The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCIS CO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1895. 10 STRIKE THE FETTERS FROM COMMERCE, What the Harbor Commis- sioners Propose to Do About It. E. L. COLNON SPEAKS. An Attempt to Be Made to Lift This Port Out of Politics. FAVORS CIVIL SERVICE RULES. An Important Official Expression Looking Toward the Relief of Merchants. The paper which was read by Captain W. L. Merry at the conference of the Ship- wners’ Asso n with local organiza- ions of ar character, in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce on Friday after- noon, was the subject of general comment on the wa front yesterda The pur- pose of conference being to devise w eans for lightening the burdens upon shipping entering the harbor, Cap- Merry dealt with the tax collected by Harbor Commissicn, which he con- d excessive. He also made some er plain statements touching the ad- ministration of that very important de- partment of the State government, proadly intimating that things there were not just they should be. E. L. Colnon, presi- ient of the commission, was asked by a * ALL reporter what he thought of the cap- tain’s remarks. “I agree perfectly with the captain hat there has been in the past—and is to- ay, in fact—too much politics in the affairs of the commission. No position in the service requiring special aptitude or previous training should be given to a Democrat because he is a Democrat, or to a Republican for like reason, nor should any employe be discharged on account of his politics. Every man qualified for the place which he fills should be retained in g good behavior. This lengthen- ing of the tenure would allow of the com- pensation being reduced. There is not an fiicer or employe of the board—save, v, the chief engineer—who would not consent to a decrease of his pay in re- turn for an assurance of prolonged employment, unaffected by politics or the change incident to a State election. Sal- aries in most cases are too high and are disproportionate to the responsibilities in- volved; but the board is not responsible for this, as the standard has been fixed by the Legislature on the positions that are statutory. There is no reason why for similar service the State shonld pay 30 or 50 per cent more on the water front than the General Government pays in the Post- office, except that in the former case the job lasts only so long as the “‘pull” en- dures which obtained it, while in the latter it may be lifelong, inthe discretion of the possessor.”” . +‘But hew is this ideal condition of things to be reached ?” “Now you are getting to the point. The matter was long ago discussed by the Governor, Colonel Chadbourne and my- f,and we have agreed thata bill shall be presented to the next Legislature tak- e water front out of politics by mak- 1e tenure of the officers and employes e Harbor Commission dependent 1pon good behavior, as in the classi- ice of the Federal Government. er words, we have resolved upon service reform. If Captain Merry and the Shipowners’ Association will assist us s endeavor, a step in the direction d by Friday’s conference will have ken. at do you think of the proposition ing the management of the water over to the Federal Government?’’ That is a possibility so infinitely re- mote as not to be entitled to serious con- sideration. But if it were possible, what would be gained by it? The history of similar affairs does not justify the belief that the management would be any more economical than it is at present or than it could easily be made by the reforms spoken of. “The statement that if the General Gov- ernment should finish the seawall the work could be done for two and a half milil- jons, whereas if the State should under- take it the cost would be twenty millions, is preposterous. The General Government would do the work precisely as the State government has done it, by letting con- tracts, according to the requirements of the law, to the lowest pidder. It is wild assertions such as these that have created the impression there is something myste- riously wrong or rotten on the water front and that have prevented the inauguration of the reforms that are really needed by directing attention to evils that are purely §maginary. There isno excuse fora per- son who-can reaa English and assume to speak on the subject not knowing what the provisions are of the State law with