Mr. Sam Rainey, claims to hold. There was once an Asiatic general who always took painsto have a regiment or | two of his own soldiers enlisted under the enemy’s banner, and nobody will say Mr. Buckley hasn’t as much sense and fore- thought as a Chinaman. Mr. Rainey’s thirty-seven in the new general committee will make a splendid | nucleus if the Blind Boss and the posses- sor of the thirty-seven votes should forgive and forget. The list of the twenty-five men selected by Mr. Watson is headed by himsel, at the request of the Deuprey committee. The others are: At large—James Denman, | L. V. Merle, Joseph Leggett, John O’Don- nell, Gavin McNab; Twenty-eighth Dis- | irict, Henry Heal Twenty-ninth, Au- gust Tillman; Thirtieth, E. P. E. Troy; | Thirty-first, C. S. Arms; Thirty-second, T. Donovan; Thirty-third, George God- frey; Thirty-fourth, ex-Assemblyman Lut- ringer; Thirty-£fth, James Butler; Thirty- sixta, Peter Quinn; Thirty-seventh, Jo- seph E.0'Donnell; Thirty-eighth, G. How- ard Thompson; Thirty-ninth, Samuel | Kohlman; Fortieth, M. C. Hassett; Forty first, ECward Lanigan; Forty-second, Ed- ward Greaney; Forty-third, John Pindar; Forty-fourth, Otto Keepper; Forty-fifth, Clitus Barbour. The Deuprey committee is as follows: At large—Colonel W. P. Sullivan, Wiliiam Metson, George D. Shadbourne, Eugene Gar- ber, A. T. Vogelsang, William M. Hinton Jr., E. ighth District, J. J. Me- -ninth, S. Braunhart; Thir- tieth, William Sharkey; Thirty-first, C. Hil- ; Thirty- third, Thomas C.Cleary; Thirty-fourth, George Gallagher; Thirty-fifth, Captain James Smith; Thirty-sixth, Edward Ring; Thirty-seventh, V. C. Tobin; Thirty-eighth, James McKenna; Thirty-ninth,Thomas Fenton; Fortieth, Marcus Rosenthal; Forty-first, R. C. Mattingley; Forty- socond, John A. Lynch; Forty-third. George T. Marye; Forth-fourth, J. de Andreas; Forty- fifth, John Gately. 8o there is trouble ahead for wickedness. For some days past it has been whis- pered around that John Daggett had placed a large block of Mint patronage in the hands of Mr. Watson, the prophet of the good people in politics. Mr. Buckley was interviewed about this rumor and could not find it in his heart to deny it, and there descended upon the hapless Watson all the eminent gentlemen who feel that the country owes them a living. It was noticed that a good many of these came directly from Mr. Buckley’s private audience chamber to Mr. Watson. It is not unpleasant to have men come to you and ask for your influence, because it makes you think that you are a great man; but if you are a rather quiet citizen and there descends upon you a cloud of such statesmen as Toughy Boyd, Split-lip Col- lins, Garibaldi Flynn, Feet Maloney, the Banjo-eyed Kid and Chippy Gallagher you won’t like it any more than does Mr. ‘Watson, the prophet of reform. It isn’t so much Mr. Buckley’s enjoy- ment of the joke as his desire to make Mr. Watson realize that a prominent life in politics is not all beer and skittles. According to a good many people the Blind Boss needs money. His ranches are not all productive, and that extended trip to Eurove for the benefit of his health when the Wallace Grand Jury was making San Francisco malarial for him cost a great deal, and he naturally feels that the com- monwealth of San Francisco, being the cause of the expenditure, should reim- burse him. That is said to be why he is back in politics. When he first dropped into the political arena a few weeks ago the time seemed most auspicious for a boss of genius. The Democratic party was split by dissension; the people who did not get office were growling at the administation and the people who did were growling back. So the Blind Boss worded some dainty invitations and to every man who had, or thought he had, a grievance a mes- sage came bidding him come and meet the man who would avenge him. “Don’t you want to get even with Budd?”’ he wrote to Andy Clunie, *“for that deal on the Regis- trarship?” *Do you want to make Budd smart?’’ he wrote to Dr. Levingston. ‘‘Come up and see me and let's talk it over.” Reel Terry, Ned Lanigan and all the | in an undertone. others who were known or suspected of bearing animosities toward the adminis- tration, State and local, were invited. Some of them came, but more of them did not. Clunie and Levingston did not re- spond. Reel Terry at first declined, but later went up, principally as a joke, his friends say, and made a speech at the Occidental Club meeting on Thursday night. The Blind Boss knows every trick of the game, and though the reformers insist he has no earthly chance to govern San Fran- cisco again, the boss seems contented with the way the battle is going, and it is well to remember that Buckley has more vic- tories than defeats on his record. et THE SWEARING IROQUOIS. Profanity Marks the Debate Be- tween Max Popper and M. M. Foote. “You can’t boss me, — you, sir.”” This was the sort of parliamentary lan- guage that distinguished a situation pre- sented to the members of the Iroquois Club last night. It was delivered by M. M. Foote during a discussion with Mr. Pop- er. President Flynn occupied the chief's seat at the Iroquois Council last night. but the braves generally remained in their wigwams during the fog. Consequently the regular not-on-the-bill snake dances, so famous at the councils, were not very plentiful. J. Billingslea and ex-Republican Central Committeeman D. W. H. McLaughlin were admitted to membership, the laiter gentleman, no doubt, having been con- verted to the Democracy by the popular superstition among red men that a change of chiefs is a dead thing on a more extensive hunting-ground. Colonel Cockran, a warrior from the busted wickiup of San Diego, applied for admission under the transfer act, but the non-existence of the San Diego club, which was wiped out at the last cam- paign, made it necessary for the colonel to apply for admission as a plain citizen of | San Francisco. The committee on the organization of district clubs made its report through its chairman, Max Popper, and M. M. Foote moved that it be given six months to com- plete the work. His motion was seconded by T. Carl Spelling, whereupon George H. Cabaniss let out some satirical whoops, with Brave Foote and John A. Wall in the Max Popper stated in answer to stion from Mr. Wall that the com- mittee had held meetings witbin the last | two months, but neglected to state how many. He also said something about various people who amounted to less than the conversation pertaining to it. This re- mark brought Mr. Spelling to his feet, but he was confronted with the information from the chair that Mr. Popper mentioned no names. At this juncture A. Schwartz of the committee gave forth theinformation that the committee had not met within two months, but it was finally dragged out that five weeks was the time. Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Popper then engaged ina small passage-at-arms. During the concluding moments Mr. Foote edged over toward Mr. Schwartz and said something ‘“‘Here, Mr. Foote,” said Mr. Popper, “we don’t need any prompt- ing here.” *Neither do I, Max Popper, and I'll be —— if you can prompt me,”’ answered back the defiant Foote. ‘*And I think you are trying to be boss of the whole club, the whole committee, the whole works, and you're trying to bust up the organiza- tion, Max Popper, but you can’t boss me, — you, sir.” Bang, bang, bang went the gavel, and the president was on his feet. *‘Order! Order!! Order!!!” In a few moments the war- clouds hovered near enough to cut, but the cigar of peace was finally passed,and Brother Foote called in his whoops like a blushing maiden. With a same readiness that the war was started a love-feast was held in which all hands participated. Even Mr. Spelling took a full meal. When the clouds were lifted the following resolution was in- troduced by William Kline: WHEREAS, The citizens of this country view with great interest the struggle for indepen- dence on the part of the natives of Cuba; and whereas, their struggle for freedom and’ inde- pendence deserves and merits the sympathy of all free and independent nations; therefore be it Resolved, By the Iroquois Club of San Fran- cisco that the President of the United Stau tho Hon. Secretary of State and our representa tives to Congress be requested to take such ac- tion as will recognize the Cubans as belliger- | ents. Resolved, Further, that true Demecratic prin- ciples make it necessary for this Government 10 stand by, aid and support with its sympathy, these people engaged in this gigantic struggle for freedom and independence. Be it further Resolved, That & copy of these 1esolutions be forwarded to the President of the United States, Secretary of State and to each of our represen- tatives in Congress. Z It was referred to the committee on resolutions to report upon next Friday and Charles Wesley Reed and William Kline were selected by the chair to discuss the question of Cuba vs. Spain in open de- bate. Note.