The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 8, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1895. TOVISIT EVERY STATE How the Executive Com- 'mittee Proposes to Operate, FRUITFUL CONFERENCE. ! Wendell Easton Elected Perma- nent Chairman Without Opposition. THE FUND STILL INCREASING. Many Valuable Suggestions Were Made at Yesterday's Meeting of Committeemen. The executive committee of the con- vention project met in the old Midwinter Fair rooms of the Chronicle building yes- terday and permanently organized. Senator Williams called the meeting to order and announced that it had been called for the purpose of discussing ways and means by which the committee could best proceed in the matter of formulating a plan of action to secure the next Repub- lican National Convention for the city of San Francisco. In opening the meeting he said: “The airman feels gratified to see that of the committeemen appointed all are present with the exception of one, who is in the Fast. 1 refer to Mr. Crocker. Iappointed you without conferring with any one of the gentlemen present, and I assure you it at the response isso ras I am personally con- cerned my association with the committee ceases here, 2nd I would suggest that you now proceed with the election of a tem- porary chairman.”’ In compliance with this suggestion George T. Marye was placed in nomi- 1on by Wendell Easton and elected without opposition. Colonel Currier was placed in nomination for the position of secretary by Mr. Friedrich and the nom- inations were closed. A letter was read from H. E. Hunting- ton, chairman of the committee on trans- portation, 1n which Mr. Huntington an- nounced that he had called a meeting of the committee for November 9. At this juncture a vote of thanks was or Williams for the able manuer m which he had conducted the complete. mass-meeting at the Chamber of Com- merce Monda; last and the care he had ng the executive commit- ice. Temporary Chairman Marye announced t the committee would proceed with rent organization of the com- mittee, and 0. H. Welborn placed Wendell Easton in nomination. In response Mr. Baston said: “I hope the members will excuse me from se: g as the permanent chairman as I will be unable to attend to the duties which of necessity devolve upon that official. I have a great deal of business to attend to, and will not be at liberty to give it the attention it deserves. I fully realize that the chairman of the committee will have the burden of the work upon his shoulders, and will have to lay out the plans and methods of proceeding in the matter of preparing the work. I would suggest that some one be nominated who could give the office proper attention. It will require sixty days' time to get things in condition, and I really believe that some other gentleman could handle it with more wisdom.’’ Mr. Beuvier argued: “It will be but thirty days from next Sunday before the National Committee meets in Washington, and it is the desire of the committeemen here that you serve as chairman. We will have to have our representative in New York and Washing- ton at least ten days before the National Committee convenes, and you will be able to give the matter all the attention it re- quires.” L George T. Marye was of the same opin- ion as Mr. Bouvier, and Mr. Easton was forthwith elected without further contro- Chairman* Easton very gracefully acknowledged the compliment that had been conferred upon him, and said that it was & very unusual thing to have a com- mittee appointed as that one was and suc- ceed in getting them all together at the first meeting. “I am Easton, “that we will be able to act with unanimity, and exercise our powers as an individual. We have the press of the City and State behind us, and there is no reason why we should not succeed 1n the under- taking which we have put upon ourselves. ‘We may be able also to get the Democratic convention, and I would suggest that we show that party some recognition in the election of officers for this commfttee. We have had their support all through in this matter, and I am of the opinion that they are just as much interested inthe move- ment as the Republicans. We will be able to work in unity together and in ‘that way succeed.” George T. Marye was then placed in nomination for vice-chairman and the nominations were closed. Mr. Marye was elected unanimously. Mr. Currier was willing to serve as tem- porary secretary, and the new orgauiza- tion proceeded to business. Senator Williams at this juncture was permitted the floor, and said: *“I have placed you, Mr. Easton, on the finance committee and also on the executive com- mittee, so that you will know what to translate to your associates on the finance committee when they meet to-morrow. I have also taken it upon myself to call a then got the floor and meeting of the Committee of One Hun- | dred, to meet one week from to-day at the Chamber of Commerce. 