The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 2, 1895, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1895. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Solano County Shaken by Charges of Official Corruption. Suit to Be Brought Against Two Supervisors From Vallejo. SCORED BY THE GRAND JURY. Custodians of the People’s Money Accused of Diverting It to Their Own Pockets. SUISUN, Car., Nov. 1.—Though the re- port of the Solano County Grand Jury was filed on the 24th inst. the excitement ! hout the county engendered by its nts has not abated, and the narrow cape a number of the members of the Board of Supervisors had from being in- dicted for mismanagement of the county fundsis the talk of Fairfield, the county nd all of the towns that boast of cal circles, and asa result of it the District Attorney of the county has been instructed to sue two of them whose breaches of the law were the most flagrant, and the papers in the cases will probably be filed within a few days. Those who are to be brought before the courts to show why they should not return moneys received by them to the County Treasury are Supervisors J. H. McCudden ettigan of Vallejo. yrt of the jury directly charges members of the board with infractions of the law and with manipulations of the county work in favor of themselvesand their families, and recommend sweeping changes in the present condition of affairs. After stating that had treated with but one criminal matter during its session, the report sa “We believe the question of roads is the most important question with which we have de: We find that the county has xpended during the past year for road rposes $34,000, which is about one-half the total expenses of the entire county, and as the benelits from this large outlay of m oney are not satisfactory to the m. of taxpayers of the county, we ndeavored to find out where the and if possible point out a admaster system was very and the Legislature was law doing away with the making tne ioaers, and ma ng it okt gat em to do all the work by con- tract. they to let the contract and super- vise, -he work, for which they were to re- cei¥» not to excead $500 each a vear, in ad- dit™n to tneir salary as Supervisors, for sa ) services. before ‘he law was ever tested, the sors went before the ed it to so change the as to lédwve it discretionary with board hotr the road work should be Now we find that this change in ‘or otherwise’ clause, as it is as practically annulled the law back to the old roadmaster For the Supervisors of Solano umed to appoint roaamasters, ani in everv way are doing the work the sa e as under the old roadmaster system, on.y the roadmaster is responsible to the isors in place of being responsible e believe and is k the Leg: the intent of the law has laied. We do not lature intended to do away with the cc ct system, but only to give ipervisors powers to be used in their on to make small repairs, when urgently required, and when not practi. cable to let by contract. We think that all road work, so far as practicable. should be done by contract and should be let to the lowest responsible bidder. “We beiieve as long as the Supervisors have the discretion to do the road work in a way to suit their own individual ideas, and as long, as in some instances they have done, they give the preference to their im- mediate iriends and relatives without any competition, and at such prices as they see fit to give, we shall have very unsatis- factory work performed. “To place half the revenue of the county in the hands of any five men to expend when and where and through whom they please, and then expect them to pass upon the bills in the interest of the people, is ex- pecting too much; yet tney are doing that very thing. The Supervisors say how much money shall be raised -for road purposes; they say when the work shall be done, by whom it shall be done, and how much they shall be allowed for doing it, when it is a notorious fact that they have their own teams and members of their own family work on the roads, and they pass on the bills in the interest of the taxpayers! “The law says the Board of Supervisors must not hear or consider any claim in favor of any individual against the county unless an account be properly made out, giving all items of the claim, duly verified as to its correctness. “Yet we find the Supervisors have been passing on their own bills without com- plying with the law. The members have put in bills for $25 per month for mileage, those with only six miles of road charging as much as those with 200 miles, it being clearly their intention to exhaust the last cent of the limit allowed by law, when there is no evidence from the bills 10 show they ¢ performed any service or that any was necessary, and we recommend that the District Attorney be instructed to commence suit to compel them to refund the money to the county.” After specifying the sum of the mileage bills that incurred their displeasure the jurymen go on to say “The law also expressly stipulates that these bills must be certified to before the District Attorney. We therefore find that the law has only been complied with in this respect in but one single instance dur- ing the past year (1894). In most instances the bills of a Supervisor have been certified to by a fellow-member, or by the County Clerk. In several cases bills for Vallejo were allowed that had not been certified to before any official. N ““We also find that inclaim 211from Val- lejo, Thomas E. Gookin for nursing E. A. Harvey was allowed $3 a day for twenty- one days, making §63. This in our opinion was an unwarranted proceeding. and such a bill