The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 4, 1895, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO K CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1895. 13 Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County HIS STORY 1S NOT TRUE, Ghirardelli Was in the Company of the Murdered Hunter. GYMNASTICS. HIGH SCHOOL Pupils Will Not Be Excused Unless They Produce a Physician’s Certificate. Oaxraxp OrricE, SAx Fraxcrsco Cary,) v, Dec.3. § The 8 h the story v M. Ghirardelli and is keeping him 1 on suspicion of h ng killed his -hunter—Felice Varni. The chief son the Sheriff has for believing that ielli knows something of the mur- ris that he was seen 1 the company of the murdered man several hours after he vs he left h told by ir rs were found to-day who er and Varni together late | F. Pezzoli, at whose he does not think Varni ved, s: any of his friends committed the murder. | nd Varni were the best of ccording to Pezzoli, some of Ghirardelli h are responsible for the mur- > says that Varni had about §125 er on him when he left home, none of which property was found on the corpse. he detectives claim to have discovered i 1t testimony in the relation- iges found near Varni m ions asked by the it with his own gun?”’ as placed on the ground s to indicate sucide this led as sig- 1d Wednes- re, 1 be he MUHLNER MURDER. Three Witnesses for the Prosecution Summoned for the Defense. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 3.—Judge Frick t to-night Iment of the jury to try Louis r the mu of Jennie Lewis. t annoyed by the which Attorney Nagle nd refused to ad- led. v was secured Attorney make an order ed from the During the imp en subpenaed for Denny Holland, V. Herbert, who most of the evidence for rarles Foster have worked u the prosecution. The prosecution declares that_this was only a move on the partof the defense to om the courtroom. If this s ceded, for Judge aplied with the request, put said d not make it apply to the Chief Nagle took an exceptiou to the 1d it 1s possible he may refuse to with be excl exclude them f was the case it b from the ourtroom. not FOUND HIM GUILTY. Anotber Chinese Pastor Helps to Se- cure a Conviction. OAKLAXND, Dec. 3.—Ah Oney was to- say ilty by Judge Wood in the ce Court upon the charge of selling tickets. The case was contested by torney Bradley for the defense, and as a previous instance, this being a test jury being w. d to the Superior Court by the n an effort to have the decision der to supply the necessary evi- how that the papers used in evi- co as an expert on the suk ed that up to sixteen yea: was a often seen drawings held, which minutely described. He was ned unshaken. ral Chinese lotteries were raided this and seven more dealers were brought in. DUDLIY C. € 'S DEATH. A Coroner’s Jury Finds It Was Due to | His Own Carelessness. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 3.—The inquest was continued this evening into the death of Dudley C. Stone, who was killed last Sunday at Highland Park. James Leslie Whitmore testified that he ing north and did not see the other car coming south. The first he knew of the accident was when he heard the conductor shouting to Mr. Stone to look out for the other car. The conductor testified that he shouted twice to the deceased to look out, bat Mr. Ston i tion to the warning. Tne jury breu, in a verdict “that the deceased cams to his death through being struck by a car of the Highland Park and Fruitvale Railroad Company, and that the accident was due to his own carelessness.” Sues for Damages. OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—The suit of An- drew Wettstein, a saloon-keeper on Four- teenth street, against the Southern Pacitic Company, was commenced before Judge Ogden in the Superior Court to-day. Wett- steiu claims that_he was thrown from the local train at Broadway station onthe afternoon of March 15 last, having boarded g a car on an eastbound train just as the | He was gateman was closing the gate. thrown off as the train moving, re- ceiving injuries to his back, head. neck and shonlders, and secks to recover $20,000 damages from the railroad. Cit; Peirsol and Attorney J. H. peared for Wettstein. Smith ap: Moore. Scared by a Dummy. OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—A young man of West Oakland was badly scared by a dum- my figure a few evenings since. Making his way toward Sixt-enth streetdepot from B street on the railroad track, he was sur- prised ana frightened by seeing tne figure of a man lying across the tracks near the freight house. Hastening to the depot he sought Officer Jack Scanlan and Detective Fogarty of the Southern Pacific Company, and telling a wiid tale, induced them to go with him in cearch of the man. Upon in- vestigation, the ofticers convu_we_d the voung man that he was the victim of a practical joke, the form being only a lay tigure covered with mud and with a dead seagull attached to a piece of wood which ¢id duty for one of its feet. Whidden’s Case Continued. OAKLAND, Dec. 3. —The investi- gation as to the sanity of August Held, a Grand Juror upon the panel which found eight indictments against Myron A. Whid- den, the County Auditor, in connection with the shortage and mutilation of records in the office of Tax Collector, was continued to-day before Judge Frick. The investigation is'in support of a motion by Whidden’s attorneys to quash the indict- ment. Witnesses were introduced yester- day who testified to some upfiannt eccen- tricity in the actions of Mr. Held, but their testimony was offset by that of six jurors who had