Tespect to the construction of the seawall. It is as binding an enactment as could be framed, hedging about with restrictions and safeguards every movement of this commission in the matter to which it re- lates. “f notice that Captain Merry also spoke of the flimsy wharf constructions, the only exception being the proposed new Pacific- street wharf, as though they indicated a management that might be criminally wrong, when the fact is that the wharves of the State are to-day as durable and in as good condition as those of private parties eimilarly situated with respect to the rav- ages of the teredo. Assuredly the de- struction wrought by this parasite is not to ve charged to the dereliction of the Har- bor Commission. The Southern Pacific Railroad Company has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in endeavors to beat the busy little worm, but there is no evi- dence that I have been able to obtain that the corporation is any better off than the Btate in the conflict that is incessantly going on.” “What do you think of the proposition of Captain Merry that the law should be changed so tbat no one would be eligible for the Harbor Commission who did not possess a certain degree of technical knowl- edge of ships and shipping?” ‘‘There is nothing whatever in it. Dur-] ing the seven ‘months that I have been a member of the board and its executive officer I have found no occasion where a technical knowledge of ships or anything that pertains to them would be of the least advantage. The affairs of the commission are all purely business affairs—a little more scopy probably some of them than theldaily routine of a commercial house, but nevertheless yielding to the same ap- plication of common-sense and judgment as determines the conduct of affairs in p general of the same magnitude. I can easily conceive of a master mariner of conspicuous advancement as such making an equally conspicuous failure as Harbor Commissioner. At all events there is no- where a point of contact in the two func- tions. Nor am I speaking wholly as a landsman, for in the earlier years of my life I had some little experience of ships and shipping, which, as I said, I have found not the least use for in this position, save on one occasion, when I told the for- mer superintendent of tugs that if the deckhands couldn’t do all the necessary rope-splicing I'd go down and do it myself. “‘There is one statement,” President Col- non concluded, *‘which with your permis- sion I'would like to make, and is in refer- ence to the closing words of Captain Merry at the Chamber of Commerce meet- ing, where he intimated that possibly all the revenue collected on the water front did not find its way into the public treas- ury. If the captain feit that he had suffi- cient information to warrant such a public statement, the consciousness of his obliga- tions as a citizen should have persnaded him that the place to make the disclosure was before the Grand Jury. “This commission would thank Captain Merry or any one else who should put it in possession of information touching the shortcoming of any of its agentsor em- ployes, but in the absence of anything more definite than a vague intimation it must assume that everything is all right, the intending accuser only being wrong. The episode furnishes an occasion for say- ing that the system of collecting and ac- counting for the revenues of this com- mission is as nearly perfect as human ingenuity can deviseit. In saying this I take no credit to myself, for the system has been in vogue, as I understand, ever since ex-Governor Irwin was a commis- sioner. And I venture to say that there is not a mercantile hounse or other business concern in San Francisco that has a better arrangement of checks and balances, or that collects more closely than this com- mission. Not a dollar of dues escapes of the average of over $50,000 a month accru- ing. As to what becomes of it after col- lection, if anybody has complaint to make or knowledge of malfeasance, the place to lodge the information, as I have said, is before the Grand Jury.” FANNIE BOWHIAR T0 WED, San Francisco’s Pretty Little Sou- brette Engaged to Charles P. Hall. The Marriage Ceremony Expected to Take Place Some Time Before the Holidays. Pretty little Fannie Bowman, the popu- lar soubrette of San Francisco, now travel- several months, it has been kept from general public notice. Miss