1 consider that committee of the utmost importance to this movement, and they will have a great deal to do in the matter of making all sorts of arrangements for the entertainment of our puests if we succeed in getting them here, They will be of the most valuable service in getting up excursions, and as they rep- 1esent all parts of the State, a great deal of good will arise in facilitating the business, which will of necessity pertain to every. | section of California. I make this state- ment before retiring, as I will have to | leave,-and the business is now in your hands.” Senator Williams was cordially thanked for his work and his action was immedi- ately approved. Mr. Bouvier then took the floor and said that be would like to know when the com- mitiee appointed for that purpoSe ought to be in New York or Washington to begin ¢ work of proselyting and who would be =opointed for that work. *I would like to sure,”” said Mr. | hear some opinions on that point, and | would suggest that Charles M, Shortridge, | who has just returned from the East, take the floor.” | “ishould think,” said Mr. Shortridge, | “that we should have our representatives | there at least a week in advance of the 10th of December, so that some waork could be done before the committeemen have | been approached by others. I understand that a meeting of the interested ones has been called for the lafter part of the present month and [ believe that we should be represented there. We are now in a position to do some very effective work by beginning in earnest, and it will | be apparent that rapidity is of the utmost | importance before we get through with | this movement.” de Young's opinion was that the M | best plan was a short, quick fight engi- | neered by the live men of the committee. “As a general rule,” said Mr. de Young, | who is the National committeeman from | this State, ‘‘the committeemen begin to arrive in Washington the day before the | committee meets. I think we ought to be there on the Sth at the very latest ana | probably a little before. It will do no par- | ticular good to go to New York. Wash- | ington is the place where the men we want o reach can be found.” Mr. Booth suggested that a week in ad- | the California peopie could radiate and | then come together in Washington a little | before the committee met. | " Chairman Easton then called upon T. T. | Williams, who was representing the | aminer, for his opinion and suggestions. | “I came here to suggest,” said Mr. Wil- | i liams without hesitation, “and I belicve it would be a good idea to start out say ten men who would make a thorough can- vass of the United States to see every Na- tional committeeman in the Union. We | have Iowa and we can get Illinois if some- | body will go there and take the commit- | teeman off in some corner and jam and talk and argue him into standing in with | | San Francisce. It must pe done with a | good, quick, lively rush, and the result will be to our liking. 1n the South Quay | has made no particular fight, and the committeemen there are all virgin minded, so to speak. We could do an immense | amount of good there by going at them at | once. If our representatives succeed in | getting a sufficient number of votes for | 8an Francisco they can telegraph back | here how much they need to carry the | thing through, and then we can raise the ! money and earry our point. Look how | the Blaine delegation whooped things up | for the Plumed Knight, and it noth- | ing but eighteen Culifornians doing the wholie thing.” Mr. Williams’ sugggestion created a | great deal of favorable comment, but the | uestion of how much would be required to put it into execution was deferred until the finance committee had organized and was ready to proceed with the work as- | signed them. Mr. de Young was of the opinion that it | would be 2 wise plan and at the same time | dignified. “It would do a great deal of | good in some cases;and vice versa in others. | It is a matter of | National committee is concerned, and } there are many of the body that we would i have no influence witb. Asa whole, how- | ever," I believe it would be an excellent plan.” Mr. Shortridge suggested a compromise of all the propositions by having the rep | resentatives from San Francisco take di | ferent routes and then ccme together in | Washington