The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN' FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1895. i AMUSEMENTS. RALDWIN THEATER.— Trilby. CoLuMsIA THEATFR—* Robin Hood.” Morosco's OPERA-HOUSE—“The Phenix.” T Trovatore.” TIVOLI OPFRA-HOV ORPNFUN—Tigh-Class V: GROVER'S ALCAZ ProPLES' T ster Dark.” Market fon free. rmance STATE BOARD OF TRAT rhiect, below Second. Op MECHANIC®' PAVILION.—F of Fritz Scheel, October 24, ifornia street, IN BRIEF. were opened New See Yup yesterday on Clay s : st ofticial’s pre- ymmitted to the Napa sioners. Henry Levi has bee Asylum b; R, erintendent, has e and County Hos- pital. Judge Stax : Lawton were on_the stand vester ses for the detense in the Garcel ticardo, Cardwell, Fannie won purses at the Bay Littl gal statusof the Fish as partly argued before ay. ools will not hold any sessions 1t of the funeral of the late Su- J. Moulder. o Moulder, late Superinten- : City Public Schools, will be buried ¥ Church. lelivered a lecture on “Rome’s large audience at the Metro- politan Temple last evening. The newly organized Child Saving Society will soon incorporate and establish Lomes for waifs in this City and at Beulah. Charl cker and Thomas Foley, two wife- ent r ly dealt with by Judges nd Campbell yesterday. of the late A.J. Moulder wili morning at 10:30 o’clock from corner Gough and Bush stree! er take place this Trinity Chur or Siebe ncollected I»ermnnl taxes, for w h he is held responsible under the new revenue law. Josepn K frame dwelling, 6 Reed 1 place, was vy damaged by fi The alarm was set in from box 7 at The Wageworkers' Uni resolutions condemnin t night. lists for making s streets. eches on the public ix spe ing matches held at the ic ( i b last evening pessed but g some dissatis s who permitted ght to be builton ested 10-day by the ous illness of Mr. Deu- f se, the till next ting of the Lesgue of Cali- Loan Association was held y the en; the Germa- 00 alleg ho was retired from the ed to serve in another ng that he could not be are in- et Rail- line eet prop y of the Market-stree the electric sy Company b sors of the dis- ¢ of_certain street es not at present utilized. m Forman,a housemover on Bryant wwas arrested’ yesterday for having frac- tured the skull of Samuel Hamilton, 8 Neigh- ion Saturday night. ¢ car 1110 collided with bottled beer wagon at nué yesterday and upset it. wagon was slightly hurt. sting_programme of addresses has rea for the State Fruit-Growers' be held in Sacramento g November 5. olesale coal dealers, ness 10 & corporation and John tockHolders. Miss Patton,” de- he City and County superintendent’s dination sgainst the head for momning at San s and preserve- e stof two hunters were fined for tres- Executors Bishop and 2 W, estate was re- to a letter cers’ Asso- Easter: 7 Eugene Deuprey evening. His ph 3 appear on behal th in the report ti v was atened with paj Health Officer Lovelace has moti Board of Supervisors of the hole nant water on B street, betwee: nth avenues. He has recomnx ce be filled in and graded. T. Desl, a brakeman on the Belt R; cars on Lombard-street wha: en the first finger of his le ed. It was amputated at th spital by Dr. Bunnell. 3 mmer, an expressman on Mason and Pacific streets, for firing & shotat James Lynch, which weat through the lapel ot his coat, wes yesterdey held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Conlan in $2000 bonds. Mrs. Josephine Smith has sued her husband, Charles H. Smith, for a book, alamp and an upholstered chair, all of the value of $71. This is one of an interminable number of suits between the couple ever since they separated. Reilroad Commissioners Stanton and La Rue stated yesierday that the Southern Pacific Company recognized the commission on va- rious occasions, and have now attacked the constitution of California in a Federal court suit. The charge of manslaughter against Henry Oppenheimer, solicitor for the Union Brewing Company, for causing the death of James Young on September 28, was dismissed by Judge Low yesterday on motion of the prose- cution. William Cheprers and John Fleming, for dis- turbing a religious meeting on Sunday nignt, were each fined $30 or thirty days in jail by Judge Conlan yesterday, and Fleming had an additional fine of $10 imposed upon him for battery. Yesterday's reports of barometric pressure and winds of San Francisco are the most pe- culiar and erratic that have ever left the local office. The cause was & meeting of areas of low barometric pressure in the vicinity of the Cali- fornia coast. M. H. de Young has returned from his European tour. In an interview yesterday he said he thought Allison was so far the strong- est Republican candidate in the field, and that Pittsburg was making the strongest fight for the convention. Francis Mahoney, alias George Sullivan, was arrested yesterday on & warrant threatening to kill Jennie Armanacas, s dive waitress,at 16 Montgomery avenue. A revolver was found in Lis pocket,and he was also charged with carry- ing a concealed weapon. Leon Livingstone, 5 years of age, living