Bowman’s marriage will mean her retirement from the stage for good, ac- cording to her plans as now outlined. slie finds her greatest pleasure in home, even now. When absent she does not permita day to pass without writing to her family, and, as her little sister Mabel expresses it, “There is not another sister like her in the world.” The marriage will take piace in this City shortly before Christmas, and the couple will reside in this City, They first met about two years ago. Miss Bowman is not yet fully out of her teens, and has been before the footlights regularly as a proféssional for only five vears, but during this comparatively brief period has made rapid headway in ber profession, and on every occasion of her appearance has won popular approval. he parts in which she has made the most decided hits are Henri in ‘‘The Mountebank,” Virginia in *‘Virginius,” Marcella in “In the Lion’s Mouth” and Marjory in “Runnymede.’’ She is now traveling with I‘rederick Warde and has just finished a season at New Orleans. She has been with Warde for the past three years, and has a con- tract with him to finish the season, which does not ena till May, with the option of renewing it for another season. ghe has, ho\\'ev_er, already tendered her resignation, and will leave New Orleans for her home in this City to-morrow, with the expecta- tion of arriving here next Saturday. Be- fore engagine with Warde she was leading soubrette at the Alcazar. Charles P. Hali is said to be about 43 years of age, and was best known in this C‘nty as the manager of the Bush-street Theater. He has had a wide and varied While extremely fond of her profession, | her | THE CHURCH HAUNTED Fears That Unman Even the Sturdiest Po- licemen. WEIRD NIGHT WATCHES. Bells That Tinkled and Skirts That Rustled Across the Floor, |NOT FOND OF THE DETAIL. | Queer Story of a Bluecoat Who Was on Duty at the Sacred Edifice. Is Emmanuel Baptist Church haunted by the spirits of the two young girls who were murdered within its walls? Of course not; but queer stories of that | experience as a theatrical agent and man- | ager, and is reported to be more thancom- fortably provided for as far,as this world’s goods are concerned. He was at one time an agent for P.T. Barnum, and was not only a trusted employe of the great show- man, but an intimate friend. He also had | the management of the Grand Opera- | house at New York, when it was owned by FANNIE BOWMAN. {From a photograph.] ing with Frederick Warde in the East, is engaged to marry Charles P. Hall, the well-known theatrical manager, formerly of this Oity and now manager and pro- prietor of Hall's Auditorium of San Jose. Although the matter has been known to afew intimate friends of the couple for Charles P. Ball. James Figk, and left the service of Tony Pastor to come to San Francisco. The Old, O1d Story. He—A fellow I know bought a ring the { other day, and he wants to get a woman'’s | opinion about it. | She—A diamond? b 3 | He—Oh, yes. He bought it for the girl he is going to marry. : She—I see. And you brought it around for me to look at? He—Precisely. sure it was right. e She—Sensible man! He wasn’t willing | to take his own judgment, but wanted that of a woman. He—That's it. Will you— She—With pleasure, Ah! that looks like a beautiful stone. Tell me about your | friend. He must be an independent fel- low to go off and buy the ring without consulting the lady. i He—He is. He believes that if he hits | upon the right thing himself she will re- | spect him all the more. | . She (examining the stone carefully and | then putting it on her little finger)—And yet he waints to be sure? He—Yest He loves her so much that he wants her to be perfectly happy with it. She—How considerate. : He—He tries to be. What do you think of the ring? - She—It's lovely; but— He (eagerly)—But what? She (blushing)—But can’t you seeit's too small?