—A full attendance is requested. A resolution by Max Popper indorsing the action of Railroad Commissioners Stanton and La Rueinlowering the freight rates 25 per cent was unanimously adopted and the Commissioners were made honor- ary members of the club. The secretary read the names of three score or more of delinquents, aggregating the sum of $400, and Loms Metzger moved that a collector be sent out upon the trail of the debtors to gather in the wampum. One week’s time was allowed for him to report the result of his still hunt. ¢ The office of collector occupied by Mr. Mackey was declared vacant, owing to the fact that he was not a member of the club, although he has occupied that position for five years. On motion of Fred Rabe the chair appointed Fred Anderson as the official collector, and the gentleman will get upon the warpath at once. Meeting adjourned to meet again Friday night. President Flynn, in speakingof his polit- cal creed, after adjournment, saia: “I feel as do other members of the club that we ougnt to be absolutely independ- ent; free from the rule of a Buckley, a Rainey, a Popper or a McNab. Every man should do as he thinks best for the party and himself without permitting any one to dictate to him.” “I concur,” said Mr. Foote. During the meeting Tom Burns at- tempted to introduce several reforms, but was successfully pulled down by Louis Metzger. Porous phaltum. A peculiar specimen has been received at the State Mining Bureau from Summerland, Santa Barbara County. It is a porous asphaltum and only half the weight of ordinary asphaltum of equal bulk. A very large deposit of the stuft has been discovered. The question in the minds of the owners of the ledge and those who have seen this new variety is whether or not it is of any speciel commercial value. ———-——— Huntington Views the Road. C. P. Huntington, accompanied by some offi- cers of the Southern Pacific Company, left yes- terday on & tour of inspection of the coast railway to Guadalupe, Santa Barbars County. Among those on the president’s special train were General Manager Kruttschnitt, General Snseflnundem Fillmore, Chief Engineer Hood and Division Superintendent Fraser. ASTORI'S NEW. RAILROAD President Hammond Talks of the Proposed Line to Portland. TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR. It Will Connect With Five Principal Rallways of the Pacific North- west States. Astoria, Or., a city of 10,000 inhabitants, is to have its first railroad in a few months and it will then be connected at Portland with five of the principal lines of the Pa- cific Northwest. The mouth of the Colum- bia River, after the completion of the en- terprise, will be alive with deep-water ves- sels, which, previous to the dredging of the harbor, were unable to land at Astoria. The work of constructing the new line is in the hands of the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Company, a corporation worth $2,000,000, under the presidency of A. B. Hammond, who is now stopping at the Palace Hotel, where he was seen yes- terday by a CaLw reporter. “I anticipate that we will be able to fin- ish the road by next year,”’ said Mr. Ham- mond in speaking of the line. ‘“We have already purchased sixteen miles of com- plete road and we will make our first con- The Proposed Route of the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad. nection at Golbe, sixty miles from Astoria, as soon as possible. Sixteen more miles are now under contract and the rest will be let soon. The reason that railroad service has not been had in Astoria before is because the mouth of the Columbia River was too shallow to admit deep-water ships. This year, however, the Govern- ment has completed its dredging and the heaviest craft afloat can land at the Xs- toria jetty at any time. “Qur line will connect at Portland with the Union Pacitic, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, the Northern Pacific, the Southern Pacific and the Great Northern, five principal lines. We will pass through the timber country of the banks of the river and bandle freight and passengers alony the route, besides act as the carrier of the vroduce of