should never have been allowed. We .annot pass by unnoticed the allowing of $365 to R. E. Willot, the thex County bei:n pervisors | Clerk, for transferring the legal papers from the old boxes to the new ones; and if we are correctly informed as to the way it was allowed some of the board did not know the fact until it was reported to them after the board had adjourned. “This, to put the most liberal construc- tion upon it, is, in our opinion, a very un- businesslike way of transacting such busi- ness, and we would recommend that henceforth the Board of Supervisors exer- cise a little more vigilance in the distribu- tion of the people’s money. “We also find many discrepancies in the bids of the newspavers of the county for advertising ordered by the various county officials. “‘This seems to be due mainly to the fact that the officials have failed to stipulate the amount of spuce such advertisement should occupy. We would recommend that in sending out official notices the officials should require that a certain uniform space be used, and that no greater display be made than is necessary to bring the matter properly before the public. “The same loose method of carrying on the business relative to expenditure of the public moneys has been apparent in bills presented from the County Board of Edu- cation — an expenditure in general not in accordance with law and in special in- stances, to wit: For mileage—Miss Maggie Tobin, $25 20, and G. S. Conner, §24 20, are claims that should not have been allowed.” The report is signed by C.E. Barnes, foreman of the Grand Jury. The Solano County Grand Jury is com- posed of storn-faced farmers, many of them from remote parts of the county, and none of them have any sympathy with the political rings and combinations that have resulted in placing the patronage in the hands of a few. They are determined to bring the Super- visors to terms, and unless the abuses complained of are at least modified the ors may hear from them again. . Gabrel, the expert of the Grand is now preparing figures for the suits against the two Vallejo Supervisors, which will be for the difference between the amount collected by them for mileage and the sum actually earned. SN JOSE-SAMATOGA LI Residents Along the Proposed Route Subscribe to the Fund, Superv F. W Liberal Contributions to Secure an Electric Road Between the Cities. SAN JOSE, Car., Nov. 1.—An enthusias- tic meeting was held at Saratoga last even- ing in the interest of the proposed electric | railway between this city and Saratoga. | Speeches were made by L. A. Sage, K. P. Brown, F. M. Farrell, S. F. Ayer, T. Mc- Carthy and others. About $3000 has already been subscribed. A systematic canvass of the property- owners along the route of the proposed road will be made, and it is thought no difficulty will be encountered in securing subscriptions amounting to $25,000. —_—— MRS. HAMILTON Death of One of the Golden State's Pioneer Women. SAN JOSE, Nov. 1.—Mrs. Jane Hamil- ton, the widow of the late Zeri Hamilton, died at her home in the Willows yester- day afternoon. Mrs. Hamilton was one of the oidest and best-known pioneer women in the State. She was born in Pennsylvania in Mrs. Hamilton came to this State 1849. She lived in Georgetown for a short time, being the firstand only woman in that town. Later she moved to Sutters Mills and then to San Jose, landing here in the spring of 1850 and settling on the place on which she passed away. She lived in the same house, which came around the Horn in 1850, until death parted them. GONE. Work of Incendiaries. SAN JOSE, CarL., Nov. 1.—Sacks satur- ated with coal oil and other inflammable matter were found under a barn belonging to Mrs. Bee, on Clinton avenne, last even- ing. The barn is just back of the Friends’ chureh, which was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. There have been several incendiary fires in that vicinity during the past two weeks, and the peo- ple are thoroughly aroused e Left No Enown Heirs. SAN JOSE, Can, Nov. L—Public Ad- ministrator Secord to-day petitioned the Superior Court for letters of administra- tion upon the estate of C. E. Meserve, who died in this city on October 27. The estate is valued at $7000, $5000 of which is invested in a lumber-yard. There are no known heirs. —_ Pure Meat in Prospect. SAN JOSE, Cav., Nov. 1.—The inspector of meat and milk for this county began his iabors this morning by ordering the slanghter-houses thoroughly cleaned and put into a sanitary condition. Two diseased cows and a veal under thirty-five days old were killed and destroyed. e Committed to Whittier. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 1.—Katie Lewis, a 15-year-old girl, was to-day committed by Judge Lorizan)to the Whittier Reform School until she becomes 18 years of age. The girl is thoroughly incorrigible, and a few months ago was arrested for stealing a bicycle. _ Judgment Against the Octopus. SAN JOSE, CAL., Nov. 1.—Justice Dwyer to-day pave Fred R. Bishop judgment against the Southern Pacitic Railroad Company for §12 and costs. The suit was brought for services rendered as an officer during the great railroad strike of a year ago. PARSS ) Battery F Returning. SAN JOSE, Car.,, Nov. 1. —Battery F, United States Artillery, passed through this city this morning, en route to the Presidio. The battery is returning from Monterey, where it has been in camp for some time. — Sues an Agricultural Society. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 1.