served with him and declared | | | Il the completion of | of the detectives for | the trial should Chief Lloyd | ed, it will probably | ccustomed to deal in lottery tickets | as on top of the double-deck car that was | Attorney | The railroad com- | pany is represented by Attorney A. A. | him to be rational atall times. The in- | vestigation will be continued Saturday. Suit to Collect. ] | OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—Patrick Henry has | sued out a citation against the estate of | | E.J. Brickell to show cause why they have | | not settled a_claim on his judgment ob- | tained in - Nevada County against the | estate for $28,000 for money advanced on | | behalf of the interests of the Truckee | | Lumber Company, of which he is the | | principal owner. "It is alleged that the | present managers of the company, who are the executors of the Brickell will, are | conducting the company to their own ad- | vantage, paying large salaries, while un- | able to pay dividends. | | Without a License. OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—Walter Cook, an | extraman in the Fire Department, was | convicted by Judge Wood in the Police | Court this morning, on a charge of selling | liquor without a license. He claimed that | he kept only temperance drinks, but two | witnesses testified to obtaining liquor at | his place. ; ! The case of H. Fitzsimmons, on a sim- | | ilar charge, was taken under advisement | | by Judge Wood until to-morrow. Repents Too Late. OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—John _Bernal, who gave himself up for the shooting of Rici ard Foley at Pleasanton, now regrets hav- | ing done so. He has acted in a peculiar manner lately and demands his release. In the same breath he declared that Mrs. Alviso should be in his place in the jail, | and that he himseli shot Foley. he wounded man continues to improve. Killed at Sali OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—William H. Zim- | merman, an old resident of this city, was | run over by the cars and instantly Killed | | at Salinas last evening. He was on his | way to Chicago to visit his son, F. 8. Zim- | | merman. Deceased was a native of Balti- more, aged 75 years, and was the father of | Mrs. Ben Wright, wife of the well-known hotel man. Opposes Gymnastics. OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—At the meeting of the Board of Bducation last evening & re- quest from Miss Edna Pearce to be ex- cused from gymnasium duty at the High School excited a great deal of discussion. It was finally decided not to excuse her irom the exercises unless she produces a | physician’s certificate stating that they are dangerous to her health. eventh-Street Fares. OAKLAND, Dec. 3.— In the suit of E. G. Buswell to test the right of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to col- lect fares on Seventh street argument in | support of the demurrer was made yester- day by J. C. Martin for the railroad. Thomas V. Cator replied for the plaintiff, and, after some argument, it was finally agreed to submit authorities upon briefs. Firemen Resign. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 3.—At a meeting of the Fire Commissioners this evening the resignations of J. Fleming, J. Cuddy and S. McManus were accepted, but no uew men were appointed. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happeuings Told in | Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broad zay, Dec. 3. The Grand Jury was in session for a few min- utes : this morning. No business was trans- acted. The condition of E. B. Pomeroy, editor and proprietor of the Times, continues very seri- ous, and his friends fear the worst. The law and motion calendar in Department 1 was to-day continued one week, to_allow the f Machado vs. the County of Alameda to McKay, charged with having broken the head of Thomas Trainer with a rock, is to His bail has been reduced 5000 to $2500. County Clerk Jordan reports collections | under the new fee bil. for the month of No- vember $1450 90. The collections more than meet the running expenses of the office. The City Treasurer is now ready to pay all warrants, both registered and unregistered, sgainst the eity, except those against thestreet fund, which bear the treasurer's numbers above 79! Thursday evening Rev. E. R. Dille, D.D., of an Francisco, formerly pastor of the First M. E. Church of Oakland, will give a patriotic | lecture at the Eighth-avenue M. E. Church, East Oakland. J. T. Starlock, a flagman for the Southern Pa- | cific, was arrested to-day, charged with being | & companion of Barchi Perata of the Sporting | Life gang in the assault upon a Chinaman a | few nights ago. The Reliance football team has lost its star captain and guerd, George McMillan. who has | joined the Butte (Mont.) football team and in- cidentally obtained a position as deputy county assessor at that place at a salary of $125 amonth Josie Harper, keeper of the notorious place near the foot of Broadway, was sentenced to pey & fine of $100, with the alternative of fifty [ in jeil, by Judge Wood in the Police Court to-day. Her attorney announced that he would appeal the case. Last Sunday the members of the Eighth- street fire engine house drilled at the Prescott schoolhouse. All the boys were on hand and | their work was closely watched by Commis- sioners Wilson and Peirsol, who were much | pleased at the showing. George C. Carmine, second lieutenant of the | United States revenue cutter Rush, took out a license to-day to wed Miss Minnie Gertrude Campbell of this city. She is the daughter of ex-Assemblyman