a day or two before the Na- tional committee met for the purpose of | reporting the results of their trip. “We | must not forget,'” said he, “that Mr. Quay | is not asleep and that he is working just {as hard as he can for Pittsburg. If we could only get him to lie still for a few hours, go to sleep as it were, we could win |dbe convention in no time. Platt told me | while I wasin New York that he would beat us if he cou!d, and we have got to fight a | good hard match to win the deal. We | may be able to convince the champions of Reed that his nomination is not assured | unless they hold the convention in San | Francisco. However that is to be deter- | mined, but I believe in outlining our plans | as soon as possible.” Further discussion of the subject in gen- | eral concluded with the understanding that a conference would be held with the finance committee, and representatives would then be appointed to make the vroselyting crusade into the Eastern, Southern and Northern States. Messrs. Booth, Truman. Lilienthal, Friedrich, Bouvier and Chairman Easton i were requested to be present at the meet- ling of the finance committee, which will convene to-day at 3 ». M., so that a thor- ough understanding of the work of the two committees could be reached. | Monday next was set for another meet- ing of the executive committee at 3:30 | P. 3., and the comm ittee adjourned. SRR CONVENTIOCN FUND TO DATE. “THE CALL . THE EXAMINER “ THE CHRONICLE 7,500 REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL v 5,000 PAC. COAST JOCKEY CLUB 2,500 J. L. FLOOD. 2,500 PALACE HOTEL 2,000 CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB.. 2,000 COLUMBIA THEATER 1,000 JAMES D. PHELAN.. 1,000 1,000 »000 AL HAYMAN & CO. 1,000 JOY’S SARSAPARILLA CO. 1,000 TIVOLI.... 1,000 CHARLES WEBB HOWARD 1,000 EAGLESON & CO... CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.. 1,000 SAN FRANCISCO BREWERIES, 1,000 GEORGE C. PERKINS, 500 CALIFORNIA HOTEL. 500 M. A. GUNST... 500 J. R. DONALDSON. 500 JOHN D. SIEBE. 500 500 NEUSTADTER BROS. 500 ADOLPH SPRECKELS 500 LOUIS SLOSS & CO. 500 | MYSELL & ROLLINS 500 | LEVI STRAUSS & CO 500 WM. WOLFF & CO. (agents Pommery Sec) 500 H. S. CROCKER & CO. 500 F, H. BUSHNELL. 500 CAFE ZINKAND.. 500 | CAL. PRESS ASSOCIATION. 500 | ALVINZA HAYWARD 500 H. LIEBES & CO 500 | wasp. 500 | OCCIDENTAL HOTEL 500 BROWN BROS 500 PACIFIC TRANSFER CO. 400 GOOD FELLOWS’ GROTTO 300 HOTEL PLEASANTON 250 SEA BEACH HOTEL 250 LICK HOUSE...... B R50 POPULAR RESTAURANT 250 NATHAYN, DOHRWANN & CO. 250 SHREVE & CO.. 250 A.S.BALDWIN............ 250 GOLDEERG, BOWEN & CO. ADAM GRANT 250 250 vance would be the proper thing, so that| ombinations so far as the | CROWN DISTILLING CO........ 250 WILMERDING, LOEWE & CO.. 230 HECHT BROS. 250 HARRY GREY 250 R. H. HAMMOND 5 250 0'CONNOR, MOFFIT & CO..... 250 GLADDING, McBEAN & CO.... 250 T. B. BISHOP. 250 H. MILLER . 230 RETAIL HATTERS' ASSOCIA- TION. 250 SACHS BROS.. 250 E. MARTIN & CO 5 200 FRESNO EXPOSITOR. 200 SPERRY FLOUR COMPA s 200 J.J. O'BRIEN & CO..... 200 ITED CARRIAGE CO. 200 CAFE COLUMBIA : 150 SHAINWALD, BUCEBEE & CO, 150 SIEBE BROS. & PLAGEMANN, 150 NABER, ALFS & BRUNE. 5 150 JESSE D. CARR....... 100 | ELY DENISON. 2 100 | BALDWIN BARBER-SHOP (R. T. Brodek) i 100 CIRCUS ROYAL 100 RICHELIEU. ... . 100 H. Z. OSBORNE (Los Angeles Ixpress) .. 100 WM. T. BOOTHBY 100 HERMAN OELRICHS. 100 DELLAMAND & CO. 100 JOHNSON-LOCKE €O 100 W. W. FOOTE ¥ 100 | HOTEL savo 100 WILSON 100 A. W. WILSON 100 THE CREAMERIE, 100 | SAMUEL DANNENBAUM. 100 | THE DEL MONTE 100 | oLD LOUVRE. 100 i 100 <100 . 100 . . 100 A. ZELLERBACH & SONS. : 100 | G. W. BAKER... : 100 | | 100 100 | ROME HARRIS (Laurel Palace) 100 YOT, UPHAM & CO... X 100 TREWORKS CO. 100 . 100 DAVIS BROS. 5 100 HILBERT BROS 5 100 CHAS. LYONS ~ 100 JEREMIAH L 5 100 VISALIA SUBSCRIPTIONS...... 100 | 0 REPUBLICAN 100 | NO 100,000 CLUB. 100 A. 0. HALE (San Jose) : 100 CUNNINGHAM, CURTISS & WELCH..... 100 LE COUNT BRO! . 100 STEIN, SIMON & CO . 100 A. SCHILLING & CO 100 WILLIAM D. ENGLISH. . 100 | M. J. BRANDENSTEIN & CO.., 100 | D, sAMEELS 5 100 | OWL DR 5 100 100 “ITT & TOWNE 100 NGHAM & HECHT X 100 CROWLEY...... 100 | MATISON TORTONI 100 | HOLLENBECK HOTEL (Los Angeles) 100 | vALLOO AQUATIC CLUB. 100 |J. A. FOLGER & CO 100 GREY BROS. A : 100 | GOLDEN WEST HOTEL 100 | HALE BROS... 100 VANDERSLICE & CO 100 KAHN BROS, KLINE & CO, 100 100 RINALDO BE 100 J. P, JACKSO) o 100 | LOS ANGELES “HERALD! g 100 | KOHLBERG, STRAUSS & FROHMAY B 50 | NEWMAN & LEVINSON. 50 GROOM & HAG 50 MARK STROUS 50 | S. SoLOMON 2 50 AN J. COLEMAN 50 J. F. FARLEY.. & 50 CARSON GLOVE COMPANY. 50 C. W. NEVIN.. 