—Harper's Bazar. — . Telegrams are distributed in France by messengers mounted on bicycles. You see he wanted to be | kind are bound to be started about build- ings in which murders have been com- mitted. A number of policemen whose duty it is to guard the puilding day and night to see that nothinz is disturbed until Theodore Durrant’s fate is finally settled believe that such is the case, and when the day comes for them to take their night watch in the dark and silent edifice they go with heavy hearts and start at every sound that breaks the awful silence of the sanctuary. Since the day that the bodies of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams were “dis- covered in the church 'a constant watch has been kepr, under Chief Crowley’s orders, to see that nothing is disturbed, the idea being to prevent anything which might be used as evidence in the case from being removed or defaced. The task has devolved upon the patrolmen of the Seventeenth-street station, and in regular rotation they take six-hour watches in the building, Those who are on day duty do not mind it so much, but the night watch, par- ticularly that from midnight to 6 A. a., is | their terror. At least half the watch nas complained of the feeling of oppression and vague sense of the presence of some one near them during the hours between midnight and dawn, and some have been actually ill from the experience. At first the watchers sat comfortably in chairs inside the doors away from the rain orwind as the case might be, but now only the most stout-heartea venture inside, the others pace up and down outside until re- lieved. Bartlett street is deserted long before midnight, and except for the footfall of some belated pedestrian on his way to his cozy home or the aistant hum of the electric cars passing to and fro on adjacent streets there is nothing to break thesilence and gloom. After 1o’clock only the dis- tant shriek of passing locomotives relieves the stillness that is almost that of a tomb. This is the time most feared by the guardians of the peace. One of them tells | of an experience a few nights ago that | would have shaken the nerves of even the most courageous. ‘1 had concluded that the stories I had heard of sounds at night were all in the | imagination of the narrators,” he said, | “when something hapvened that sends a thrill through me every time I think of it. I was sitting in a chair thinking how com- | fortable it was to be in out of the cold, when suddenly I felt 8 presence near me. It came on suddenly, #nd in almost an 1n- stant I was all in a tremble. “I suppose you have had one of those terrible nightmares that bring you up- right in bed, with starting eves and a feel- ing that your peril must be real—it is so vivid, It seems as though some hideous animal was pursuing to devour you and that you were unable to escape, or that you were falling from a precipice to be dashed on the rocks below. That is just | the way I felt. i ‘“The blood rushed from my heart ‘and a | cold chill went through my limbs. I was | unable to move, and while in that condition I heard one of the electric bells in the rear of the church ring three times—clearly, distinctly. “Then came the strangest sensations of all. T was sitting with one of my legs out- | stretehed and I felt distinctly a sensation | as of & woman’s skirt being brushed across it. ‘‘For fully five minutes I was speechless, nerveless and unable to move. Then I rubbed my eyes and tried to imagine that L had been asleep, but without avail. T | was as much awake as I am at this present | moment. ‘“Since that time I have somewhat dreaded the nights when I have to take that nightwateh. I don’t fear it, but I must say that it is not pleasant,” E The church was dark‘and silent, with its ghostly spire pointing toward the bright stars above, when a tour of inspection was made last evening. A stalwart policeman was on duty as usual; but he stood on the steps with the closed doors behind him and stamped impatiently to keep his feet warm. “It’s too cold and draughty inside there,” he said, NA TO-DAY. Follow the crowd that edges and surges its way through the portals of The Maze. It’s always safe to follow a trading crowd—it means that many know more thanone. It proves that after shopping all over the city The Maze does the selling. Why? Because qualities, prices, methods and varieties have been compared, and the unanimous ver- dict is, The Maze first, last and all the time. Dress Goods. Certainly your money never brought such returnsas the yalues hereinafter men- tioned. You will certainly purchase if you look at the goods—all our talk will not avail if you don’t see them. American Coverts, 36-inch, 20¢, Black Figured Mohairs, 25¢. Black Crepon, lovely, 75¢. 