J. C. Campbell of Colusa County and is well known in local society circles. The Alameda Sign Company has filed a mo- tion in_ the Superior Court to have the suit brought by George Althauser against it di | missed for want of prosecution. The suit was filed on October 17, 1890. The that the company had unlawfully diverted the waters of Alameda Creek from his property, and he sought demages. In the suit of Machado vs. the County of meda for $2000 damages by reason of di- on of water which flooded the plaintiff’s orchard, twenty-three special issues were sub- mitted to the jury to-day. The case has been on trial sixteen and & half days. The jurors’ fees amount to $396, reporters’ fees $165 and mideage $69 30 or $630 costs. The money which was to come from the schoolteachers to be used toward the enter- tainment of the teachers at the State Associa- tion conclave in January is not being peid in as rapidly as was expected. The dramatic company which was to be engaged to enact a Shakespearean play has not yet been selected and will not be until the finances show an im- provement. ALMOND SHELLING. A Mechanical Contrivance Worked by Chinese—Has a Capacity of Two Tons Daily. LIVERMORE, Car., Dec. 3.—An in- teresting and novel method of shelling almonds is being introduced at the Hatch ranch in this valley this week. The foreman has a force of Chi- |nese at work in the large ware- houses handling the almonds by means | of a machine which rubs the nuts through at the rate of nearly two tons a day. The crop consists of about 50,000 pounds and is being handled by the Bank of Liver- more. Two or three Chinese work a machine, | rocking the cradle back and forth, the {crushed shells and kernels falling | through to be shoveled into the fanning- | mill. * Here the shells are blown off like chaff and the smooth kernels drop off the apron into the boxes. The rest of the work is sorting, out the waxy and broken kernels; but this | has to be done by nand. Out of every 4000 ounds of nuts 2200 pounds of sound, whole Eemels are obtained in addition to_about fifty pounds of cracked kernels, which are marketable. Last year the almond people paid 3 cents a pound to have their nuts shelled. This year the bank has contracted with the Chinamen to shell and box the crop at 1 cent per pound. It is thought that next ear the tost of shelling and packing can e reduced to 80 cents a hundred gounds. In previous years the work was done by hand, but the crop was smalle; .- At the time of the Schleswig-Holstein difficulty Prince Bismarck raised a hugh by saying there was only one man who icking fw understood that question, and he was | The Priest Thrashed the Man IS ARRESTED FOR BATTERY. | some time this week. flainuff alleged | REV. MR, POWERS' TURKEY, Who Threw Stones at It. A Livermore Divine Who Has a Long Record as a Muscular Christian. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Dec. 3. Rev. Father Powers of Livermore has | been the center of much interest to the | District Attorney’s office lately. The par- ish priest is a hardy yeoman of the old type and isa muscular Christian. When | an argument arises between him and one | of his friends—for the priest is popular— | and the friend shows a belligerent disposi- | tion, Father Powers would sooner stand his ground than run away. A few days ago the priest had trouble with the night watchman at a Livermore livery-stable, and during the argument Pat's pistol with dishonesty, but with not providing seats for those who paid dearly for them. Another argument advanced in favor of turning the management over to the | alumni is the fact that the work is too much for a student to undertakeand at the same time keep up his work in college. Reception to Graduate Club. President Martin Kellogg entertained the newly organized Graduate Club at his home on Bushnell place this evening. As many as 110 graduate students are enrolled at the university, about half of whom are active members of the club. S ROSES IN WINTER. An Old Easterner’s First Impressions of Alameda County—Raspberries in December. OAKLAND, CarL., Dec. 3.—Daniel H. Fisher of Berlin, Pa., is visiting bis rel- atives in this city, and his impressions of California as he found it and as he ex- pected to find it would fill a volume. Al- | thongh Mr. Fisher is father of Dr.C. M. | Fisher of the Board of Health, throughout all his long life he has never been out- side his native State before. . “I have heard about California all my life,” said Mr. Fisher to-day, “and my son and my brother, who was Superintendent of Schools of this county, have written me a great deal, but what I have seen just around the bay is a revelation. River region, it was freezing and snowing, place for a time. But when I got here I never dreamed of what I should ‘see. Peo- ple who live in the East all their lives and | read of roses in bloom at Christmas do not went off. When the case came to trial— | for Pat was arrested for discharging fire- | arms within the city limits—the defend- | ant took the stand in his own behalf. He | admitted that the pistol went off during | the melee with the priest, but was not sure | whether it was an accident or whether he | “let her go” to scare Father Powers away. | Pat was in doubt himself, and when the | case was given to the jury they gave him | the benefir of it. There will be apother trial at Livermore | in a day or two, in which Father Powers | will be the defendant. The priest has been | charged with battery. | Jack O’Leary, a resident of Livermore, was duly primed last Sunday morning and went out with an evident desire