—Isaac Lundy to-day began suit in Justice Cass’ court against the Santa Clara Valley Agricul- tural Society for $181 25, due for labor. — JAILED AT TACOMA. Ex-City Treasurer ;I?L‘auley Charged With Using Public Money to His Own Profit, TAJOMA, Wasn., Nov. L —Ex-City Treasurer J. W. McCauley, who was de- posed from office recently by the council, was arrested this afternoon upon a com- plaint of Mayor Orr, charging him with uniawfully using $4000 of public money to his own profit. If convicted. the statute provides that the accused shall be deemed guilty of a felony and imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than ten. The disclosures came through Receiver Balkwiil of the German-American Bank, and information was given by Secretary Weisbach, who will testify against McCgu- ley. Ex-Treasurer Boggs still languishes behind the bars, not being able to get bail. [ POTTER DOES NOT ESCAPE, The Suit Against Him Will Go On in Spite of Miller's Compromise. ‘WHO HAS THE WINNING CARD? Questions Which Are Being Asked in the Fight for Miller & Lux’s Millions. The scramble for the Charles Lux mil- lions will be continued. The accounting suit against Henry Miller is another matter—that suit does not affect Potter. Charles Lux is dead; his wife is dead. Jesse Potter, who is the son of Mrs. Lux, stands guard over Charles Lux’s estate, or did so until the cry was raised, ‘‘Remove him!” Jesse Potter inherited millions. He spent lavishly. Fatal fault, verbaps, as 1t raised the question of his competency to execute his trust. The estate of Miller & Lux is supposed to be worth between $40,000,000 and $50,- 000,000. There is a suit pending in San Francisco for an accounting, the object being to close up the business of the firm anda to compel a distribution of the property. The suit against Jesse Sheldon Potter is to remove him as executorof the Charles Lux estate. The contention is that Potter 1s incompetent, improvident, that he is under Miller’s domination and that Miller is in this way trying to perpetuate his own management of the Miller & Lux posses- sions and to avoid a settlement and dis- tribution of the property. The estate of Miranda W. Lux, the widow ot Charles Lux, deceased, is valued at $4,000,000. Thomas B. Bishop, the lawyer, is executor under the will. His position will be contested in still another suit, to be tried in S8an Francisco. Bisho has opposed Miller at every step, accord- ing to Miller’s testimony, and it has been charged that Bishop employed ex-Judge F. E. Spencer to bring the recent_proceed- ings against Potter to remove Potter as | executor of the Charles Lux estate and in is way reach Miller. During the proceedings in Judge Buck’s court at Redwood C eeking the removal of Potter, Mr. Miller said that he (Miller) was tired of the constant strife, worry, de- Jay and annoyance caused him in the pur- suit of his own businessaffairs and that he would sign an agreement to distribute the Miller & Lux property. Such an agree- ment had been prepared and is being con- sidered in San Francisco to-day by Mr. Miller and all the attorneys of the parties interested. 1f the agreement should be signed the suit against Henry Miller to compel an accounting would "be dismissed and the great estate of Miller & Lux would be par- titioned and sold. But the suit against Jesse Potter will still go on. It wiil be continued next Tuesday in Judge Buck’s court. No matter what Mr. Miller does there will be vigorous at- tempt to get at the rich pickings in the Charles Lnx estate by thrusting Jessie Potter aside. Is theidea to close up the Charles Lux estate? That is not likely. Henry Lux, attorney-in-fact for the Ger- man heirs, is the gentleman who made the recent charges against Potter and secured Potter’s temporary removal. It has been hinted that Henry Lux would apply for the position himself. Itisalsoin the air that James D.Byrnes of San Mateo is a favored candidate. appointed special administrator of the Charles Lux estate during the proceedings against Potter, would also accept the trust, and Alexander Gordon's name has also | Daniel Wallace, who was shot in a saloon been mentivned. The question now is, How many more candidates for Jesse Potter’s position are there? Who has the card up his sleeve that will finally win? And who are the attorneys behind all these candidates Who isit that will smack their lips ove: the promised featr? Maybe Potter will stick! 1t Lias been whispered that Miller has no further use for Potter, but Miller in his sworn testimony did not say so. that Potter is a faithful worker and a good business man; that he knows more abou the complicatea affairs of Miller & Lux han any man living, exc: M -l = than any g, except Miller him- | oo attempt to escape, and a warrant is self. He says that Potter befriended him in his sickness when others whom Miller | had claims upon were willing to see Miller ie. Will Miller stand by Potter now that Potter himself is surrounded by enemies? It looks so. Mr. Miller says that he will. Miller knows. Next Tuesday, when the attack on Pot- ter is resumed, it will be watched with a new interest, The smoke of battle has lifted. steps to one vealed—Potter and the Charies Lux mil- lions on one side, the German beirs and a multitude of attorneys on the other. DECIDED AGAINST COLGAN. Expert Lewis Wins the Suit Brought to Compel the Payment of His Salary. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Nov. 1.—The case of T. A. Lewis, State expert, vs. E. C. Colgan, State Controller, in the matter of salary claimed by the former for services rendered the State Board of Examiners, was decided in favor of Lewis in the Su- perior Court this afternoon. An appeal will be taken by the State Controller and the Supreme Court called upon te decide the mooted question, “Does a clauze of the general appropriation bill providing for the payment of salary carry with it suf- ficient authority to create an office and an- “l)fii:;’e the engagement of a person to nll it Miller —— Placer County Bonds Purchased. SACRAMENTO, Carn, Nov. 1.