54-inch Black or Colored Ladies’ Cloth, 37%4c. Boucle Suitings, black or colors, 50c. Extra Drives in Black Boucles, $1 00, $1 50, $1 75. Scotch Tartan Plaids, all wool, 50c. English Novelty Black Goods, 50c. Black or Colored Crepons, $2 00 quality, $1 25 Silk Surprises. ‘We have cut the price on every viece of fancy silk in our house on Saturday night from 334 to 50 per cent. In offering you silks now at 50c and 75c we are giving you tremendous purchasing possibilities. Kid Gloves, $1.00. Nowhere in the wide world are there such Gloves as we sell for $1, either in plain glace or Derby styles; no house has the range of colors nor the style and elegance of finish. Formerly we only tried on the La Mazenos, our celebrated $1.50 Glove, now we try on these with the greatest of pleasure. Ladies’ Plaid Waists, $2.25. The latest styles, just made up in our own factory. If you bought the material and brought it to us we would charge you $3 for the making alone—periect fitting. Send for our Illustrated Catalogue, matled free. NEW TO-DAY. i Toys. Half of our basement salesroom is devoted to Toys and Holiday Goods. We sent a buyer to Europe to make our selections. We’re going to make a clean sweep of everything we pos= sess in this line. We will store any= thing that you purchase and deliver Christmas eve or prior. We respect= fully invite you to visit our stock. Ladies’ Underwear, 50c, 75¢, $1.00. ‘We possess positively the best value in Vests, Pants or Union Suits that is pur- chasable in the State in cotton or wool for the money. Our present values are not to be had again. See for yourselves. Millinery. It's style, workmanship, qualitly and chic that make a stunning hat. We have a trimmer who possesses the necessary requisites to create them. We sell millin- ery as we do other merchandise, so you're in the difference between a dry goods and a millinery profit. Comprenez-vous? German Printed Flannels, 25c. French Printed Flannels, 50c. American Woven Flannels, 10¢, 1214c. Hundreds of designs to select from. We make up the German Flannels in wrappers and get $4 for them, $8 and $10 for the French ones and $1 50 to $2 50 for the Ameri- can ones. Which will you have—wrapper or materials ? California Blankets, $5. This is a beauty. Now, where in the world can you buy a blanket to equal a California-made one, and nowhere in Cali- fornia like this one for $52 A Sewing Machine for $5 50. You can see it in operation down in our basement salesroom, and we’ll show and tell you all about it. Drug Talk. Do you use “La Cigale” Face Powder, 35¢? It’s the purest, finest, best. For a handsome skin and lovely complexion use “Anita Oream,” 50c, guaranteed harmless. For failing hair or dandruff, *‘Dr. Koch’s Hirsutine,” 62c, superior to any. Any of these tried and found unsatisfactory ex- changeable for any other preparation. We've been years, and you surely should have found out that the Maze is the cheapest place In Frisco to buy at. here nearly five We are manufacturers. A sample sult or garment we pay $20 for we can make for $15 and sell for $20. So we undersell any merchant wha does not make his own stuff. Prica some of our garments and find out. Cheviot Jackets, $5.00. Black or blue, very full sleeves, 28 inches long, nicely stitched all around, anywhere else $7 50 would be cheap for ity $6.50 Capes. Ladies’ Capes, blue or black beavery satin band on collar and upper cape, fiva rows of stitching, 30 inches long, all sizes, awfully cheap at $10. $7.50 Capes. Ladies’ Beaver Capes in black or blue, collar and upper cape trimmed with b!acla shirred edging, two rows of Hercules braiding on collar and three rows on uppes and lower cape, cheap anywhere at $12 50, $7.50 Jackets. Ladies’ Jackets in black or blue boucle cloth, 26 inches long, full mandolin sleeve, ripple back and velvet collar. This is our exclusive style, made by us and not found elsewhere, and nothing like it within $5. $10.50 Military Capes. Very full sweep, 25 inches long, in black kerseys, handsomely embroidered with silk cord and worth every cent there i $1 Now look at these five items, then judge whether or no our jackets and capes up to $50 are not equally as cheap and far less than at any other store. Ladies’ Tailor-Made Boucle Suits, $10.00. ' Nothing like them anywhere. Perfect in fit. Lined throughout. ~Black or colors, latest cut and mandolin sleeve. Can’t buy a jacket like it for $10. Last Season’s Suits, $6.00 and $7.50. Suits that were $15 and $20, stylish and fashionable, and as good as this season’s; but we never misquote styles or seasons. Pattern Suits, $25.00. One