5 50 OBERON CAFE g 50 JULIUS KARN. 5 50 DAVID L. HAAS 50 JAMES P. DUNNE & CO 50 M. A.JUDELL 50 A. C. HENRY (Mountain View)., 50 MICHALITSCHKE BROS 5 50 NEW YORK KITCHEN = 50 OTTO NORMAN'S CAF! - 50 ARPAD HARASZTHY. N 50 JOSEPH A. BOQUET... 25 CHARLES COLMAN (Hatter). 25 HILMER & CO.. 25 BROOKLYN HOTEL 3 25 EL DORADO PARLOR, N. §. G. w... g 25 M. S. LE 2 25 KAST & CO. @ 25 FRANK'S BILLIARD PARLOR. 25 OAKLAND “ECHO” 3 25 REDLANDS “CITROGRAPH .. 25 VALLOO ATHLETIC CLUB.... 10 TOTAL.. . 877,220 e CAN HANDLE THE CROWD. 4 Railroad Man Says It Can Be Done : Easily. Mr. Kruttschnitt was asked about the ability of the Southern Pacific to handle the crowds that would come here if the Republican National Convention is held in San Francisco next year and replied : Ican say without hesitation that we have the equipment power and track to_handle any crowds that would come over. You see we haye a large amount of equipment on our Eastern roads that we can araw on 1f it should be necessary. Asto the sleeping-cars we can draw on Pullman almost without limit. If you will reflect a minute you will see that there can be no denger on that score. We have a large enough quota of sleepers on our lines for ordinary and almost any extraordinary trayel that we may have. But whatever the needs may be Pullman is able, and bound by con- tract, to furnish all that may be reqiured. As to the power, what we have is ample. No, there will be no trouble about our handling the crowds comfortably and well. 4 Sl BOOMING IN LOS ANGELES. The People. of the Lower Country Still LRustling. LOS ANGELES, Can., Nov. 7.—In re- gard to the holding of the Republican Na- tional Convention in San Francisco the Express says to-night: Ever since the mass-meeting held in this eity Monday night at the Chamber of Commerce the interest in the matter has increased in this city. Every one appears 1o be impressed with the absolute necessity of doing all that can be done to assist San Francisco in getting the convention, and there is a disposition to frown down any trifling objection that may be raised against the project. Thelocal executive committee, composed of H. Z. Osborne, J. R. Matheis, C. E. Day, W. C. Patterson and J. | Francis, will meet in the parlors of the Hollen- beck Hotel at 7:30 o'clock to take action as may be fit and necessary in the premises. Every day the prospect of securing the conven- tion for San Francisco looms up brighter. The mass-meeting in San Frencisco Monday after- ‘noon demonstrated that the project was being pushed by all elasses of people irrespective of politics. “Joe” Manley, the Maine leader, who has been sojourning in Los Angeles for several days, says that San Franclsco is quite certain to win the National Convention fizht. He says that how that he has seen Southern California Le is more firmly convinced than ever that San ‘Francisco ought to have it. He wants to get it out of McKinley territory in the interesi of l | Jobber could protect himself by buy “advantage of the Chicago jobber. Reed. Mr. Manley left for the East thisafter- noon. He is secretary of the Republican Na- tional Committee. —-———— VERY CHEERFUL. The Mail and Express Seems to Under- stand. San Francisco makes the most liberal bid ever recorded since the Republican party has been nominating Presidential candidates in convention. The metropolis of the Pacific Slope has subscribed $200,000 &s a starter to pay for some of the extreordinary attractions she offers. Arrangements have been perfected with the railroads Whereby a passenger may ride from &RY part of the United States to San Francisco as cheaply as he can to Chicago. That is,a man could ride from the extreme eastern part of the State of Maine to San Francisco for the same fare that would carry him to Chicago. Then the hotels are to do & most unheard of and un-Chicago-like thing. Iustead of charg- ing the price of the house and lot for & week's board the existing rates are to be reduced. Just think of it! The telegranh tolls for news- papers are to be cut down to the rate that would be from Chicago, and &ll the newspaper correspondents are to be taken care of in the most hospitable manner. Its a great bid by Frisco.