—The State Board of Examiners was represented by Secretary of State Brown and Secretary Morkley at its session this afternoon. After passing on the usual routine bills, among which were a quantity of Sheriff claims, the board decided to purchase $18,000 worth of Placer County bonds. They were purchased from C. E. Hovey of San Francisco on a basis wkich will yield 414 per cent on the investment. e DYING AT MILL FALLEY. It Is Believed Millionaire Eastland Can- not Kecover. MILL VALLEY, Car., Nov. 1L.—Tt is not expected that Joseph G. Eastland, the well-known millionaire and banker, of San Francisco, will ever be able to leave the bed on which he now lies. Some time ago Mr. Eastland was brought across the bay from the Palace Hotel to his home in Mill Valley. He was removed in an am- bulance, and every precaution was taken that the journey might be as easy as pos- sible. Mr. Eastland’s family is with him night and day and he has everything at his command that money can obtain. At times the millionaire is delirious and fails to recognize the people about his bed- side. His right side is paralvzed and he is unabie to use or move his right limbs. The paralysis has affected his speech and it is difficult to understand his language. s DEATH AT RIVERSIDE. District Attorney Anderson Passed Away After a Long Illness. RIVERSIDE, CAL., Nov. L—John M. Anderson, District Attorney of this county, died this morning after a lingering illness James Crowe, who was | He says | de and Potter is again re- | of nearly a year's duration. During the last campaign Mr. Anderson contracted a bad cold, which developed_into consumpy- tion. He wasa popular citizen and a good officer, having agministered his office dur- ing the first term, beginning with the organization of the county, with great suc- cess and ability. S SANTA BARBARA’S HALLOWE’EN. Queer Capers Cut by the Youths of the Staid Southern Town. SANTA BARBARA, Can, Nov. 1— There is probably no place in the United States where hallowe’en is celebrated with the genuine Old-world zest and abandon that annually prevails in Santa Barbara. Last night the merry-makers were out in full force, and to-day this staid old town found itself at sixes and sevens. A few gates attached to aristocratic residences were kept in place by being securely chained and padlocked., The rest were found in every conceivable condition. One telegraph pole in a fashionable quarter bad eight gates strung on its arms. Upon the premises of Professor Wilson, who holds the cnair of Latin in the High School, the most of the loose gates in town were carefully ranged, with a_notice call- ing attention to the fact that the professor would dispose of the articles to the public at reasonable figures. Little busi- ness is transacted by Santa Barbara people mzdny beyond recovering their lost prop- erty. —_——— STILL LYING AT ASTORIA. Engineers Unable to Determine the Cause of the Lucero’s Breakdown. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 1.—Charles Fair's gasoline yacht Lucero, which was towed into the Columbia River in a aisabled condition by the steamer George W. Elder yesterday, is still here. Two of the build- ers of the yacht's engines are on board, but are unable to determine what is wrong with them. Captain Hughes says he may have to lay here for weeks, as the engines may prove to be absolutely useless and steam may have to be substituted. Great interest is being taken in the Lucero, as it is an experiment to a great efitent, being the largest gasoline yacht afloat. e RIFERSIDE SHOOTING. Editor Plaisted Claims That Some One Attempted to End His Life. RIVERSIDE, CarL., Nov. 1.—The Daily Enterprise this morning appears with a sensational article stating that some one shot at Publisher M. R. Plaisted about 1 o'clock this morning. Plaisted discharged bis union printers a few weeks ago and since then many business men have with- drawn their patronaze from his paper. The printers claim that Plaisted himself or some one in his employ fired a shot through the window last night in order to excite sympathy in his fight against the Typographical Union SURVIVORS OI THE EARLE. A Letter From Two of the Crew Found in a Floating Bottle. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Nov. 1.— The steamer Al-Ki, which arrived from Alaska this afternoon, brings information proving that not all the members of the sealing schooner Walter Earle were drewned when the vessel foundered in the big gale last Decoration day. The information is from a letter dated April 17, found in a bottle. It is from Henry Buhr and Charles Forest, saying: *“We have lost the vessel and cannot hold on much longer.” The bottle was found at Point Marst, Prince William’s Sound, by Indians. MARYSVILLE 1EIAL ENDED. One Juror Secures a Disagreement in the Isom Case. MARYSVILLE, Car., Nov. 1.—The sec- ond trial of Wiliiam Isom ended to-day, the jury failing 10 agree upon a verdict. It was out over thirty hours, and after the first two or three ballots stood eleven for corévictionw one for acquittal until the end. Isom was charged with the murder of row in Wheatland. o SR Affray at Eureka. EUREKA, Car., Nov. 1.—Two shingle- hill employes, Thomas Newton and John Davis, quarreled over a lantern at the Ex- celsior shingle mill this morning. Davis became enraged and struck New- ton a terrific blow over the head with a heavy sawdust scraper, knocking him into unconsciousness and crushing in his skull. Newton is lying at the home of his | brother-in-law,” Dr. Loofborrow, in a pre- carious condition. Davis did not make out for his arrest. Sl The ‘“Father of Riverside” Banqueted. RIVERSIDE, Cav., Nov. 1.