the entire Northwest or Columbia basin, which 1s the natural point of embarkation for that sec- tion of the Pacific Coast. “It is a strange thing that the third largest river in the United States, with a city of 10,000 people at its mouth, should have been so long without a railroad, but the river bar, up to within a few months ago, was too shallow for deep-water ves- sels, and they have been compelled to go up the coast some distance and come in- land by along and circuitous route, which could be and will be greatly shortened by the construction of our line. We have simply opened the logical point of en- trance and exit, and the benefits to Astoria and that section of the country generally will be at once noticeable. “‘The Northwest is extremely productive, and it will have the effect of stimulating the industries to a greater capacity of work. “We have given emplovment to a large body of workingmen and engineers, and in a short time other benefits in the shape of employment to sailors, wharfmen and seafaring men generaily will be noticeable. rom this on improvements of all kinds will be made in and around Astoria, and the small towns along the line will be in communication with the principal cities. One of the greatest industries we have is the timber business, and an immense re- gion will doubtless be opened up for oper- ations. The boats of smafl draught that have been plying the Columbia River have been of limited capacity in transporting the products of the country, but with the assistance of the new line it will be possi- ble to ship a greater quantity of material than ever before. “I will leave for Astoria shortly to push the work, and by this time next year we will have things in such a shape that it will Jook as though the entire Columbia basin has taken a new lease of life that will be substantial.” Mr. Hammond is inclined to the belief that the building of the Astoria and Columbia River fiailroad will be directly instrumental in the growth of other lines, which will greatly add to the general pros- perity of the Northwestern States. A CLIENT'S MONEY, Attorney Long Cited to Explain Hig Account With Mrs. Tierney, a Client. Attorney James Long was cited to ap- pear in Judge Coffey’s court yesterday to explain the use of a client’s money, but the hearing was postponed until to-day. He was attorney for Mrs. Bridget Tierney, and the latter gave to him money which she had been ordered to pay into court. The attorney Gid not pay the money to the court and Mrs. Tierney was sent to jail for contempt, but she is now out on bonds. Mrs. Tierney was guardian of Mrs. Mar- garet Crichton, ber sister, who, in 1891, was committed to an asylum for the insane, and she had control of the latter's $3000 estate. After the insane woman had been restored to competency an accounting was ordered and Mrs. Tierney was found to owe her sister §1170. Only $725 has been paid and Mrs. Tierney declares that she Ewe the remainder of the money to Mr. ong, intending that it should be paid to Mrs. Crichton. H z ——.—— BOUND TO GET DAMAGES, Troubles Over a Cloak Which Was “*Boiled’” Instead of Cleaned. There was a lively dispute before Justice of the Peace Barry yesterday over the value of a little child’s cloak. The matter might have been settled amicably but for the stubborn insistence of a man to get all the money he could out of a mishap. James Nightwine sent his little daugh- ter's cloak to the American Steam Laun- dry to be cleaned, and through some over- sight it was ‘“boiled.” Manager E. H. Knight offered to pay a fair price for the damage or buy a new cloak. When he called to see it and find out its guality Nightwine said it was his property, and he flatly refused to produce it. He sued the company for $18, the alleged value of the cloak. "The company fur- nished several witnesses and as many | weighing 1100 pounds with a velocity of .interrupted screw pattern adopted for all scores of cloaks to prove that Nightwine had placed the figures too high. After listening to all the experts the court decided that $10 was a fair value for the cloak. Nightwine has a suit for $200 damages still pending against the company. He alleges that his wife was prostrated with nervousness over the treatment she re- ceived when getting the spoiled cloak. THE LAW ON TRUSTS, Attorney Wheeler in the Fair Contest Argues Through Several Cen- turies. Senator