—New York Mail and Express. WAS CALLED A BEAST. Unexpected Show of Temper,on the Part of Aifred Isson, the Man of Lacerated Affections. The jury which was to decide the dam- age to the heart of Alfred Isson, inflicted by the alicnation of his wife's affections by his brother-in-law, George Strielen, be- fore her death, found there was no dam:- age at all, and rendered a verdict to that effect. As soon as the court adjourned after the verdict Isson accused Mr. Eisner, counsel for the defendant, of calling him a beast during the argument. Eisner said he had and expressed a desire to do so again, but quiet was restored until the men reached the corridor. There Isson made a jump at the attorney, who caught him by the throat and threw him backward into the arms of the bailiff, who was on hand ready to quell any trouble that might arise. UTHH * ATES SITUATION, General Freight Agent Smurr Is Waiting for Mr. Sproule’s Return. The Union Pacific Threatens a Cut if the Southern Pacific Makes Any Reduction. According to Manager W. B. Cartis of the Traffic Association the Umion Pacific has threatened to cut rates if the Southern Paciiic makes any reduction of its freight rates to Utah. He submifted his report on the sitnation | in Utah to the executive committee at its regular monthly session yesterday. After | telling of the conference at Salt Lake City | with the representatives of the Tra Missouri Association railroad comp: he summed up the matter thus: The b;ah Lake jobber had three contentions stu: es _Fin: ¢ fear of San Franeisco usurping the jobbing trade of that city. Second—Being jobbers, with trade pride, they don’t like {0 be compelled to buy from another jobber. Third—They 4o not like to see an ad of rates whid justment | might permit-shipments to be | <ast to Sau Francisco and b to Utah at less rates then ere made for ship ments direct from the East to Utah. s 10 their first contention, I believe it to be groundless in the main. Jt is true thet the San_Francisco jobber is bound to sell his 00ds, if opportiinity offers; still the Sait Lake load lots, an. ug in car- our competition would then be as against the Chicago jobber. As'to the second, thai, of course, is not com- puisory. The Salt Lake jobber ean buy in the East it he likes, just the same as the San Fra cisco merchant, and can skip his goods by way of San Francisco to Utah. As to the third assertion, it is a farce of ¢ cumstances which is beyond the power of any communily to control. San Francisco, from her natural position as a seaport, will at all times command lower rates on imports than an inland city like Salt Lake City, and this is one of the inevitable conditions which cannot be changed and an edvantage of which we can- not be deprived. Before the railroad conference even went into session Mr. Curtis said ne found that the minds of the Salt Lake City jobbers had been poisoned by the representatives of the roads running into Utah from the East. He made a canvass of most of the jobbers and they had ore story to teil, namely, that San IFrancisco jobbers would be enabled by iower rates to usurp their territory. Mr. Curtis argued to them, of course, that they cqui(i’ not suffer any worse from San Francisco than they do now from Chicago, which at present bas the lion’s share of trade there, while on the other hind San Francisco’s entrance into the field would tend to reduce the Mr. Curtis informed the committee that Assistant General Freight Agent William Sproule of the Southern Pacitic, who was in Balt Lake City as his company’s repre- sentative at the conference, had assured | him of a reduction on a 70 per cent is from thig City to Ogden. This reduction, thought Mr. Curtis, would sooner or later operate to open the eyes of the Salt Lake jobbers, seeing that it would make Ogden the center of distribution for San Fran- cisco’s business in Utah. He had seen General Freight Agent Smurr during the day, he said. and Mr, Smurr bad assured him that he wassimply awaiting the return of Mr. Sproule, who went north into Montana after leaving Utah. Mr. Sproule is expected to be here Saturday. ‘The Union Pacific, Mr. Curtis added, had threatened after the conference to reduce its rates from the East to Utah, so as to offset the reduction to be made by the Sauthern Pacitic. The Southern Pacific’s reduction would amount to the same rate per mile, except for some lines of goods, as the rate trom the Missouri River to Salt Lake City. There seems to be no doubt now of the Southern Pacific’s determination to reduce rates. Its freight department feels con- fident of being more than a match for the Union Pacific in any rate war the latter might attempt. ——————————— FRANK KLOSS' TRIAL. He Must Answer for the Murder of Wil- liam Deady. The trial of Frank Kloss for the murder of William Deady was commenced in Judge Bahr's court yesterday. The mur- der was committed in a saloon on Hayes street on April 18 and was an exception- ally cold-blooded one. Deady was sitting in a chair asieep, when Kloss came in and, remarking that he would wake the sleeper, stabbed him in_the