of a kind made for models. Should be sold and .are worth $40 and $50. These are custom-made, and couldn’t be better if you paid us twice the price. Ladies’ waists, skirts, dress or under- skirts, wrapper and dressing sacks in stock and made to measure. FURNITURE 4 ROOT1S $85. Parlor—Silk Brocatelle, 5-pieca sul, plush trimmed. droom—7-piece ELEGANT SUIT, bed, b e e whahstand, two Chairs, FOCKer aha. tabl pillows, woven-wire and top mattress. Dining-Room—6-foot Extension Table, four Solid Oak Chairs. Kitchen—No. 7 Range, Patent Kitchen Table and two chalrs. EASY PAYMENTS. Houses furnished complete, city or country, any- where on the coust. Open evenings. M. FRIEDMAN & CO., 224 to 230 and 306 Stockton and 237 Post Street. Free packing and delivery across the bay. A TADES' GRILL ROOM Has been established in the Palacs Hotel QL ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the management. It takes the piace of the clty restaurant, with direct sntrance from Market si. Ladies shopping will find this & moss desirabie place to lunch. Prompt service and mod- erate charges, such as have given the gentiemen’s Grillroom an international reputation, will preval in this new department. P "_E SWAYNE'S ABSOLUTELY CURES. OINTME"T MPT oo iy a1 Fac by se-atching. aieE ".':b.lfinsa‘z:.'.‘.l'.‘: fl.r.-’B and pln;onr?::; ey bocoming v WAYNE'S OINTMENT stops the liching cals ulceras d 1 08t GasES O e e L ITCHING PILES AUCTION SALES. GREAT AUCTION SALE. 2 2R 2 FIFTY HEAD OF STANDARD AND HIGH-BRED TROTTING COLTS, FILLIES, Brood Mares, Road Teams and Business Horses, ©.:ON.... November AT BALESYARD, Corner Yan Ness Aveoue and Market Street, COMPRISING CONSIGNMENTS FROM W. f. Vioget, Lawrence, Santa Clara County: Thomas Seale, Mayfield, Cal: R. G. Head, Napa; Charles Kerr, Bakersfield, and others. embracing the get of Eros, San Corbett (son of Gny Wilkes), Elmo. Dexter Prince, etc. A supertor lot of horses, to which we call special attention. Catalogues ready. KILLIP & CO., Livestock Auctioneers, 30 Montgom- ery Street. ‘Tuesday, 12, 1895, Still in the Front Ranks after 30 Years of Vigorous Competition. Girls’ Shoes that WEAR Our Shoes for Boys and Girls are unequaled for endurance. Not only keep the feet warm and dry, but are stylish as well. The Sullivan Shoe for Boys, made on our perfect-fitting lasts; lace or button; solid oak-tanned soles; sizes 11 to 2, $1.75; 24 to 6, $2.00. The Sullivan Shool Shoe for Girls; the best Tampico Goat used in uppers; solid oak-tanned soles; for fit and appearance bhas no rival, and guaranteed the best wearing shoe made; price $1.50. No such shoes sold anywhere else for any such price. The Big Street Stores can't afford to; the little stores don't carry them. SULLIVAN’S 18, 20, 22 FOURTH ST. Catalogue Sent Anywhere Free. G;!‘he ?,mltn?“‘«f‘“ Remedy. ves health nnd strength tue Sexual Organe T Dovot, 383 Market b, (% 58 1 STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES eeeATeen ONE-THIRD LESS Than You Can Buy at Your Jeweler’s, Sterling Silver-mounted Side Combs. Sterling Silver Glove Hooks Sterling Silver Book Marks. Sterling Silver Top Hair Ornaments...... Sterling Silver All-through Hair Ornaments. Sterling Silver-mounted Bang Combs Sterling Silyer Manicure Set of 3 piec sisting of file, knife and glove hook Sterling Silver Shoe Hook 3 terling Silver Curling Irons. . Sterling Silver Curling Irons, large si Sterling Silver Large-size Nail Fi Knife or Corn Knife, each....... Sterling Silver Tooth Brush, full size. sterling Silver Ink Erasers. Sterling Silver-mounted Pearl N leather case . 5o Sterling Silver Infant Combs. . i Sterling Silver Picture Frames, for s pictures Sterling Silver Infant Brushes Sterling Silver Butter Knife. . Sterling Silver-mounted Pearl Pocket Comb, in case File and Conntry Orders l’romptly" Attended To. Electrical Construction and Repairing of All Kinds. imates Given. NOTE-—Special attention paid to Grinding Razors, Shears and Edged Tools by skilled mechanics. Prices moderate. 818-820 Market Street Phelan Building. Factory—30 First Street. IR0 TALJR, Chinese Tea and Herb Sanitorium, No. 727 Washingion St, San Francisco, Cal. Cor. Brenham Place, abova the piaza. Office Hours: 9to12, 1to4dand 5 to7. Sun- day, 9A. M.to 12 M Li Po Tai Jr., son of the famous Li Po Tai, has taken his father's business, and is, afier eleven years’ stydy in China, fully prepared to locate and treat all diseases.