at 818 Octavia street, was knocked down and run over by a bu fiydriven by George Scherer, a Drewer on Golden Gate avenue lust night and hed orle of his ribs fractured, besides being internally injured. Scherer was arreste for batte At the session of the California Miners’ Asso- ciation yesterday officers for the ensuing term were elécted and all committees’ reports and a platiorm adopted. The only business to-day will be the selection of the executive commit- . the most important conmected with the association. Thomas Casey and Frank Burns, two young men, were arrested yesterday on warrants cherging them with grand larceny in stealin & {ruit-wagon belonging to G.W. Strickland, 930 Twenty-fifth street. A revolver upon burns, and a charge of carrying a con- cealed weapon was also entered against him, ixth and nded that 16 been sued for $40,18013 | vere elected for | g | had not | as fonnd | ber to the nearest AR ONLY ON DUCKS, There Were No Colli- sions on the Marshes Yesterday. TRUCE FOR SPORT’S SAKE. Birds Were So Numerous That Keepers Did Not * Interfere. THE SLOUGH STILL BLOCKADED. The Shooting Was Too Good to Spare Time to Attack the Obstructions. The war cloud has passed. The dawn of vesterday did not see serried ranks of hunters fighting their way to the duck- ponds on the preserved Suisun marshes through rows of keepers. Huron Slough is still blockaded to be sure, but the in- vaders made no assault on the barriers, but merely went around them, and aristo- cratic hunters and plebeian boys shot over the same marsh, and there were ducks enough for all. The bearers of $400 hammerless guns were not molested, at their favorite grounds, but the outsiders ranged along the sloughs and got all the sport there was out of outlying ponds and ignored puddles. Asa rule, the aristocrats refused to be cognizant of anybody but their fellow club members and their guests, but as the out- siders were hunting for dacks and not for social recognition, they did not mind eing ignored. The ducks were too plentiful and the sport too good to spare the time for a quar- | rel, so a truce was tacitly declared and while neither side gave up afoot both postponed a collision and shot ducks. There was only one arrest for trespass during the day. This wason the San Pablo marsh. where a counle of hunters | were taken into custody. Even the Justice who fined them dodged the issue by find- ing them guilty of trespassing on “‘ground stocked with terrapin, oysters and clams.” Of course the law_couldn’t see anythin | funny in the idea of two men lying behin a blind with double-barreled shotguns ing to bring to earth the first terrapin that winged his way nearthem, or to make 2 double on a drake clam or a greenhead ter flying by in the misty morning. hey were on land stocked with these young wild fowl, and that was enough for the Justice. Itwasnot even charged that | the sportsmen were sneaking up to ground sluice the terrapin and shell fish before they rose irom the ponds. The slaughter of ducks on the Suisun marsh was enormous. The birds came in at the first glimpse of day in thousands. Chinese New Year was a quiet, peaceful incident compared with the events of yes- terday. At times the firing wasso fast that separate shots could not be recog- nized, but were blended in a continuous roar. It was the ‘rattle of musketry” the war story writers are so fond of de- scribing. Sharles W. Kellogg, Cordelia Club, and . Whittier, presi- dent of the Teal Club, and Harry Emeric, the Fish Commissioner, left this City on Monday evening so as to be up bright and early yesterday morning to join in the serenade to the ducks. Mr. Emeric left ihis]neuds at San Pablo, and the presi- dents of the two large Suisun preserve clubs, with the members and guests, con- tinued on to the swamps. There were also amoneg the passengers who were out for ducks some of the mem- bers of the Mallurd Club, who, by the way, did not fear in the least any disturbance from the keepers of the aristocratic shoot- ing clubs. Mr. Kellogg and his friends left the train at Teal station, where a steam launch was waiting to convey them to the ark White Wines, which is lying about three miles west of the station. Everybody anticipated great sport on the first day of the season and their an- ticipations were fully realized as wild ducks were flying in thousands. resident of the The Cordelia members were mot |on the warpath until sunrise, but their neighbors of the Ibis Club were pumping hot shot at passing feathers just as soon as there was light enough in the eastern horizon to detect a passing streak. The incessant cracking of guns kept the birds well on the wing, and when there was sufficient tight to enable a sportsman to draw agood bead on a greenhead or a longneck, both of which are surprisingly numerous on the marshes this year, a battle royal was declared in all quarters, Birds flew and fell thick and fast until about 9 o’clock, when a strong gale came from the southwest, which made the shooting more difficult owing to the speed | attained by the