to en- counter some trouble. It came at his bid- ding. He saw one of Father Powers’ tur- keys in his yard and he at once com- | Thanksgiving dinner. The priest came | outand ordered O'Leary to ist. replied with blasphemy and brickbats, and | Father Powers became highly indignant. | Scaling the fence the priest a%%roached lu'Leury. who reached for a cobblestone, | threatening at the same time to knock off | the head of his reverence. Father Powers does not waste time pray- ing for the instant conversion of his ene- mies ynder those circumstances, so he took hold of the irate Jack and took the mis- sile away from him. O’Leary met more | than his match and was soon flat on his back, whether from the effect of Father Powers’ muscles or from dizziness caused by bad whisky, will be fer the jury to decide. Jack says the priest hit him. The priest says he only shoved him. The trouble between the priest and O’Leary dates back some years. O'Leary gotdrunk one day and undertook to whip hismother- | in-law. The doughty divine was in the vicinity and he took upon himself to cas- tigate O'Leary, and for this the latter has not felt particularly amiable toward the priest ever since. O'Leary has sworn out a warrant for the arrest of the priest for battery. Father Powers appeared promptly before . Judge Taylor and gave bail in the | sum of $100, and the trial will be held NO MONEY FOR SCHOOLS. Berkeley’s School Fund Ex- | hausted, but Teachers Will Be Paid. Crescent Athletic Club Officers—Prob. able Ckange in Football Man. agement. BERKELEY, CaL., Dec. 3.—The Board of Education held a meeting last night and disposed of a quantity of routine busi- ness, besides passing on the teachers’ salary warrants and other demands for the month of November. Bills to the amount of $3162 02 were ordered paid, with the un- derstanding that teachers’ warrants be drawn on the State fund, as there would | be no money available in the school fund before January 1. E. C. Worden was awarded the contract for building a single room in addition to the Rose-street School. The Board of Education adjourned to | meet as a High-school Board.” Two bills | of $950 and $78, for teachers’ and janitors’ | salaries respectively, were ordered paid. Mr. McCabe, the substitute teacher, was npguinted to relieve Principal Warnick and Mr. Congdon each one-half day per week. Miss Woodall was elected a teacher for the fourth grade in the Rose-street School, her salary to commence with the new term. The /truant officer was voted to be re- tained for another monti. Director E. J. Wickson called attention to the fact that some of the teachers were compelling too much home study and moved that the matter be officially looked into. The principalsof the various schools were instructed to investigate. The report of enrollment as furnished by Principal Waterman was as follows: High School—Senior class, enrollment, 84; attendance, 84; daily average, 82. Middle class, enrollment, 82; attendance, 82; daily average, 80. Junior class, enrollment, 114; attendance, 110; daily aveiage, 108. Total enrollment, 280; total attendance, 276; toial daily average, 270. Whittier School—Enrollment, 351; attend- ance, 328; daily average, 317. Le Conte—Enroliment, 304; attendance, 265; daily average, 265. Lorin—Enrollment, 274; attendance, 263; daily average, 251. Kellogg—Enrollment, 364 ; attendance, 350; daily average, 331. Total enrollment, 1263 attendance, 1203; daily average, 1150. Grand total enrollment, 1573; attendance, 1476; daily average, 1420, Crescents Nominate Officers. The Crescent Athletic Club held its annual nomination of officers last evening. It was understood before the nominations took place that none of the members of the present board of directors would allow their namesto appear on the new slate for re-electiun, so that the club would be under an entirely new manage- ment next year. Five of the present board were renominated, however, not- withstanding their protests to the con- o trary. Tlizye election will take place on January 8. The list of nominations is as follows: President, W. H. Waste; vice-president, C. L. Taber, 8. Metcalf; treasurer, F. W. Xoss, F. 'W. McClain; recording secretary, Waller A. Gompertz; financial secretary, W. H. Boone; leader, T. Husou, George L. Wilcox, J. St field captain, C.'T. Brehm, J. Arm! vele captain, Otto Putzker, H. Pierce, F. W. Wilkins; directors (four to be elected), C. Mikklesen, W.R. Stamper, H. Hume, J. C. All\l:’lolly. F. Thompson, A. B.Quackenbush, C. ein. Alumni Football Managers. Rumor has it that the financial manage- ment of ’96’s intercollegiate football game will be in the hands of the alumni. 1t is claimed that seats for the big game were | menced to throw stones at the priest’s | Jack | | tee— really believe it. I did not. I went a | drive along the San Leandro road a few | days ago, and I saw the last o | the season’s crop of raspberries. I did not | believe such a thing possible, and when I | saw the floral sights in Golden Gate Park | T was partly incredulous that I was actu- | ally looking at a natural scene. Now peo- | ple teil me that this weather is really severe for California—that is piling it on rather too thickly. “I expected to find a great deal of exag- eration among California folks, but I think | tx:he boot is on the other foot. I see more real | life and progress and more practical ideas carried to a successful conclusion than I ever saw way back in Pennsylvania. Over | sixty years 1 have lived at Berlinand have | been expecting to come out here some day and satisfy myself thatalot I had beer told was not true. But when I got here I had to confess I had not been tola half enough. | *There are tens of thousands of peopie in California, but it they would just take a trip out here they would change their minds.” Then the old Easterrer said with a sigh, “I suppose I'll have to go back soon.’ GERMANLADES™ DL 'Given Saturday Night for Char- [ ity by the Relief So- ciety. Guards Must Be Put on Railway Cars, A Lady Thrown Out of a Cart. ALAMEDA, Car., Dec. 3.—The German Ladies’ Relief Society will give its regu- lar annual entertainment and ball at Har- mony Hall SBaturday evening next. The entertainment will consist of a comic recitation by P. Sapaty, trombone solo by Miss Maud Noble, soprano solo by Mrs. W. F. Chipman, comic impersona- | tions by H. Walton, and other features, including an orchestra. William Alfs will act as floor manager of the ball. The floor | committee is A. Koerber, R. Lueders, A. Denke, L. Fiscuer, W. Paulsmeyer, H. von Kapff, H. Weichart; reception commit- . W. Leydecker, H. Sevening, Ch. C. Volberg, L. Foard, E. Holsinger, H. Kaeh- ler, J. H. Burns, C. H. Lindeman, A. Vic- tors; refreshment committee—H. P. Wich- man, M. Horwinski, P. Rhoae, A. Raschen. L. Timm, L. Oesterreicher; finance com- mittee—Mesdames L. Raschen, H. Schli heyde, C. Lindeman, J. Ansel, H. Wich- man and T. W. Leydecker. These annual events are very popular with the German residents of Alameda, and the relief society is a charity that has done a great deal of noble work. Guards for Passenger Cars. City Attorney Taylor is drafting an ordinance that will require the managers of the local steam railroads to place guards at the sides and beneath the cars to pre- vent people who may be thrown from the platforms from roliing or bemng drawn into the wheels. The ordinance is an outcome of the Delanoy accident and in accordance with the recommendation of the Coroner's jury in that case. Mr. Delanoy, father of the boy who lost his life, addressed a letter to the board on the subject, calling attention to the matter and the jury’s recommendation. | Thrown From a Cart. Mrs. S. P. Wichman, who was thrown from a cart while riding 1n Oakland Mon- day afternoon, sustained painful though not serious injuries. The accident was caused by the horse slipping on the bitumen pavement at Broadway and Thir- teenth streets. The lady was taken to a physician’s office and her injuries at- tended to and then brought home. Mrs. Wichman is the wife of H. P. Wichman of the firm of Wichman & Lutgen, San Francisco. Items of Interest. Mrs. Max Karras, residing on Regent street, died Monday last and will be buried to-day at 2 o'clock. She was 40 years of age. 4 T. Latner, A. Grimm, W. Muller and H. Lemke, boys, were arrested for train- jumping at Versailles-avenue station yes- terday. William Watson and George Morris, truants from San Francisco, were arrested yesterday morning at 2 o’clock and de- tained in the city jail. During the day their mothers came after them. WANT A CHURCH. Decoto Now Thinks It Is Big Enough to Support One. DECOTO, CarL., Dec. 3.—For a long time the church people of this town have thought that there shoula be a church building. At the last meeting of the Miz- pah Union of Christian Endeavor the mat- ter was taken up in earnest, and it is now probable that something will be done. Although the town has been thriving in several ways and many new buildings have been erected during the past year no determined effort has yet been made to erect a church. Several months ago a church congrega- tion was organized with several members, and it is still flourishing. Rey. E. 8. Wil- liams of Oakland stirred up matters last week by his address, and a committee composed of Decoto residents was ap- pointed to feel the pulse of the community at large in regard to raising enough money to erect a small but handsome and sub- stantial building suitable for present needs. 1t was stated that Mrs. Patterson, widow of George Patterson, the pioneer farmer who died recently, has offered to donate lots upon waich the building may be erected. The report of the committee will be received in a few days, but the general sold several times over, and that those who paid reserved seat prices, but who came in late, had to stand. The management is in no way charged opinion is that a church will soon be built. Ontario is a corruption of the Indian word Onatac, ‘‘a village on a mountain,” y a rey ‘When 1 " | left old Berlin, which is in the Juniata and I was actually giad to leave the old | the East who doubt nearly all they hear of | MARSHALL HAS RESIGNED | A New Clerk Now Has Charge of the Accounts at the Almshouse. THE BCOKS WERE MUDDLED. | No Shortage Is Believed to Exist. Will D. Griffin Is the New Employe. J. C. Marshall, the appointee of the new Board of Health to the position of clerk of the Almshouse, has resigned his position, his successor has been appointed, and the members of the board are breathing long sighs of relief that nothing has transpired to mar the harmony of their official lives. Of course Marshall’s was a political plum, and though the appointee who had rendered political service was an elderly man, it was hoped that he would be able to fill the berth to the satisfaction of Super- | intendent Weaver and his wife,who are cur- rently reported to have considerable say in the management of the City’s home for the indigent. Such was not the case, how- ever, for within a short time complaints of his inability to keep the books of the insti- tution and also of his habits began to be made, and before long there was consid- erable friction at the