—A banquet was tendered 8. C. Evans, the “Father of Riverside,” to-night in recognition of his recent gift of a park to the city. Among those present and responding to toasts were: Congressman W. W. Bow- ers, H. Z. Osborne of the Los Angeles Ex- ress, L. E. Mosher of the Los Angeles limes, K. H. Wade of the Santa Fe. J. A. Muir of the Southern Pacific, W. C. Pat- terson, president of the Los Angelés Chamber of Commerce, and Professor T. 8. C. Lowe of Pasadena. e N - Fire Destroys a Chico Residence. CHICO, CaL., Nov. 1.—The fine residence of W. F. Locey, two miles north of Chico. was totally destroyed by fire at 10 o’clock last night. Nothing was saved but the piano and some clothing. The fire started from sparks from the chimney, which ignited the roof. The residence cost $3500, and was insured for $2500 on building and contents. WITHDREW IN DISGUST. Why Attorney Richards Kefused to Serve an Erratic Client. The ease of Mary Hickey was productive of a mild sensation in Judge Hunt’s court {esterday. She was the plaintiff in a suit or alimony, and in the'course of ner testi- mony she said she had no money in bank or elsewhere and was dependent upon friends for support. At the noon recess yesterday she told her attorney, Mr. Richards, that she had money in the Hibernia Bank, whereat he became indignant, and when court opened he explained the matter to the Judge and then withdrew from the case. Mrs. Hickey was not present in court during the after- noon, and so judgment was rendered against her, ————— STONE IS APPOINTED. Superintendent Babcock Makes His Late Opponent His Deputy. Superintendent Babcock appointed C. B. Stone Deputy Superintendent of Schools vesterday. Accordingly Mr. Stone re- signed bis position as a director in the Board of Education. Around the new City Hall area_great many peopie who are saying “I told you 0. Vhat they mean is that when the tie in the board between Babcock and Stone for Superintendent was broken by one of the Stone votes going over to Babcock, the Superintendent-elect was put under obli- gations to Mr. Stone. and gtone’s appoint- ment as deputy is no more than should have been expected. e ——e————— City Interments. It has been decided by the Health and Police Comumittee of the Board of Supervisors to re- Rort as follows on the order submitted by the ichmond District Property-owners’ Associa- tion, prohibiting the interment of any more bodies within the county limits: The question of fnterments in the City and County is one which the people should decide, and the question can be submitied to the people if de- sired. Recognizing the fact that interments have been made In the cemeteries by our citizens, and ought 1o be respected as well as the rightof the Persons, compunies or corporations who have im- proved tracts of lana for cemetery purposes, it is deemed judicious to incefinitely postpone further consideration of this sabjeci. REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE, The Executive Council Performs a Large Amount of Work. MANLEY'S WORDS APPRECIATED Raising Funds for Bringing the National Convention to This City. The Republican Executive Council met at the City Hall last night. A very full attendance of the delegates was present, Oakland, Alameda, San Rafael and other points b2ing represented. The meeting was called to order by the president of the council, Judge M. Cooney. The report of the executive committee showed the following delegates, represent- ing the several Assembly district clubs formed since the last meeting of the coun- cil, to be entitled to seats in the executive council: From the Thirty-fourth Assembly District— George W. Elder and George Burkhardt. hirty-fiftth District—Samuel Gamble, M. C. Furguson and W. D. Kingsbury. Thirty-seventh District—Judge J. H. Rob- erts and Eugene Dufly. Thirty-ninth District—H. W. Dinkelspiel, M. C. Smith and John Gilson. The Rank and File Veterans’ Association reported that J. B. Muleahey had been elected to represent that body in place of Robert Cochran, who had been compelled to resign on account of sickness. The representatives from the Thirty: ninth District were admitted to fill vacan- cies until the new club should be formed in that district. The several delegates above mentioned were, on motion, seated in the council. The executive committee reported the following resolution, and r¢ ommended its adoption by the club: Resolved, That hereafter the representatives of this body, in i-suing a eall for the formation of any political club, shall cause o notice of such meeting to be pubiished in some daily paper of general eirculation in the district where such club is intended to be formed for five days prior to the formation of such club, lic places in such district printed notices of such meeting. The resolution was adopted. The committee appointed for the pur- pose of devising ways and means for secur- ing the meeting of the National Repub- lican Convention in this City reported {that as a result of their deliberations | the executive council subscribed $5000 to the fund for securing such convention. The report was adopted nnanimously. The several delegates were instructed t place this matter before their respecti clubs at once, and to open subscription | lists, to the end that the sum of $5000 at least should be subscribed at the earliest, }:: ble date. A committee, cousisting of Bdgar Briggs, H. C. Firebaugh, Colonel J. H. Whiteside and Judgze