throat with a vocket-knife. Deady died in a few min- utes. The questions being asked the prisoner POISON IN THE WATER Consumers at the Mission Register Many Com- plaints. BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH Disagreeable Odor Supposed to Come From Decayed Vegetation. BOARD OF HEALTH MAY ACT. Patrons of the Bar Reject Spring Valley and Call for Seltzer With Their Whisky. Thers may be ‘‘no fog at the Mission,” but there is a bad taste in the water sup- plied to that section of the City. So many complaints came to Tne CALL office that investigation followed, and many persons were found who insisted that the water was not only disagreeable to the taste, but that an unpleasant odor was emitted {from 1t. At Kenning Brothers’ corner grecery, at Fotsom and Twenty-first streets, the water is so bad that Kenning’s customers insist on having seitzer served with their whisky. “They won't drink the water,”” said Ken- ng, *‘because it tastes bad and smelis bad. I set out the water, but they won’t have it that way. The ter is clear enough and looks all right, but the taste sometimes is sickening.’’ A lady living on Treat avenue, near first street, happened to be in the | ing some articles when the con- versation concerning the water took place. She at once remarked: ‘‘The water at my house, on Treat avenue, is not fit to use. It does no good to boil 1t. When it is boil- ing it smells horribly. “Does it come from a tank?"* was asked. “No,” she replied, *it comes directly from the street pipe to the house. It tastes bad, and produces a disagreeable odor.” “The men at engine-house 25 in the same locality said that they had not noticea anything particularly bad with the water there, but one of them remarked | thut out on the Misson road there was much complaint. Heury Schlichtman, who keeps a grocery-store at the corner of Shotwell and Twentieth streete, declares that the water emits an unpleasant odor, and that his customers complain of it. He said: *“‘No good comes from making complaint to the water comoany. Complaints have been made irequently, but no one comes around to see about the quality or the water.”’ Henry F. Wvnne, the druggist at the | corner of Folsom and Twenty-second | streets, was interviewed by the reporter. Mr. Wynne is quite well known to his neighbors as the oracle of the Mission road, so it was deemed essential that he should be consulted. Inquiry bronght out the fact that Wynne does not use Spring Valley water. His premises are supplied from a deep and ever-floxing well, and the water therefrom is so cele- brated for its purity and sweetness that many of the people dwelling at the Mission £o to his store to quench their thirst. As| they drink they exclaim: “This is the | only place to get a good drink of water.” Mr. “'yunc was so much engrossed in a bicycle race on Folsom street that he did not enter with great freedom into the dis- cussion of pure water. At Howe’s drugstore, corner of Mission and Twentieth streets, foul-smelling water had been the topic of conversation. Mr. Howe said the water was so bad at his own home, 638 Valencia street, that he had the strainers carefully inspected, fearing that they had been neglected. He ascertained that the strainers had Dbeen properly cleansed every day, yet the water was dis- tasteful and gave out an unpleasant odor. Several residents of the Mission were in the drugstore when the inquiries on bebalf of THE CALL were addressed to the propri- etor. They participated in the general conversation and agreed that it was com- mon talk in that neighborhood that the water was not pure. They noticed the bad taste, and one of them had more than once remarked that the fluid had a pecu- liar odor. Several complaints have been made to the oflice of the Spring Valley Water Works. Charles Webb Howard, the presi- dent, says that the water supplied to the Mission comes from Crystal Springs Lake, and is distributed through University Mound reservoir. He ascribes the bad taste to the animal decay of vegetabie sub- stances in the lake. Water can be supplied to University Mound reservoir from Ala- meda Creek, but at the present time the company is not pumping from the Ala- meda source of sunply, hence all the water sapplied by the company to customers at the Mission comes from ‘thg lake. Mr. Howard insists that while the water may taste bad and give out a disagreeable odor, it is a perfectly harmless taste and odor. Recently some bottles of water com- plained of by the proprietor of the Wilson restaurant on Post street were brought to the company’s office. The president could not detect anything unpleasant in