broadbills when traveling with the wind. Every sportsman had birds at the end of | the day’s shooting. During all the firing eepers of the preserve clubs were on | the marsh contemplating the slaughter, | but not interfering with the shooters. One outsider \lrofmcd aduck right at the feet of a Cordelia Club keeper. The keeper stooped to pick up the bird. “Don’t trouble yourself, thanks,” said the hunter, “I can get him.” And he did. The only challenge that any of the al- leged trespassers received was from a keeper in the employ of the Ibis Club, who | eventually withdrew when he was satis- fied the outsider would not interfere with the sport of the members. The Cordelia and Teal Club shooters bagged respec- tively nine sacks and one large hamper full of birds, which were shipped to this (,x't\y last evening. Ten men did the work. The Ibis and Tule Belle Club members also bagged considerable game, notwith- standing that their shooting was in the major part wild. The Mallard Ciub mem- bers did very well considering that they had to take potluck over some of the dis- carded: ponds. On Saturday and Sunday next the Mer- ced marshes will be alive with duck-shoot- ers who are fond of sport that is not by l:_ny means clean, but is very exciting at imes. L Ry THE FIRST CLASH. Two Hunters on the San Pablo Marsh Arrested and Fined for Trespassing. The first news of the trouble on the marshes between the duck-huntersand the clubmen was a semi-oflicial communica- tion received by Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner T. Babcock. It was from San Pablo and reads: This_morning the duck-shooting eeason opened and with it the first clash of hunters and keepers of the duck preserve occurred on the grounds of the San Pablo Shooting and Fishing Club. With the dawn of day about twenty good and true sportsmen appeared and attempted to invade the preserve grounds, Tney were promptly met by neazly an equal number of keepers, who ordered them off. Fearing arrest and much consequent trouble all retired except two, who gave their names as Lambert, and said they had been employed to shoot on these grounds and th:s proposed to do so. The{ promptly ordered the keepers not to interfere with them and, presenting their guns, threatened fo shoot any who did so. The keepers prudently retired to arespect- able distance and dispatched one of their num- ustice of the Peace and swore out warrants for the arrest of the tres- pessers, These warrants were delivered to the Constable of the county, who in due time ar- rested the offenders. Atter a careful hearing before the Justice they were fined for trespassing upon grounds where shellfish have been planted. fueems that this club has stocked these grounds with terrapin, oysters and clams, and the law of trespass is very stringentin regard to this class of property. HIS SKULL FRAQTURED. Result of a Fight Between Two Resi- dents of Bryant Street. William Forman, a house-mover, on Bry- ant street,was locked up in the City Prison yesterday to await the result of injuries received by Samuel Hamilton of Second and Bryant streets at his hands last Satur- day night. The two men met in the Gold Dust saloon and had several drinks together. They visited other saloons and quarreled in their cups. They agreed to go to North Park lane, a quiet, secluded place, to set- tle their aifferences. They fought for some time, till finally Forman retreated to a hay loft. Hamilton remained on the street and Forman hurled a block of wood from the hay loft at him. It struck him on the head, fracturing his skull, Hamilton was taken to the Receiving Hospital, but his friends refused to allow him to remain there, and, against the pro- tests of the surgeons, he was taken to his home. On Monday night his condition became critical and the attending physi- cian expresses the opinion that his recov- ery is doubtful. ALONG THE WATER FRONT Another; Ocean Disaster—The Ship Parthia Burned at Sea. Captain Carter, the Chlef Officer and Elghteen of the Crew Are Missing. The American ship Parthia from Liver- pool far San Francisco with a load of coal bas been burnt at sea, Captain Carterand eighteen of the crew are missing and the chances are that they perished in mid- ocean. The second officer and part of the crew reached Valparaiso in a pitiable con- dition. They had battled with the waves for days and being short of provisions and water were almost ready to give up when the coast was sighted. About the 27th of last month smoke was noticed making its way out of the hatches. The vessel was then about 400 miles off the south coast of Chile and the captainat once headed her for land. Everything was battened down and the decks were kept constantly flooded with water. The attempt to smother the fire was useless and at noon on the 1st inst. it got beyond all control. The woodwork was afire, and the crew had to abandon the ship. Captain Carter went in one boat and with him went the majority of the crew. The others went with the second mate in the captain’s gig. During the night the boats separated, and