Fair, who accumulated all the millions that the attorneys are fighting about in the Superior Court, probably never thought that the law of the dark ages would eyer be made to apply to his estate. Attorney Wheeler, however, who repre- |, sents Charles L. Fair in ‘the contest, has taken the fight back into the half-for- gotten centuries and, like an armored knight of the olden time, he is arguing away back in Judge Slack’s court. He has talked continuously for two days and on Mondayv he will begin afresh. Yes- Lgl:dfly he brought the law on trusts and tities up to 1742 or thereabouts. Much of his discourse was on ‘‘common recov- eries,” and it was much like an entertain- ing law-school lecture. Many members of the bar were present during the afternoon to listen to the oration. HER FIRST FRONT TOOTH. One of the Guns for the Ore- gon’s Forward Turret at Hand. Sixty-Elght Tons of Steel Which Will Throw a Shot Twelve Miles. The first of the big 13-inch guns for the new battleship Oregon, now being built at the Union Iron Works, will arrive in this City early this morning. The big gun has been traveling slowly over the country for some weeks past, resting ona car specially built for carrying just such freight, and guarded as carefully as a treasure box, for the value of the big lump of steel cannot be expressed with less than five figures. The car_on which it | travels was built by the Pennsylvania | Central Railroad for the purpose of carry- ing the big 16-inch Krupp gun to the | ‘World’s Fair. It is braced imevery direc- | tion until it is of enormous strength, and { the platform rests on two trucks with eight wheels on each. The gun is one of the largest made by the American Government. It is 479 | inches long, or an inch less than 40 feet; | 49 inches in breadth at the breech ana 29 | inches at the muzzle. With a full charge of 560 pounds of powder it will drive a shot 2100 feet a second. This will drive the shot through 25inches of steel at 1000 yards and over 21 inches at 2500 yards, and it will, at greatest elevation, drop the tremendous steel projectile 12 miles away. The gun itself weighs 136,000 pounds. In the bore there are 52 grooves forming the rifling, each one-twentieth of an inch deep and over half an inch wide. Thev start parallel to the center line of the bore, and, gradually increasing the twist, reach | a cury 25 calibers, or 1 turn in about 27 The gun will be mounted in the forward turret of the Oregon. The naval mount differs from the military carriage in that the land gun of large caliber, like those of smaller caliber, is mounted on trunnions, while the big naval gun is strapped to & saddle. Five hoops of steel are shrunk about the gun’s breech in two sets—three in one and two in another. This saddle, which is of brass, slideson a carriage; ahuge casting upon its lower face receives the end of the piston-rod of the recoil cylinder, the recoil cylinder being bolted to the front of the carriage. The carriage is swungon a hori- zontal bolt just under the gun and forward of the balance, and its afterend is raised or lowered with this bolt as a center. This gives elevation and depression to the muzzle. To give the piece lateral train the turret, guns and all is thrown to the right or left. The recoil of thegun under a full MAY INDICT' ASHWORTH, Grand Jury Bringing to‘Light Serious Matters of Neglect. MORE EXPERT TESTIMONY. Inspectors and Contractors Alarmed by the Street-Work Investigation. In_veshgation in progress under the di- rection of the Grand Jury has caused gen- eral alarm among street contractors. Many of them were at the new City Hall yesterday and discussed the topic in whis- pers. They could be seen flitting through the corridors, exchanging opinions here and comparing notes there. The an- nouncement in THE CALL that George W. Elder, the expert of the Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors, had been de- clared the official expert of the board tended to increase the consternation. Crooked contractors are cognizant of the fact that a capable expert employed by the Grand Jury has been for weeks delving among the books and records of the Street Department. It is also known to them that the Mayor’s expert, George T. Gaden, has been acquiring information as to the character of work done and material used. Thegehad not been around the building long before they ascertained