M. Cooney, was | selected and delegated to extend an invi- | tation to Hon. Joseph Manley to meet the Executive Council on such a date as he should be pleased to select for that pur- pose. General Friedrichs was especially felici- tous in his remarks touching the subject of Mr. Manley’s stand in favor of San Francisco as the point for holding the coming National Convention of the Re- publican party. ‘‘Maine has ever been kind to Califor- nia,” said General Friedrichs. “California remembers the life ana distinguished ser- vices rendered in her behalf by James G. Biainc. She still reverences his memory, and in the persons of Thomas B. Reed cause to feel especiall Pine Tree State.” The committee to prepare for the gen- eral meeting and banquet to be held in the near future by the Executive Coancil y favorable to the ceed with the work necessary for the enter- tainment ot the entire body. The committee stands as follaws: James E. Field, Tirey L. Ford, Mrs. Dr. Olm- stead, George W. Elder.” Louis Shaeifer, | General R. A. Friedrichs and George W. Dixon. John Gilson was elected financial secre- tary of the committee. in the work of organizing the Assembly district clubs. Cord Wetjen and Louis Schaeffer were added to the finance committee, in view of the work necessary to be done in rais- inz the money pledged for the National Convention fund. The utmost confidence was expressed in the ability and prospectsof the National Convention being held in this Ci 3 Speeches were made by Edpar Briggs, Judge Cooney, James E. Field, General Friedrichs and others. The council then adjourned to the call of the chair. HE WARRIED HIS WIFE A Runaway Wedding at Sea Supplemented in a Just- ice Court. Sea Sickness Does Not Cause Regrets. The Heydenfeldt-Greer Nuptials. There was another chapter added yester- day to a love story of thesea that had its beginning many months ago. Iny Heydenfeldt, son of Judge Heyden- feldt, bad come of age, and wanted to be married under the law as other men are married. Mr. Heydenfeldt has been mar- ried some months as only a few men are married. How that was done was the earlier chapter Mr. Heydenfeldt was not of age, but he was very much in love with Mrs. Maud Greer, a young widow, and his determina- tion to marry her was such as to warrant him in overriding the wishes of his rela- tives and compassing the laws which stand between the accomplishment of youthful desires when they cannot gain the guar- dian’s consent, With a few friends he hired a tugboat and went to sea—three miles out to sea where the laws of the land do not apply. There—with bride and groom so seasick as to almost have lost interest in the pro- ceedings—the commander of the tug said the few words that made Mrs. Greer Mras, Heydenfeldt and made of young Iny Hey- denfeldt a married man. Then they came back into the calm waters of the bay and recovered the roses on their cheeks and tried in vain to de- ceive when they walked down between the files of newspaper men who were awaiting them at the wharf, wholly unconscinus that the man who taught the captain of the tugboat how to say the formula and* signed as a witness the certificate of mar- tiage was himself a newspaper man. Then after the morning papers had been read in the He{;denlelat homsehold and the Greer home there was the talk of reconciliation to be brought about and for- Eiveness to be gained for the young hus- and, but he was equal even to that, and in a very short time the happiness of the young couple was communicated to and became current in their entire circle. But there is no statute directly touching marriage at sea, and as the son of a Judge and that there shalljal<o be posted in five pub. | and Joseoh H. Manley ‘she has renewed | oivil goyernment, was enlarged and empowered to pro- | district in this City was apnointed to assist | | | | the right system. | this "experience | put in compet this was naturally irritating to the groom. Besides, the fact was frequently men- tioned in an unpleasant way by his friends. The question was raised as to whether a marriage which was unlawful on land could be made lawful by going to sea. Altogether Mr. Heydenfeldt was not wholly satisfied. Being so well pleased with his bargain matrimonially—if that commercial term may be allowed—he was determined to permit of no flaws that the son, however young, of a wise Judge, could prevent. He became of age yesterday and straight- way went up in the elevator at the City Hall—he and_his wife—and went to the little office adjoining that of the County Clerk, where Cupid folds his wings be- tween the going and coming of such as he, and procured a license in big, formal let- ters, formulated according to the require- ments of the law and wearing the great seal of the City and County, and the sig nature of Cupid himself giving the sanc- tion of the people of the State to his wed- ding, as a man of mature years—wedding his wife. They went down the dark stairway this time and sought Justice of the Peace Groezinger in his courtroom. and there, in the presence of a couple of intimate friends, Mr. and Mrs. Heydenfeldt were remarried to each other. This was such joy—to be married in the sight of the law as well as out of sight of land—that a number of friends were in- vited and a wedding supper was spread at the Cafe Zinkand last evening, and under the sparkie of electric lights and of wine and bright eyes the new wedding was happily celebrated. AN H, SHAW'S ADDRESS, A Witty Speech in Support of the Woman’s Suffrage Movement. Hon. J. G. Maguire Expresses His Sympathy With the Ladies at Metropolitan Temple. The mass-meeting of woman-suffrage sympathizers called by Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper was held at Metropolitan Temple last evening. Among those seated on the platform were: Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Van Pelt, Rev. Anpa H. Shaw, the Hon. J. G. Maguire and Taylor Rogers. Mr. Maguire said he was present rather to hear than to instruct. He believed ab- solutely in the principle underlying the movement. “All just government de- rives its authority from the consent of the governed,” said he. I believe that the right of the people to deiermine what laws should govern and by whom they This is the sume principle whic ed on behalf of the woman's suffrage movement. The line formerly drawn be- | tween different classes of men giving the right to govern to one small cl. arbitrary line. “Either the principle of representative government has no foundation in right or women have an equal right to a voice in the administration- What are the ele- ments that give men_the right to a voice 1n government? Their maghood and in- telligence. These qualities are equal in men and women. Our institutions rest oh no such power. They rest on a belief in justice and fair play.” I am an advocate of woman'’s suffrage because I belie it to be Iam not moved to this position by the belief that it wil! be better was an | for society for women to have an equal right in the making of our laws. I believe they might for a time be temsted to do things which experience would,iead them to abandon. But a new element of purity will enter the field of politics. “These are advantages which would come immediately, and with the new pow- ers would come a desirable advance in Taylor Rogers said he would make but one point in his address—that association is the rule of human vrogress. He said: “There are two bases on which all gaovern- ment rests—either force or reasc The Governments of the Old World have gen- erally been held together by force. With the American fathers struck a new line of adventure when they formed the Government, and built upon reason. The reason consisted in the ballot—the vote. When the person goes to the ballot he and he alone is the legis- lator. Whatare the philosophical forces | 1 A committee of one for each Senatorial | of the ballot? They are the mind and morals. If these two are the cha istics of the ballot, is woman man in intellect and racter- equal ‘Woman has beea ion in intellect and has been proven equal, whether in medicine, in the law or 1n any other profession, and certainly she is man’s equal in morals. *“If woman be your equal mentally and morally,” concluded Mr. Rogers, “‘why shouldn’s she vote? Iask vou to study this question and see whether the per- petuity of the Government does not rest on the decision of this question.”” Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper mentioned that a woman would be none the less womanly for being enfranchised. She concluded by introducing Rev. Anna H. Shaw. Miss Shaw, who was loudly cheered, re- gretted her departure from California. She had been asked whether women wanted the earth? She had replied. *No; only the undivided half.” She would be per- {lccltlly willing to take California for that alf. Miss Shaw agreed with Judge Maguire that the suffrage question could oniv be argued from the standponit of justice. So long as one-half of the people are taxed by the Governmert without havin a voice in its administration so long mfi injustice reign,” said the speaker. *‘One of the objections made by men is that the majority of women would not vote if they couid. Thisis a sweeping assertion, dis- Erovcd by the States of Wyoming and Colorado, where suffrage is given to women. In the future as in the past men will be more interested in financial than in moral questions. If it be right that woman should vote, then no question of man or woman's desire in the matter should be considered. ‘‘Men say as soon as they want to they can. As soon as women begin, then, as in Massachusetis a man’s suffrage associa- tion is started to head off the woren's influence. *‘The women who are interested in this question are neither the ultra fashionables nor the dregs of society, but the great middle classes, and they are the only ones Who are worth considering. What the ballot has done for toiling man it will do for toiling women. The suffrage is an in- aiienable right.” DO NOT WANT TO SELL. The Widow and Child of John S. Doe Protest Agalnst a Proposed Sale of Property. Mary Marguerite Doe and her mother, Eleanor Doe, have filed prote:ts against the petition of Bartlett Doe and Charles F, Doe for permission to sell some proverty belonging to the estate of John S. Doe, deceased. Bartlett Doe and Charles F. Doe are ex- ecutors of the will of John 8. Doe, whose wife and child are now petitioning. The Egoperty they desire to sell is in the gore tween Market, Jones and Golden Gate avenue, and it has a froniage of 103 feet on Market and runs through to Golden Gate avenue. The executors have received an offer of §300,000 for the property, and they had petitioned the Superior Court to accept it. In their petitions the widow and child aver that the money cannot be better invested than just where it is, and they pray that permission to sell be denied the executor: ——————— Beware of using water that has st i lead pipes for several hours. wmm'fl has been aliowed to stand for some time ! is undesirable for cooking or drinking, [ shaped J, B ROSEWALD'S WILL He Has Bequeathed His Violin to His Niece, Miss Grace Hecht. AN ESTATE WORTH $25,000. Several Charitable Organizations Re- membered —His Music to Be Sent East. The will of the late Professor J. H. Rosewald has been filed