the taste, but Engineer Schussler, whose taste, perhaps, has not been perverted by exces- sive use of the water, did detect something wrong and began an investigation. He found that the pipe passed through the Eantry in such manner that it became eated. More direct connection with the main was made, with the result that no further complaint was registered. Mr. Howard is confident the bad taste in the water will not continue !onger than a few more days. Dr. Williamson of the Board of Health was seen at his office Jast evening. He said 1t was within the province of the board to inquire concerning the purity of water supplied to the people, and have analysis made to determine the nature of impurities in the water. He was not sure that water which gave a taste of vegetation was injurious, but if it was so impregnated with decayed vege- table matter thet a foul odor was emitted, then the water was impure 2nd not health ful. He said that if an investigation was made it would in all propability be con- ducted by Dr. Spencer, the bacteriolozist of the board, who was now engaged in the examination of milk. The Board of Health will hold a session to-day and the subject of pure water for the public may be one of the leading topics. THE STRASSMAN CASE. show that insanity, induced by excessive drinking, will be the defense. ————— Copperopolis Mining District. _A correspondent writes: It has been estab- lished by railroad and other tests that Copper- ©Opolis is 1132 feet above the level of the sea and Angels Creck in that town but fourteen feet higher. This difference is a curious one 1o the Tesident and the traveler. The Jenny Lind mine {s several hundred feet less above the level than this, The country roek in the Angel and San Antonio helt 18 the sate as iy this valiey—slate and a green_stone or por- pbyry. Both the Bear and the McCarthy bor- der mountains consist of orphyry and siate. On either side of the valley are mineral de- positsin nuggets, quartz and pockets, and as in the valley th, valy mlpnn“my ere are valuable broad bands of . Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1s to have a brass monument at Calcutta while he is yet alive. l Testimony to Show That the Will Dated July ® Was Signed July 13, The uninteresting progress of the wrangle over the estate of Mrs. Max Strass- man was enlivened yesterday by the de- veloping of the fact that the will dated July 9, 1890, was not in fact executed until July 13. Joseph Silverstone, one of the witnesses who said during the probating of the will that it was executed on the day it was Jated, admitted yesterday that on July 13 it was handed to Mrs. Strass- man, and, propped up by pillows, with her band guided by friends, she made her mark to the document just before she died. By the terms of the wiil all the property was leit to the husband, but he agreed with the two sons and the daughter that f they would not make a contest of the will ke would allow them all they | of which v would be entitled to as heirs-at-law. They z2llowed the will to go to probate, and soon after the two sons went on the bond of a woman in the Police Court, giv- Ing their prospective sbare in their mother’s estate which they would get ac- cording to the agreement.” The agreement was not carried out. One of the boys was sentenced to San Quentin for perjary for having faisely qualified on the bond, the other is a ing trial for the same offense, and thes the agreement, .- THEODORE FOX'S SUIT. The Directors of the Consolidated Cali- fornia and Virginia Mining Company File a Demurrer. The Consolidated California and Mining Company and its recently elecied board of directors filed a demurrer with Judge Seawell yesterday to the suit of Theodore Fox, a stockholder, who asked the court that the election of the board, held Octcber 21, 1895, be set aside and de- clared null and void, and that a new elec- tion of trustees be held. Charles H. Fish, T. H. Fish, John W. | Twiggs, H. Zadig and Nat T. Messer and the mining company of which they are | now trustees are the defendants, and base their demurrer upon these grounds: That proceedings to oust directors must be brought with the consent of the Arttorney- General and in the name of the people of the State or of the relative of an aggrieved person, and not by an individual share- bolder; that the section of the Civil Code under which the suit is brought gives only some aggrieved person or a corporate body the right to sue; that, in addition to being generally ambiguous, the complaint is fective in not having joined as defend. e s any of the shareholders who authorized | Charles H. Fish to vote