that impor- tant witnesses had been summoned to at- tend the afternoon session of the jury. In the office of the Superintendent of Streets anxiety was manifest. Books and papers had been called for, which seemed to signify a purposeon the part of the Grand Jury to investigate closely a num- ber of contracts. It was known that the jury had pro- cured samples of material used on Twelith street and on Guerrero street and ihat the specimens were in the jury-room to be ex- amined by expert contractors. ‘When the jury met at 2 p. M. there was a loud call for H.'N. Clement. He isa prop- erty-owner on Guerrero street and has kept a pretty close watch on the street work done in" that locality. He was not on hand when called for, but replied by telephone that he would be there at once. Vhile w. ng for Mr. Clement Contractor Harry Gray, whose work is rated as first class, was called in, presumably to in- spect the specimens of concrete which the jury had secured. By the time the examination of Mr. Gray was concluded Mr. Clement arrived. It is said that out on Guerrero street where he resides the contractor left the concrete exposed for only two days before putting on the surface material, whereas the specitications require that it shall re- main uncovered for eight days and be watered daily. What Mr. Clement testi- fied to no one on the outside could say, but he was long enough in the jury-room to form the impression that this Grand Jury means business in dealing with the Street Department. Work at Union street and Van Ness ave- nue, which was accepted by Superinten- dent Ashworth, but objectea to by Mr. Elder, the expert of the Supervisors, is being torn up and relaid by the contractor. This is regarded as an acknowledgment that the work which the Superintendent accepted was not performed as the specifi- cations plainly required. The Grand Jury is making a special study of specifications. The fact has come to light that many of the cesspools recently put in have been constructed according to old specifications, altogether different from those in the City Surveyor’s office on which the recent bidding was made. Cesspools one-third smaller and much cheaper than contiactors bid for have been put in and accepted. The work on Twelfth street, between Mission and Howard; on Guerrero street, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth, and at the crossing of Union streetand Van Ness avenue received special attention yes- terday. The impression is now gaining force that Superintendent Ashworth is ignorant of what is going on in his department. The THE BIG GUN AS IT WILL BE MOUNTED IN THE TURRET OF THE OREGON. charge is fifty-two inches and the pressure in the powder chamber fifteen tons to the square inch. The breech is a large plug of steel of the American guns, and the opening and clos- ing mechanism is a simple crank to one side of the breech. Protected by the 15 inches of hardened steel on the turret sides, the big gun, and_the one which is | destined to rest besideit. will be formid- able weapons, but they will cost consider- ably over $100,000 apiece before they finally peer out across the forward deck of the Oregon. . With all 1ts ponderous weight, the gun itself is slim and light-looking when the tremendous execution it is capable of is taken into consideration. Itand others of its kind are the pride of American arsenals, for there isnothing toequal them in the world., They are one inch larger than the largest guns in use in the army, and are considered to be the extreme limit in power and economy in gun-making. PASSED SPURIOUS COIN. Arrest of F. C. Andrieu on the Complaint of an Ex-Employe. F. C. Andrieu, the keeper of a coffee- house on Kearny street, near California, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Monckton yesterday,on a war- rant charging him with uttering counter- feit United States coin. Andrieu discharged one of his waiters a few days ago and paid him off with five $1 bieces, one of which was a new counterfeit of good workmanship. The waiter de- manded a good coin in exchange for the spurious one, but his request was denied, and he then went to Secret Service Agent Harris. That official endeavored to get Andrieu to refund the money, but without success, and he then had the waiter swear ont a warrant for the cafe man’s arrest. Andrieu was released on $500 bonds. —————————— Stanford