for probate by his nephew, Beri R. Hecht. It isin his own handwriting and is characteristic of the man, particularly in its closing sentiment. Its text is as follows FrANCIsco, May 24, 1895 as my last will and S, Let this be known my wish that all cash mon Teal estate, life negotiable property of ed at the time of my arly beloved wi ueath to Grace ng friend, M. it, excepting as fo and fiity dollars to the Fruitand Flow sion, the same sum to the Pioneer Kind ), and the same sum 10 the Asso- 1 Charities, all of this city A-Hecht, daugnter of wy lifel H. Hecht. semble music in bound books, 1 bequeath to Eli W queath all my jewelry and diamonds, to be ivided among them as they may see fit. loved wife Julle, who has always proved her- self to be my I bequenth the sum of (£150) one hun garten, the same sum to the Eureka Benevolent zood Italian violin I be My solo music for the violin, and all the en- To my sisters Rosa and Biim (Blemmn) I be- 1 know that after my death my dearly be- truest and most 1o 1 friend, will in making her last will and testament rry out the ideas which we have oiten spoken of and 1 upon, v a provide ch of n atives and mine who stand and also to make It is my wish that my v 1t has riw debts, and s me, I owe nothir fridnds and pity for r as my k Dt sincere tha enemies. H. ROSEWALD. as executrix, in her place. Mrs. Rosewald withdrew and appointed her nephe In hjs petition for the probate of the will, he states that Professor Rosewald owned real property in tnis City amounting in vaiue to $15,000, and that his personal property is valued at $10,000. The Eli Wiel to whom Professor Rose- wald’s music was left lives in Massachu- setts. ) NEW BEVENLE CUTTR, Plans of the Steel Vessel to Be Built on the Pacific Coast. All of the Woodwork Will Be Con. structed of the Finest Puget Sound Fir. TUnited States enue cutter No. 3 to be built on the Pacific Coast will be the finest in that service, provided with ail the mod- ern improvements, except armament, of the new cruisers. She will be a sing screw composite propeller, hull 219 feet?, over all in length, 33 feet 4 inchesin beam, and 17 feet 1014 inches in depth. Her, draught will be about 14 feet, and displage- ment tons. The specifications call for frames and plates o1 open-hearth steel, the latter to h a tensile strength of 55,000 pounds per square inch. All of the woodwork, planking, keels, etc., are to be of Puget Sound fir, and the grain m lie flatways to the frames. he aeck planking must be of seasoned fine Puget fir cut to lie vertical grain, free from Enots, sapwood and other defects. The whole of the decks are to be planed fair on the upper s the work to be de- ferred as long as possible so as to ilitate delivering the vessel to the Government with the decks in perfect condition, The stern will be of manganese bronze, the upper piece to be bossed out and for the passage of the bowsprit. The stern frame and rudder head is to be made of the same mate; The vessel will Ee fitted with water-tight transverse steel bulkheads, all the strakds to be lap- jointed, lap-butted, single-riveted and stiffened by vertical iron bars two feet art. In the coal bunkers, which will be also inclosed with water-tight bulkheads, will be constructed a railway, provided with two coalcars, for the nroper transier of coal. A thin coating of cement or other ap- proved composition may be worked on the inside of the hull, plating and plankinz of the engine and boiler rooms and shaft alley, also at the extremities of the vessel and in the trimming tar The windlass and capstan are to be of ap- proved pattern complete with steam en- ine. B THo piioblonse! charticsns autf o woodwork will be of Pnget Souna fi 11 fastened to steel frames; the window sashes and blinds will be of cherry. Thae wardroom and cabin bulkheads will be constructed of white pine with moldings and trimmings of darker wood. < The staterooms are to be richly and beautifuliy furnished with convenient lockers, shelves and berths. The steam steering engine will be of the most ap- proved class, with steering wheels on the main deck forward of the mizzen mast. Speaking-tubes and mechanical teleg lines will connect all parts of the vessel. There will be six boats, two steam and four rowing cutters, which will be stowed in iron cradles strongly fitted under the davits. T'wo Franklyn life buoys will be hung, as shown in the plans. The swing- ing tables and benches for the crew will be of white ash, with galvanized iron fittings, &nd so arranged as to be stowed up be- tween the beams when not in use. A complete electric plant will light the vessel fore and aft. The armament will be one and six pound rifles, mounted bigh to train above the ship's rail. _The cutter will be three-masted, square rigged in the fore, and with fort and aft sail on the main and mizzen masts. There will be one sheet and two bower anchors, each to weigh 2850 pounds, a stream anchor of 700 pounds and three kedges of 400, 300 and 200, respectively. bottem is 10 be sheathed with copper up to the water line, the plates being coated with a mix- fure of turpentine and tailow before the sheets are riveted on. All water-tight compartments will be tested by being filled with water, and all defects carefully noted ard repaired. RESTORES WEAK ORGANS. TSPV = 010109 seems 10 be diwinishin. 3 ural discharges. if you bave Rhenmatis: Bladder or Urinary trouble. unfitted for marriage or guarantee it to cure Icas of ¥ unnat- , Kidney, if you are becoming E Cle-aged and old meu or money rafunded. Dr. Edison" ctric Via'izer given free. Send for circular. sale by GEO. DAILLE ER & . Aruggists, 214 Kearny st., San Francisco,