finally the mate, after battling with the waves for nearly a fortnight, reached Valparaiso. Both boats were poorly pro- visioned, and the chances are that if not picked up by a passing ship Captain Carter and his crew will die of starvation. The Parthia was built at Bath, Me., in 1891, and was of 2370 tons net burden. She was 260 feet 3 inches long, 44 feet 4 inches broad and 19 feet 6 inches deep. She came to San Francisco on her maiden trip and took a load of wheat to Cork. Captain Carter was on his way back here with a load of coal when the disaster occurred. Thomas Finnerty, one of the patrolmen for the Sailors’ Union, was arrested yes- terday on a charge of battery and locked up in the Harbor Police station. Alex- ander Johnson is a member of the union, but latterly he has failed to pay his dues. Finnerty remonstrated with ~him, but Johnson was obdurate. Finnerty then took the law into his own hands and gave the unfortunate sailor an unmerciful beating. As soon as he recovered John- son swore out a warrant for battery. The barkentine Electra arrived last night from Alaska minus one of her crew. The first day oat one of the foremast hands was sent aloft to help in unbending the fore-topgallantsail. He missed his footing. and falling to the deck below was instantly killed. Captain Verrey made a thorou%h examination of the body, but found life extinct. The body was buried at sea. FUNERAL OF . J, MOULDER Services at Trinity Church at 10:30 O’Clock This Morning. C. B. Stone, M. Babcock, C. Young and John Swett Men- tioned for the Office. S. The principals of the City common schools met at the rooms of the Board of Education yesterday afternoon and de- cided to attend the funeral of Superin- tendent A. J. Moulder in a body. They will meet at Trinity Church, Bush and Gough streets, where the services will be held, at 10:30 o’clock this morring. They will also send a large floral piece. On motion of Albert Lyser, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Madison Bab- cock was instructed to nominate a com- mittee of nine to draft suitable resolutions in memory of the deceased and to arrange for a day for the teachers to meet and hold commemorative exercises. Before the committee was named it was suggested that Albert Lyser of the John Swett School, Joseph O’Connor of the Horace Mann School, A. L. Mann of the Denman School, Madison Babcock, Assistant Su- perintendent of Schools, and James Den- man, ex-Superintendent of Schools, be named on the committee. To these names Assistant Superintendent of Schools Bab- cock afterward added the following: Agnes Manning, Webster School; Mary Donnelly, vice-principal Hearst School; Mrs. Mary Prag, Girls’ High School, and Ruth Campbell, Broadway School. The committee will meet at an early date and take action on the matter committed to 1t. The schools will stand adjourred to-da; to enable the teachers and pupils to atten: the funeral. The vacancy in the office of County Su- perintendent of Schools caused by the death of A.J. Moulder has already been the subject of lively speculation as to his SUCCEsSOr. John Swett, Madison Babcock, C. S. Young and C. B. Stone are mentioned as probn%le successors to the place. Other aspirants are expected to crop up before a selection is made by the Board of Edu- cation. . Rev. D, M. Gillies Remains. Revy. D. M. Gillies has decided to remain in charge of the Holly Park Presbyterian Church for the coming winter. It was only a few days &go that the congregation knew definitely that Mr. Gillies, who has already labored among them for the past two years W{!h considerable success, would still continue as their pastor and preacher. a result of this announce- ment there was an unusually large attendance the services last Sabbath. Mr. Gillies has 50 assumed the superintendence of the Sab- bath-school connected with the church. ——————— Mrs. Bell’s Allowance Reduced. By an order that Judge Coffey issued in con- Tection with the Thomas Bell estate yesterany the family allowance for Mis. Teresa Bell is re- duced from $2000 to $1500 per month. e The Bradley Will Contest. An amended petition in the contest of James A. Bradley’s will was filed yesterday by the beirs. Mr. Bradiey died on December 5, 1894, M. H. DEYOUNG RETURNS, Gives His Views the National Republican Situation, He of THINKS ALLISON STRONGEST. Pittsburg Making the Best Fight for the Blg Convention—Purchases for the Museum. M. H. de Young, director-general of the late Midwinter Fair and proprietor of the Chronicle, has returned from his European tour. He arrived in the City yesterday morning, coming directly through from New York, and early in the afternoon had resumed his desk in the Chronicle build- ing, and was hard at work when TuE CALL interviewer was announced. “I ought not to be expected to know much about local politics,” said Mr. de Young, ‘“or National politics either, for I have been delving among the aniiquarian shops in Europe in a marner that almost precluded one from keeping tab on Ameri- can affairs. I think Pittsburg the most formidable