Almshouse. Some time ago Expert Atkinson, whose duty it is to straighten out kinks in the ac- counts of the municipal officers and in- struct appointees who are not proficient in bookkeeping, went to the Almshouse and laid out a plan for keeping the accounts. Marshall’s predecessor followed the form given him and got along swimmingly, but | with Marshall it was different. He did not seem willing or able to follow the in- structions, and in a short time his books | were in a muddle. Vouchers were not to | be found and other necessary documents were not recorded to the satisfaction of his superiors. | e was asked to untangle the muddle, but denied that there was any necessity for such action, and an expert was called | in to *‘clear up the books.”” This was not | done at the instance of the Board of | Health, but apparently at Marshall’'s own expense. Just what was found in the | books is not known at the Health Office, but after the expert had been at work for a | couple of weeks Marshail suddenly made up his mind to resign,and did soin a | short commuuication to the board, in | which he assigned no reason for his reso- | lution. This matter will not be acted on | until the next meeting of the board, but it | will certainly be accepted, for Superin- tendent Weaver has already appointed | a successor, who has been in charge since the 1st inst., the date on which Marshall’s resignation was to take effect. The opinion is expressed at the Health Office that nothing wrong was discovered | in Marshall’s books except a general mud- | dle that leit the officials whose duty it was | to keep track of them in doubt as to the true state of the affairs of the institution. It is also said that Marshall’s habits had something to do with the fdisfavor with which he was regarded at the Almshouse, | and particularly by Mrs. Wearer,- whose | sense of propriety was shocked. | _Marshall’s successor is Will D. Griffin, who was appointed by Superintendent | Wearer as soon as Marshall’s intention of | resigning became known. He is said to be | a capable man and to thoroughly under- stand the duties he is expected to perform. INTOTTHE FEDERAL COURT, The Gypsy Blythes Begin Suit Against Successful Florence. First Step Toward Carrying the Con- troversy Up to the Highest Court in the Land. The first step was taken yesterday to- ward sending the Blythe case up to the United States Supreme Court. At a late hour in the afternoon Attor- | neys S. W. Holladay and E. B. Holladay filed in the office of Clerk Costigan of the United States Circuit Court a bill of com- plaint in an action on behalf of the “Gypsy” Blythes against Florence Blythe Hinckley and her husband, Frederick W. | Hinckley, to quiet title to that portion of the Blythe estate which they claim. It was a very brief document which the attorneys handed in, but it described all the property bounded by Kearny and Market streets, Grant avenue and Geary street, and estimated its value as over The plaintiffs are John Wesley Blythe of Kentucky and Henry Thomas™ Blythe of Arkansas. The document simply set forth that the defendants claimed an’interest in the prop- erty adverse to that of the plaintiffs, and it asked for favorable judgment, and, in the meantime, a restraining order to pre- vent Florence and her husband from enter- ing into possession. TOOK SNAP JUDGMENT. An Attachment Results From Trouble in a Grove of the Order of Druids. The trouble in Galileo Galilei Grove No. 87 of the Order of Druids will probably cul- minate to-day in attachments being placed on the shoestores of E. Merani and S. Bus- solino, who were the bondsmen and co- defendants of V. Sario in a case recently decided by Justice of the Peace Barry. 0. Fillippini and G. Bini, trustees of the grove, were the plaintiffs, and in their complaint alleged that between November 13, 1894, and idamh 13, 1895, Sario, who was treasurer of the lodge, appropriated $28787 belonging to the order to his own personal use. Judgment was given for the vlaintitfs and a bond on appeal was filed. The plaintiffs took exception to the sur ties and the defendants were allowed five days to file a satisfactory bond. The time was up yesterday, and as no bond had been filed the plaintiffs took snap siudgment and obtained an execution on Sario’s bonds- men as treasurer. mil THE FIRE RECORD. In Less Than an Hour the Department Had Three Alarms. There were three fires early yesterday morning in less than an hour. The first alarm was from box 17 at"8:37 A. M. A brick building at 1028 Dupont street owned by B. Cueghines, and occupied by Chinese, was damaged $500 worth, and the contents also suffered to a like amount. The up- setting of a coaloil lamp caused the blaze. The next alarm was from box 65 at 3:41 A. M.. and altogether $2000 worth of dam- age was done by this fire. The buildings that suffered were all two-story frames— seven in all, as follows: 535 Jessie street, a stable, owned by James McNenomy, loss $1500; 533 Jessie, dwelling of Mrs. Catha- rine McCarthy, $200; 537 Jessie, stable of ‘W. J. Somers, $50; 1030 Mission, dwellin of J. Tucker, scorched; 1032 lfluiong, dwelling owned by J. Tucker, $100; 1036 Mission, dwelling of E. McGary, nominal; 1034 Mission, dwelling of W. J. Somers, $200. The cause of the fire is unknown. The third alarm was from auxiliary box 37, at 4:17 a. M. There was $500 worth of damage caused to the four-story brick building, Nos. 20 and 22 Sansome street, owned by L 8. Van Winkle and occupied respectively by Pursch, Kaskel & Weil, C. Heininger, H. Alexander and H. Kramer. The four-story brick building of the Par- rott