their stock at the annual election of directors, and complaint does not show that any stock: Lolder was in any way restricted asto tlh_e | his | transfer, disposition” or voting of shares. Judge Seawell will hear the arguments on the demurrer this morning. ERAND JURCR ARRAGNED. Jabez Swan Charges Leaventritt | With Using His Posi- tion Improperly. The Boulevard and Driveway Associa- tion Makes a Plea for Good Roads. Jabez Swan, sign-painter, appeared before the Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday with a complaint against the proposition requir- ing the removal of street-signs and posters, as recommended by the Grand Jury. The recommendation was one among a number presented to the full beard at its meeting last Monday by a committee of | the jury composed of Messrs. Leaventritt, Hammersmith, Wiliey, Clinch and Sontag, committee Mr. Sontag was spokesman. Mr. Swan said the ordinance if passed | would work a great hardship upon very many business concerns, and_denied that there was any occasion for it whatever; uit is being prosecuted to enforce | irginia | at the | that theb signs v;?m all perfectly proper nd uncbjectionable. 3 % The co:r)unitl.ee told Mr. Swan if he had a protest to make on behalf of business men he shonld put it in writing and bave it signed. In the meantime they would defer action on the sign question. g Then Mr. Swan launched intoa hot little speech, which he bad evidently been car- rying around on his mind and was deter- mined to get rid of. ; 3 “I wish to explain to this committee what I believe is at the bottom of this business about the signs,”’ be said. “This man Leaventritt has instigated it I have no doubt. Leaventritt was formerly a member of a bill-posting company in this City and was actively engaged in putting | up signs and posters of exactly the same character, if not much_werse, than those | now complained of. He got himself so | thoroughly disliked in that businees that he was compelled to leave it. Now he is | using_his position as a member of the | Grand Jury to work out a pe!tiI revenge | on the others in the business. e should not be allowed to do so.” The committee said they would hold the matter over for a week. | A committee of the Boulevard and Driveway Association eomposed of John McCora, R. P. Hammond and Colonel Little were -before the committee to urge immediate proceedings to lower the grade of Seventh avenue so _as to make a good drive leading into the Park from the south. Mr. Hammond said that there was | no objection to lowering the grade | except” from the Spring Valley Water Company. They objected because they would have to lower one of their big water mains. He said the grade should be | lowered at least five feet | Chairman Spreckels said he would see the engineers of the water compzany as to | what arrangements could be made—ne | would go over the ground himself. Mr. Hammond said_that a large amount of capital was invested in horses and vehi- cles, and that some regard should re paid | to the interests of the people owning them. | He said that it was a fact that except within the limits of the Park San Fran- cisco practically had no drives—that no city of its size was so poorly equipped in | this regard. The Seventh avenue im- provement would be an excellent first step in the desired direction, and it should be followed by improving, macadamizing, the Almshouse road and the Ocean House ! road and then by extending a good drive- | way to the beach. { . The committee assured the representa- tives of the association that they would take the matter under consideration. Action on the following recommenda- tions of the Street Superintendent was de- | ferred for one week pending examination : | Accepting the paving of Fell street, be- | tween Octavia and Laguna, and Fell street, between Devisadero and Scott. | The protest of property-owners against the construction of a sewer in Landers | street was set for hearing before the board on November 18. S T e Sk The Wasp's Cartoon. Under the caption “The Magnet to Draw the Convention to San Francisco” this week’s Wasp publishes a teliing. cartoon. In the fore- ground is California represented by a fair end buxom damsel, who is holding & nuge magnet on which are inseribed the words. “Harmon Unity and Publie Spirit.” are seen some of the public-spirited cf San Francisco whose efforts are mow going forth in the good cause. Tri Empty Houses Ransacked. Numerous complaints have been received at police headquarters during the past two weeks | from house agents and others of burglaries in empty houses. 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