competitor San Francisco has in the race for the Republican convention. tation has been sent to the Southern Pa- cific to send representatives. Letters received recently by Secretary Lelong indicate that General Freight Agent C. K. Smurr and Assistant General Manager W. G. Curtis will be present to give the or- chardists the necessary information re- garding freight rates, schedule time, ship- ments, etc. BIG SUIT TRANSFERRED. The Case of Robert P. Jansen Against the Railroad to Be Contested in Alameda. The suit of Robert P. Jansen vs. the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, in which Jansen sues the company for $50,000 damages for injuries received from being struck by an engine at the Chestnut-street station, Alameda, on September 22 of last year, came before Judge Hnnt last Mon- day. Counselor D. M. Delmas appeared as at- torney for the plaintiff and General Barnes as attorney for the railroad company. After the evidence for the plaintiff was in General Barnes moved for a nonsuit. Counselor Delmas cited a large number of cases showing that it was proper for this particular case to go before the jury. Yesterday morning Mr. Delmas was taken suddenly ill and was unable to appear in court. The plaintiff consented that the judgment for 2 nonsuit should be entered and the case ended in this juris- diction. But such action on the part of the plaintiff was allowed by his attorneys, not that they considered the railroad company could prevail in its motion, as the best evidence of the attorneys’ private belief in that respect is that as soon as the judg- ment of the nonsuit was decided they im- M. H. DE YOUNG. That city has already raised a purse of $100,000, and will undoubtedly make an offer to pay the committee's indebtedness. “Chicago is making every effort to se- cure the big convention, and that city is looked upon as a most favorable place by the maijority of the candidates because it is so easy of access and will cost so little to send large numbers of their workers to the convention. Candidates from such States as Indiana, Ohio, lowa, Illinois and even Pennsylvania and New York fre- quently send whole clubs of workers to the convention city. They are supplied with brass band, handsome banners and sometimes with uniforms. They parade the streets and cheer for their man. They g0 into the convention and when the name of their man is mentioned will break in with rousing cheers that create for the time a superficial enthusiasm. For these reasons Chicago makes a very strong show- ing every time she enters the fight for a National convention. “I unaerstand that St. Louis, too, is sending out letters toall the National com- mitteemen and is making quite a deter- wined effort for the convention. ‘I am sorry to say that a great many of the National committeemen promise nearly everybody who asks them to vote for their city. At the last contest in Washington I offered a resolution that the vote be taken openly and by rollcall, but the argu- ment was coldly and boldly made in my presence that the gentlemen had made so many promises that they did not dare to vote openly on the question. So the prece- dent was followed and a secret vote taken in spite of my efforts. *‘Asfaras National politics are concerned I do not think sentiment has crystallized enough yet for any one to predict the nominee of the Republican party. “New York will vote solidly for Morton, but how long it will stick to him is prob- lematical. 1 know of no other State that will vote for him. New England will be for Tom Reed of Maine,and McKinley will et his own and some of the Southern tates. I think tbat Allison exhibits the reatest strength of all. He has Kansas, %ndi:ma, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and many other of the States of the Mississippi Valley. “My private ovinion is that a great many ballots will be cast before the nom- inee is chosen, for we are now face to face with a great many candidates, none of whom are so strong as to enlist any great enthusiasm.” 2 Mr. de Young is looking and feeling very well after his long vacation. He has made any number of purchases for the new park museum, and has shipped about 200 cases in all. Sixty-seven of these cases of curios will arrive shortly on the clipper ship Cutohna, and twenty-six more cases are en route on the Strathdon. His purchases include antiquities of al- most every description. He bought job lots very largely, and used such discrim- ination in his purchases and such business acumen in his dealings with the curio men of Europe that he was enabled to se- cure an immense amount of goods at the minimum expenditure FRUIT-GROWERS' CONVENTION. An Interesting Programme at the Sacra- mento Gathering. Great interest is manifest throughout the State in the coming State Fruit-grow- ers’ Convention which will be held in Sac- ramento during four days, commencing Tuesday, November 5. The meeting will pe held in the Chamber of Commerce and special committees, appointed by Mayor B. U. Stetnman, are at work preparing to ive the