estate adjoining was but slightly scorched. REMARKABLE GROWTH. Editor J. D. Lynch Tells of the Lively Times in and Around Los Angeles. Joseph D. Lynch, for many years pro- prietor of the Herald at Los Angeles and one of the best known editors of the West, is in the City. Mr. Lynch has put in twenty-seven years of active life in the newspaper business. Talking of the growth of Los Angeles last night at the Lick be said it presented some of the most remarkable pbases ihat had ever been known in the country. “The real growth began about 1880, said he, “and continued to about 1883, when 1t quieted a little, and then in 1885 it started and we had a real boom till about 1888. Property reached extraordinary fig- ures, as will be remembered, and then there was a crash. While property in the center of the city held its own, that in the suburbs, as well as farming property, went all to pieces. Away from the center, | property that had been worth $60 a front foot or thereabouts, fell to $25, and then there was no sale for it. Now vproperty, while more than holding its own in the center, has increased in value greatly out- side of it. “For a time, during the present growth, there was issued an average of fourteen building permits a day. Even now it is impossible for a man to rent any kind of a house that he would reasonably want. Every building is filled. “Besides this there is a growth in other ways. At the present time two electric roads are being built between Los Angeles and Santa Monica, and though Santa Monica is fourteen miles away, it is really becoming the water front of Los Angeles. I look for it eventually to be built up all the way—not solidly, but connected by v:llas. 1do not think this improbable at all. **As for railroads of different kinds Los Angeles County is gridironed with them. I believe that right now there1s more building at Los Angeles than at all the other towns west of Salt Lake, including the coast from the two boundaries.” RUN DOWN BY A CAR. An 0ld Lady Struck by a North Beach Dummy and Probably Fatally Injured. A street-car accident occurred last evene ing at 5:30 at the corner of Jackson and Mason streets, in which Mrs. McAllister of 2004 Taylor street was so seriously injured that she was not expected to live the night out. Mrs. McAllister is an old lady nearing 60, who lived with her two married daugh- ters at the number mentioned. She had been visiting Mrs. John McGrath at 1018 Jackson street during the afternoon, and was on her way to the grocery store a few feet away, at the corner of Mason, on an errand. She was crossing Mason street when the North Beach car in charge of Gripman William Jenkens and Conductor George Hillman rounded the curve. According to the story of Gripman Jenkens the old lady hesitated when she saw the car coming, as though she intended letting it pass in front of her. Then when 1t was only about two feet away she started to cross the track. The car was so close it ‘was impossible to stop it in time to save her from being run down. Jenkens’ account of the accident is cor- roborated by other persons who saw it, who said Mrs. McAllster apparently be- came bewildered and stepped in front of the car without realizing the danger. They were of the opinion that no blame attaches to the men in charge of the car. The injured lady was taken to Green's pharmacy, at tbe corner of Mason and ‘Washington streets, where she remained until 6:30 o'clock when she was removed w the Receiving Hospital. Dr. Fitzgib- bon found that her right leg was broken in two places, her left leg in one place and her skull was fractured. Her death was expected at any hour. Her two daughters came to the hospital and their grief was pitiful when they looked upon the man- gled body of their mother. AT EMMANUEL CHURCH. A Very Entertalning Musical Concert Entitled *“An Evening With Andrew Bogart.’” A very interesting concertand entertain- ment was held at Emmanuel Baptist Church last night, entitled “An Evening with Andrew Bogart.,”” Mr. Bogart, who is a vocalist of a high order, was assisted by Miss Alma Berglund, soprano; Miss Evelyn Henry, mezzo soprane; Miss Grace Carroll, contralto; Alfred Ely, bary- tone; Harvey Loy, pianist, and George King, organist. The concert opened with the *‘Cradle Song,” by Misses Berglund, Henry and Carroll, a beautiful selection, followed by a solo by Andrew Bogart, entitled, ‘“My Dreams.” The rest of the programme was as follows: “The Holy City,” by Alfred Ely; “My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice,” by Misses Henry; “For All Eternity,” by Miss Carroll; “The Wind in the Trees,” by Mr. Bogart; ‘‘The Lost Chord,” by Misses Berglund, Henry and Carroll; “The Bedouin Love Song,” by Mr. Ely; “Flower of the Alps,” by Miss Berglund; “Oh, 'Tis a Dream,” by Miss Carroll; -<Coms Into the Gar- den,” by Mr. Bogart; “The Night Has a Thou- sand Eyes,” by Misses Berglund, Carroll, Mr. Ely and Mr. Bogart. 