Case to Be Decided To-Day. The decision in the Stanford case, involving about $15,000,000 which the United States Government claims is due it from the estate of the late Senator Stanford, will be decided this morning. United States Judges Morrow, Haw- ley and Gilbert sat on the bench while the case was being argued before the United States tri- bunal, and Judge Morrow has been busily en- gaged for several weeks in writing the court's opinion, which wiil be voluminous, chief outside deputy, Martin Keating, re- Eorts to the Superintendent, but the latter oes not know of his own knowledge that work reported for acceptance has been done as the specifications require. The Grand Jury 1s evidently impressed with the belief that Ashworth is responsible for the loose methods employed, poor material used and careless work done. Members of the Grand Jury will not expressan opin- ion as to probable indictments, but indict- ments are impending. If the Superintendent is not indicted the report of the Grand Jury may recommend proceedings to remove him from_office on the grounds of neglect of his duties and in- competency. An 1nvestigation which discloses so much neglect in the beginning is almost sure by wide reaching and deep prohinfl to bring to light the methods by which crooked contractors can underbid legitimate firms ana secure acceptance of inferior work. That the jury means to reach out wideand go down deep is attested by the issuing of subpenas for many more witnesses, among them contractors and inspectors. A report gained circulation yesterday that one of the inspectors whose testimony is needed could not be found. The assisiant bookkeeper of the Street Department, who was jailed last summer for raising warrants, is still in prison and the question is being asked why the case is not.%eing tried. An effort to raise money in his behalf was madein the department, but the amount secured is not known. The Grand Jury may endeavor to elicit from the imprisoned bookkeeper some facts of importance. Detective Cody, who made the arrest, believes that the man in jail could give out a great deal of informa- tion which would very useful at this time. When the Grand Jury finished the ex- amination of witnesses on Street Depart- ment work inquiry was resumed relative to the trunk factory fire on Seventeenth street. Three or four witnesses were ex- amined. Assistant’ District Attorney Black at- tended the session throughout. Only two members of the jury were absent yvester- day. Another session will be held next Friday. Meanwhile the experts will be busier than ever. Your eyes are of more value than the largest array of dollars you can compute on this sheet. Bank Stock paper saves your eyes. The Mysell- Rollins Company, 22 Clay st., print and bind it.* NEW TO-DAYDRY GOODS. S —~——— ) \errs 5 GLOVES- FANDHERCMIE F S LADIES' FURNISRINGS. 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HOSE, Riche! &nd toes, an exce OR TAN LIST ribbed, spliced lent quality. 210 D Paie ‘made of fine Macco yarn, w ow nibbed, black or white fee?, 310 high-spiiced - heels and double kne 03 and toes, in all an excellent artic Pair BOYS' BLACK COTTON HOSE, heavy R0 quality, dounle knees, a stocking built &) for school, sizes 7 to 1 Paip CHILDREN'S BLACK COTTON HOSE, Hermsdorf? dye, black or unbleached ©r 0 foot, high: 9 10... Paig 50° w R, natural al , 8ilk bound, a 7RO 1l commend ftself to (65) armens GENTS' ALL-WOOL UNDERWEAR, 1.00 tan color, heavy quallty, silk- bound, ¢ the best $1 garment in the market..... Each Blouse Fronts. BLOUSE FRONTS, drawn open work, q:r%.no Surah silk stitched with black, colors €D ) —s corn, light blue, very dainty we Eacly BLOUSE FRONTS, embroidered chiffon, lace trimmed, pink, navy, brown, corn and black. BLOUSE FRONTS, white Spanish drawn <, trimmed with butter-colored nnes lace, swell colors, very & work, Valenci elaborat (INCORPORATED) 937, 939 and 941 Market Strect, BAN FRANCISCO. A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE, A Japanese Company Is Seek- | ing a Desirable Port on | the Coast. The Half-Million Club Asked to Interest Itself In Behalf of This City. The Yu Sir Kusha Steamship Company | of Yokohama, Japan, has lately decided | to place several new ocean flyers on the | route between this City or some port on Puget Sound and Yokohama and Hong- | kong in opposition to the Occidental and | Oriental and the Pacific Mail steamship companies. Representatives of the corporation have been visiting this coast for some time with | the view of finding the most desirable port | for the headquarters of the company. The northern overland lines and the Puget Sound people are in consequence greatly interested in the matter and are | doing their utmost to have one of their | coast towns selected as the port to be fa- vored by the company. [ E. Steele, a real estate man of this | City, first became cognizant of the fact | that the company would probably locate | on Puget Sound through a telegram which | appeared in the columns of the local papers, | and he immediately called on the Japan- | ese Consul for further information regard- | ing the matter. Mayor Sutro was then | called upon, and gave his views upon the | matter. He said: “It will be decidedly | to the advantage of the company to run its | steamers to San Francisco, whence further | arrangements can easily be made for tran- shipment either north or south. | ““Not only the people of San Francisco, but the people of California generally, will welcome such a new line, and give ita | hearty support. “San Francisco is and ever will be the | metrovolis of the coast, and if the line is properly managed it could easily be made to pay both ways.” Mr. Sutro also advised that the attention | of the Half-million Club be called to the | matter, and a report will be handed to Mr. | Crocker at the next meeting of that organ- ization. A member of the Half-million Club said : So far as navigation is concerned, there is less danger 1n entering and leaving San Fran- cisco harbor ail the year round than at any other on the coast; consequently marine insur- ance will be taken at the lowest rate. The harbor of San Franciso is also recognized as one of the safest in the world, and there is plenty of Toom to accommodate the shipping, thus securing the quick dispatch oi vessels and avoiding all unnecessary dela; On account of its geographical position San Francisco 18 the nataral point for ail produce | of the Pacific Coast, and the only complaint of | the new steamship company is the high rate of transportation which is charged by the South- ern Pacific Company from this’ City to Eastern points. Exports from this port are, as yet, in their infancy, and, with an increased opportunity and reasonable rates, which will still allow ocean carriers & handsome profit, they would 500N aAssume gigantic proportions. A2 At the present time there are two distinct overland lines to the Atlantic Coast which have their nucleus in this City—the Central and Southern Pacific; furthermore, there are two other roads in course of construction which will furnish extra facilities for the transporta- tion of products to and from this City—the San Jol;lfln Valley road from Stockton to Bakers- field and the Corral Hollow road from Stock- ton to Corral Hollow. With such prospects there is an assurance that & new steamship line will be able to make proper arrangements for through transportation from Yokobama and Hongkong 10 a1 Eastern and European points and vice versa. With competent agents in the Esst and throughout Europe a large trade could be se- cured for freight well as passengers. Charged With Burglary. Frank Jones alias Jack Deady, & paper-hang- er,and Henry CoMin,a shoemaxer, were a rested on Kearny street yesterday morning and charged with sttempted burglary. They are also thought to be implicated in the recent ate tempt to rob the cigar-store at 23 Pacific street. “Longwear”’ SHOES For Boys Made of California Best Beaver Calfskin and Cal- ifornia Oak-tanned Sole Leather. Sewed strongly and the best materials used throughout. No nails to hurt the feet. A pliable, easy shoe, that fits well and looks well, and WEARS LIKE IRON. Such Shoes are $2.50 at any retailers, but our Factory Price is but $1.75 for sizes 2% to 6; $1.50 for sizes 11 to 2. ROSENTHAL, FEDER & CO., 581-583 MARKET STREET. FIRE! SMOKE! WATER! Our entire stock of LATEST FALL AND WINTER JACKETS, TAILOR= MADE SUITS, CLOTH AND FUR CAPES and MISSES’ AND CHiL« DREN’S JACKETS will be closed out by order of the Underwriters. Sale commences SATURDAY MORNING at 9 o’clock. LOEWENTHAL'S GLOAK AND SUIT HODSE, 844 MARKET ST., NEAR STOCKTON. R GEORGE H. FULLER DESK CoO, Is the Place to Buy And All Kinds of d OFFICE FURNITURE 638-640 Mission Sty