fruit-growers a fine reception. pecial rates have been obtained for the visitors at the hotels. It is expected that Governor Budd will deliver the address of welcome on behalf of the State and Mayor Steinman will make a similar address on behalf of Sacra- mento. He will be followed by Josepn Steffens, president of the Chamber of Commerce. The president of the associa- tion, Elwood Cooper, will deliver his annual address. As the question of fruit and freight transportation is of so much importance at the present time Railroad Commis- sioner La Rue will be present and an invi- mediately commenced a new suit in the name of Robert P. Jansen on exactly the same lines as the old, praying for $30,000 damages in Alameda County. Service to that effect has already been made on Charles Crocker, vice-president of the road, and one of the examiners of the action. THE PUBLIC 1S BABRED No Press Representatives to Be at the St. Clair-Hansen Hanging. How United States Marshal Bald- win Construes Hls Orders From Washington. If United States Marshal Barry Bald- win's present state of mind continues no press representatives will be allowed to witness the execution of Thomas St. Clair and Hans Hansen, the two brutal mur- derers of Mate Fitzgerald of the bark Hes- per. Since November 7, when word arrived from Washington that President Cleve- land had refused to interfere in the cases of the men, Mr. Baldwin has been in a state of great perturbation regarding the hang- ing, and all inquiries regarding the prepar- ations for the execution have been met with a firm refusal to impart news. The Marshal has made a number of trips to San Quentin to confer with Warden Hale, but no details as to who would occupy the scaffold firstor other particulars have been obtainable. The Marshal has evidently been very much wrought up over the fact that the execution must take place under his direction, and his nervousness has been evident to ai who have spoken to him on the subject. Yesterdn{ he declared that no reporters would be allowed within sight of the scaffold, and he claims that his authority came from Washington. Itis known that he recently received a telegram from headquarters ordering him to conduct the execution with all the privacy possible, but it is said the message contained no word refl:rding press repre- sentatives and that Mr. Baldwin’s inter- pretation of the telegram has been made to suit his own wishes. A number of Federal officers prefer to believe that Mr. Baldwin is not at all sure of being able to do the work properly and that his idea is to have as few witnesses as possible in case the hanging should be bungled. As arrangements now stand there are to be three electric buttons pressed to work the drop, one man to each button, and no one is to know which completes the circuit that will start the current through the wires. Thus far in the preparations no one has been selected to man the buttons and it is probable that the Marshal will not make the names public until the last mo- ment, if at all. In cases of Federal hanging the author- ity of the United States Marshal is consid- ered to be supreme at the place where the execution takes place, and at San Quentin on Friday Warden Hale will be subject to the orders of Marshal Baldwin. It is doubted in many quarters that the latter’s nerve will sufficient to carry him through the ordeal that awaits him. —————— Discovery of San Francisco. Professor Davidson will by special request read a paper on “The Discovery of San Fran- cisco Bay” to-morrow eveningat Y. . C. A. Hall before the Geographical Society of the Pacific. His acquaintance with the old Spanish archives makes him an undoubted authority on the early history of this City and the region around it. ———— A Revolutionary Dinner. The California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution will give a dinner at the California Hotel, Bush street, Saturday, the one hun and fourteenth anniversary of the surrender of the British army under Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, ASSESSOR SIEBE SUED, Action by Auditor Broderick Regarding Uncollected Taxes. REVENUE LAW COMPLICATION. Formal Demand That the Assessor Be Compelled to Pay $40,180 13 to the City. A suit was begun yesterday by District Attorney Barnes against Assessor John D. Siebe and his bondsmen, John F. Ort- mann, Henry Plagemann and Henry F. Fortmann, to compel Mr. Siebe to make a return to the County Treasurer for $40,- 180 13 of uncollected personal property taxes. It is a friendly action, instigated by Auditor Broderick, as the latter cannot properly audit the books until the uncol- lected taxes are legally accounted for. In the complaint Mr. Barnes says: That aiter his qualification and taking office as Assessor, Siebe did assess personal property in’ this City, unsecured by real estate and owned by divers owners, to "the value of $62,- 814,017." That upon said properiy so assessed :tiligrignccrued taxes amounting to $1,: 5 38. That said John D. Siebe, Assessor of the City and County of San Francisco, failed and