5 After the concert the singers were enter- tained at the residence of Dr. King. BEATING HIS WIFE. Warrant Out for the Arrest of Daniel Saylor, Cigar Agent. Mrs. Amelia Saylor, clairvoyant, ap- peared in Judge Joachimsen’s court yes- terday and swore out a warrant for the ar- rest of her husband, Daniel Saylor, a cigar agent, on the charge of battery. Her face showed sufhicient evidence of the fact. She said her husband was jeal- ous of her and objected to her pro- fession of clairvoyant. On Monday night she attended a seance at a house on McAllister street. When she came out her husband was standing on the sidewalk, and he immediately com- menced to upbraid and chastise her with his clenched fists. She was not only suffering from the ef- fects of his blows, but from the humilia- tion of the affair, and she declared she would institute proceedings for a divorc: ——————————————— NEW TO-DAY. Matuda Ennam, Columbia, Pa., says ¢ That Bearing- Down Feeling anddizzy, faint, gasping attacks left me as soon as I began to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. I was sick with womb troubles solong I thought I never could get well,” GETS BACK AT CHETWOOD, Attorney Mitchell Says Some Unpleasant Things in His Answer. Agent Stateler Denies That He Has Been the Tool and Creature of Soap King Thomas. All of Judge McKenna's time was taken up in the United States Circuit Court, yes- terday, in listening to the reading of de- fendant’s pleadings in the injunction suit of Special Trustee John Chetwood Jr. of the California National Bank against Agent Thomas K. Stateler. Attorney R. B. Mitchell for Mr. Stateler read a voluminous answer, to which was added the aflidavits of himself and State- ler, denying that they were or had been in any way acting in the interest of ex-Presi- dent Richard P. Thomas as againstjthe bank. With a simple answer denying generally - the allegations of the bill of complaint Mr. Mitchell was not satistied. He had ap- pended to the denials a long series of aver- ments, the effect of which was to make it appear that Trustee Chetwood had received out of the judgments paid by Directors Robert A. Wilson and R. R. Thompson ($27,500) as much as $10,560 16 for his own personal benefit as attorney in the Superior Court suit in this County According to Mr. Mitchell’s answer, R. P. Thomas, the Berkeley soap king, was the rightful owner of 960 shares of the bank’s stock at the July 6. 1894, meeting of stockholders and that Mr. Stateler was legally chosen agent by the vote of Mr. Thomas’ stock and the ten shares each of W. C. Glass, Leon Golly, Joseph Perkins, R. W. Andrews, J ohle and D. E. Dowling—a total of 1020 out of the 2000 shares held in the bank. The formal documentary recognition of Mr. Stateler as agent by Comptroller of the Currency James H. Eckels and Re- ceiver S. P. Young was also produced. Plaintiff Chetwood was severely criti- cized in the answer because he did not try to obtain from Directors Thompson and Wilson as well as ex-President Thomas the judgment of $169,925 obtained by Chet- wood’s suit in__the Superior Court. “Thompson and Wilson,’’ says the answer, ‘“‘were both men of large means.” After the $27,500 was deducted it leit a judg- ment of $139,419 against Thomas, from which Thomas appealed to the State Su- preme Court, Mr. Mitchell’s belief is that hompson and Wilson should have been proceeded against as joint tort feasors with Mr. Thomas, and that Mr. Thomas should not have been singled out for civil rosecution in the way defendant claims e was. The answer throws the blame for the bank’s losses, amounting to $197,092, on to the cashier, whom it does not name, and charges him with having made bad loans. An averment is also made that Mr. Chet- wood purposeiy kept secret the judgments of $27,500 against Thompson and Wilson from the directors, receiver and Comp- troller, and charges him with appropriat- ing $1000 on acourt order sixty days before his commission from Washington came to him; that he also got $9000 as attorney’s fees and $560 16 for expenses, leaving in the bank only $16,639 84 out of the judg- ment fund. Further. the answer says the holders of the slock who voted Mr. Stateler in as agent had paid $22,895 on their stock and could not be held liable for more. The document characterizes Mr. Chetwood as a man of no means, insolvent and unable to respond to any judgment, and accuses him of prosecuting the suit for his own ends. In the affidavits the alleged conversa- tion between Attorneys Mitchell and A. W. Thompson_relative to Thomas’ insol- vency proceedings is denied, and Mr. Miu:heli)says be was retained by General Friederich as associate counsel for Mr. Stateler and has nothing to do with Thomas. In Mr. Stateler’s affidavit that gentleman denies that he is ‘‘the tool and creature of Thomas.” The case was contined a week. MRS. SCHAFER RECOVERING. She Was Removed to Her Home on Lar~ kin Street Last Night. Mrs. Mary Schafer, who was shot three times by her husband, John Schafer, last ‘Wednesday night, had so far recovered last night as to be able to be removed from the Receiving Hospital to her home,1321 Larkin street, the scene of the shooting. Dr. Weil will attend her and she will be nursed by her faithful friend, Mrs, Shaw. Last Wednesday pight it was thought she could not live many hours from the nature of the wounds, but she has displayed wonderful vitality and Dr. Weil is very hopeful of her ultimate recoverg. chafer was taken from the City Prison to the hospital at her request before she left. They cried and kissed each other and the poor woman told him she freely for- gave him., Schafer appeared in court yesterday, but his preliminary examination was con- tinued for a week. » Sir Morell Mackenzie WROTE OF THE IDEAL TONIC: «] have used ¢Vin Mariani® for- many years, and consider it valuable and particularly ser= viceable.” Mailed Free. Descriptive Book with Testimony and Portraits OF NOTED CELEBRITIES. Beneficial and Agreeable. Every Test Proves Reputation. ‘Avoid Substitutions. Ask for ¢ Vin Mariani.’ At Druggists and Fancy Grocers. MARIANI & CO., Pans: 41 ’;a. o?mi 62 W. 15tk 5t., New Tork, DR.WOXG W00 Chineso Drugs and Tea and Herb Sanitarium, 776 CLAY STREET, Bet. 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