neglected to collect of said taxes the sum of $40,180 13, That Auditor Broderick examined the assess- ment books and informed Assessor Siebe of the money uncollected and demanded that the money be paid into the county treasury within fifteen days. That fiffeen days have elapsed since the mak- ing of said demand, and said sum has not, nor has any part thereof, been paid into the county treasury of said City and County, and the same is now wholly due and unpaid. Wherefore plaintiff prays judgment against the defendant for the sum of $40,180 13 and costs of suit. Before the Legislature of 1895 passed the law Tequiring the Assessor to collect the taxes on all personal property not secured by real estate he had assessed all the per- sonal property. Then the law was changed, and he had to collect the taxes on the un- secured personal property. The assess- ment amounted to $62,814,017, upon which there was due $1,413,315 33. The Assessor collected all but $40,180 13. The Auditor reported to the Assessor on August 15 that there was $40,180 13 uncollected taxes due. Assessor Siebe states that the taxes un- collected were on personal pmgeny which had been moyed or concealed before he was authorized to collect the tax. There was a large amount of property belonging to Chinese, and a number of vessels were not in port when he tried to collect. E00DS MADE BY CONVICTS The Prison Directors Reply to the Manufacturers’ Association. Callfornla a Market for Articles Manufactured in Eastern Prisons. Several months ago the California Cotton Mills Company of Oakland sent a commu- nication to the Manufacturers’ and Pro- ducers’ Association that it was probable that the¥ State Prison Directors would en- large the plant at the San Quentin prison so as to manufacture other goods than jute bags. The association sent the letter to the prison directors, together with the in- quiry if they intended to cause the prison- ers to make goods now made by freemen. The letter was in the form of a protest against such a course on the part of the prison diractors, Yesterday a long answer was received from the directors, in which they began by clearing the ground of false 1mpressions entertained by the cotton-mill company and the members of the association. In the first place the jute plant was noterected for the sole benefit of the farmers of Cali- fornia, but to furnish employment for con- victs who if idle would be hard to control. So far as the question of employing con- victs is concerned, the board by law iscom- pelled to do so, and the only industry now pursued or allowed by law 1s the manufac- ture of jute fabrics. The people of the State demand that the prison shall be self- supporting so far as possible, because at best the burden of taxes for the support of prisons is heavy. The letter says: ‘It is our policy to make this burden'as light as possible upon the taxpayers, having regard at all times for the interests of free labor.” The directors, so the letter states, do not intend to manufacture any other than jute goods. In_conclusion the prison di- rectors give the Manufacturers’ Association alittle thing to think of in this way: Probably your association is not aware of the vast amount of convici-made goods that issold in California_manufactured in other prisons. We are credibly informed that some of the largest dealers in San Francisco buy & large portion of ready-made clothing manufac- ate prisons. Some of the Eastern State prisons manufacture furniture, chairs, stoves, harness and harness hardware, door knobs, clothing, agricultural implements, hats and caps, which find their biggest and most profitable market in California. * * * Your association could perform a valuable ‘work for the State if you would enter into an investigation of this subject and gather statis- tics showing the number of prison-made goods brought into Calitornia from the East. If the people of California are to consume prison- ma;e goods they ought to be of home manu- facture. * * * In the disposition of prison labor it is always the desire to diversify it soas not to interfere too seriously with other classes of business, * We shall endeavor to employ the convicts in the manufacture of such products as will interfere with monop- oliesonly. * * * B e — Delaying the Mail. Postmaster McCoppin is exceedingly wroth regarding the action of the Federal authorities in delaying the mails which arrived by the steamer China. He claims that while the mail matter from the Orient and particularly from Honolulu was certainly subject to fumi- fntloh, itshould have been returned from Angel sland more promptly to avoid annoyance to merchants and others receiving valuable let- ters. He will investigate the matter and en- deavor to have matters expedited in future. e e — Beat His Wife Viciously. Charles Peterson, a sealer of the schooner Bonanzas, was arrested lastevening for beating his wife at their home, 834}¢ Vallejo street, Sergeant Conboyordered hisarrest without war- rant after seeing his wife’s condition, and had & charge of assault with intent to commit mur- der put against him. Peterson’s wife was taken to thestation in a very serious condition from the beating she had received. ———————— Savings Going to the State. Attorney-General Fitzgerald has petitioned the Superior Court for the escheatment of the Patrick Moran estate. Moran deposited $3400 in the Hibernia Bank in 1877, and the money has since remained unclaimed. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. PEOPLE’S THEATER. ‘Howard street, near Third, GEO. F. CLAYTON..... B jee and Manager. THE SUCCESS OF THE DAY ! TAMES M. W ARD In Boucicault's Thrilling Melodrama, “AFTER DARK!” ‘WAITS BETWEEN ACTS FILLED BY STAR SPECIALTY PERFORMERS. Popular Prices—10c, 15¢ and 20c. Bicyele Night, Wednesday, October 16. | A FITTING CLOSE TO A SUCCESSFUL SEASOY, FAMILY EXCURSION TO SANTA (RUZ Via Narrow-Gauge Route. S, R, CT, oy, GIVEN BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFiC COMPANY Under the personal superyision of its Excursion Passenger Agent, Mr. WM, H. MENTON, SUNDAY vk OCTOBER 20 The last excursion of the season to be given by the Southern Pacific Company. Round Trip Tickets 52 Round Trip Tickets Five hours for rest and recreation. Warm salt ‘water bathing, boating, fishing, electric cars to Vue de I’Eau Park, natural bridge, aquarium, ete. Take the 7:45 4. 3. boat from Narrow Gange ferry landing, foot 0f Market st., San_Francisco. From Oakland, take 5 A. M. train, Four nth and Franklin sts. From Alameda, Park st. (Nar row Gauge). take 8:20 . train. Rerurning, leave Sgnta Cruz at 4 P, )., arrive in San Francisco at 8:05 P. M. Excursion Tickets will be placed on sale at 613 Market st. (Grana Hotel Ticket Office), October 1 18 aud 19, and at the ferry landing (Nar- row Gauge) on the morning of the excursion. = Tic- kets can also be procured _at Fourteenth and Franklin sts., Oakland, and Park-st. Station, Ala- meda, on the dates named. T. H. GOODMAN, I Asgt. RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traflic Manager. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. L MAYTTEN AND Co, INCORP'D HEATRE “\ PROPS. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2. ONLY 4 NIGHTS MORE. Matinee To-Day (Wednesday) & Saturday SPECIAL-Friday Afternoon, Uct. At 20'clock sharp, Grand Entertainment in aid of the ACTORS’ FUND OF AMERICA! AN AMAZING PROGRAMME. The second act of “Trilby” (the scene); the Tivoli Opera Compan 18, mous studio Miss Alice Carle, - Alcazar Comedy Company, the 4 Schrodes, Hal; and Pettingill, Gilber: and Goldie, Gotham C Quartet, Miss Ruth White, the Hungarian Band Little Verita, etc., etc.—all for $1 for reserved seats, gallery 50c. SEATS NOW SELLING, EXTRA—Monday, Oct. 21, CANARY & LEDERER’S N. Y. Casino Produc- tion intact. “THE PASSING S With its 110 people, beautiful scene; lesque, etc., etc. The greatest no season. Seats for “The Passing Show Be Ready TO-MORROW (THURSDAY). win GROVER’S ALCAZAR. Telephone.. .Black 991 “Wednesday Pop” Matinee To-Day! ICE-CREAM SPECIAL—— ——PRICES-USUAL MATINEE! The London and New York Laughing Craze, “CONFUSION !” SUPERBLY MOUNTED—AN IDEAL CAST. Preceded by— «A HUSBAND IN CLOVER.” Matinee Prices—10c, 15¢, 25c. Night Prices—10c¢, 15¢c, 25¢, 35¢, 50c Next Monday—“PINK DOMINOES.” TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MEs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Maaagss SEASON OF GRAXD ITALIAN OPERA! EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK, Verdl's Most Popular Opera, “IL_TROVATORE " ——NEXT WEEK—— “CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA!"” Next Sunday Afternoon—Special Matinee. AN AFTERNOON WITH DIXEY, HENRY E. DIXEY, THE TIVOLI OPERA COMPANY, ENLARGED ORCHESTRA, Ete, Popular Prices—25¢c and 50c. FRIEDLANDLR GOTTLOD & o- LESSES AMDMANAGERS -+ LIEE THE “ROBIN EXOOD.”” Monday Next, for the first time, “PRINCE ANANIAS.” MOROSCO’S h GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. ... Sole Lesseo and Managse * THIS EVENING AT EIGHT. ——PUSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK—— Of the Famous Player and Playwright, “THE PHENIX” A Continuous Success for Twenty Years. EVENINZ_PRICEs—26¢ and 500 Family Circle and Gallery. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and PowslL TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, Celebrated Vandeville Features! 5—NEW PEOPLE!—5 GOTHAM CITY QUARTET! Edward A. Lang, . A. Falrbanks, T. H. Humphreys, H. S. Putnam. MEMPHIS KENNEDY, JOHN HIGGINS, AND AN UNEXCELLED COMPANY. Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera cnalrs and Box seats, 50c. MECHANICS’ PAVILION. OCTOBER 19, Farewell Performance of FRITZ SCHEEL! Special Wagner & Popular Concert. 100 AETISTS. ADMISSION TO ALL PARTS OF THE HOUSE. FIFTY CENTS SATURDAY, 8 P. M, A~ Tickets for sale at all music-stores. RUNNING % RUNKNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOGKEY CLUB RACES, FALL MEETINGI BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday— Rain or Shine. Races start at 2:00 McAllister and Geary street Cars pasy Five or more races each day. P. M. sharp. the gale.