The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1895. SOUGHT A FRANCHISE THROUGH A BROKER. Was Promised the Support of the Entire Solid Eight. TREACHERY IS CHARGED. Minnie Williams’ Father the Alleged Victim of a Promi- nent Attorney. HIS PECULIAR TALE OF WOE. Claimed He Was Betrayed on One Side and Treated Unfairly on the Other. A prnmifient and well known attorney of this city is charged with having agreed to act as a broker for the Solid Eight of the B of Supervisors for the sale of a fran- chise for a garbage crematory, and to have then betrayed his clients. His accuser is A. E. Williams, the father of Minnie Williams, one of the alleged vic- tims of Durrant. In yesterday’s CALL there was published a statement made by Mr. Williams alleg- ing that the Board of Supervisors had acted unfairly toward him in not granting him a franchise for a garbage crematory, notwithstanding that his bid, as he claims, was the highest. It was in an interview based on this item that a series of most sensational statements were made by Mr. Wil Mr. Williams had a grievance. indignant, as he expressed it, {hat after he had agreed to pay a good round compensation for securing the votes to pass this franchise, the Supervisors should have failed to deliver the goods. His ire was not so much directed acainst the man who, he distinctly charged, had ved him and his co-partners, as it against the Supervisors. He told the tale without a glimmer en- tering his apparently morally obtuse mind that he had been engaged in a great moral and legal sin, and spoke of bribery as & merchant speaks of the merchandise in which he deal the protection of his interests and the re- sort to bribery was treated as an ordinary ness transaction. His remarkable tale 1 have had the project of establishing a garbage crematory in this City in mind for about three years. I had made efforts before other Boards of Supervisors to secure & fran- chise for the purpose, but something or other Slways prevented me from securing it, I en: deavored tosecure one from the present boa: ar ago and was then given to under- se board would not advertise for st one without some special influence being ught to bear upon them. About ten nths ago 1 first consulted with — — — (naming a prominent attorney; in ref- erence to the matter, and on the understand- ing that he was to have a one-tehth interest in the franchise he agreed to see that the Solid Eight granted me and the parties I represent such a franc On the strength of the understanding thus had with Mr. — 1 made application last April to the Board of Supervisors, and in accordance with the act of March 3, 1893, they advertised for bids for ““a franchise to receive, cremate and destroy all garbage, house refuse, putrid animal and vegetable matter, etc., and to con- vert a portion of the same into fertilizing mat- ter and other substances free of all cost or charge to the city. While I was considering what to bid, so as to come above the minimum of $1000 fixed for the franchise by the Supervisors, and yet not v 100 much for it, 1 had other c 1n the cours franchise I w. He showed great interest in the matter and succeeded in getting into my con- fidence to such an extent that I told him I thought I would put in a bid of $£1050. After we parted, however, I began 1o review our talk and then became suspicious of him, as he had asked some very pointed questions as to what 1 proposed to bid, before I finally told him. Not desiring to take any chances, after consulting with the parties interested with me, 1 put in a bid of $2000 cash, with the promise of ying an additional sum of $28,000 in in- stallments, extending over the thirty-five years during which the franchise was to run. Ialso ed to erect crematories or reduction- rks, or both, with a capacity of not less than 0 tons daily, which capacity was to_be in- creased as necessity required. The estimated cost of the original plant was $250,000, and 1 agreed to charge 25 cents for each cubic yard of bone refuse, garbage, etc., delivered to us. At the time the bids were opened, May 27, 1895, there was only one other, signed by Henry J. Lang, and when this was read 1 feit sure my suspicions of Mr. had been well founded, for Lang bid more for the franchise and agreed to charge less for disposing of the garbege, etc,, than 1 had told Mr. Iin- tended to bid. For the franchise he offered $1100, and _agreed to charge only 20 cents per cubic yard for disposing of the garbage. My figures were apparently unexpected, for instead of acting on the bids the matter was 1aid over from time to time. This action on the part of the board led me to believe,and I am now quite sure Iwas nght, that Mr. — had gone back on us end had decided to secure the franchise for himself and some of his friends. Before I or those interested with me came to a tull realization of the treachery of Mr. — we held a meeting et which an agreement was signed apportioning the iranchise among us. In this agreement the name of James E. Feehan was inserted of a dummy torepresent Mr. —'s interests. Here Mr. Williams produced a type- written document, which he stated was a copy of tae agreement, Itread as follows: SAN FrANCISCO, CAL., June 13, 1895, This sgreement between Louis Thors, Charles Alpers, G. P. Rixford, J. M. Chretien, F. A. Hyde, Theodore Keichert, D. A.Mac- donald, Joseph Scheerer, A. E. Williams and T. J. Wrampelmeir Witnesseth—That whereas said Williams has heretofore applied to the Board of Super- visors of the City and County of San Francisco for a franchise to remove and cremate gar- bage, etc., for which said Williams has a bid now pending before the Board of Supervisors in accordance with an advertisement call thedrelor per resolution 12,115 (third series), an Whereas, the parties to thisagreement are all interested in procuring said franchise. Now, therefore, it is hereby agreed as follows: The interest of sald Williams in said franchise is and shall be one-eleventh (1-11) of nine- tenths (9-10) of the franchise. 11 the said franchise shall be awarded to said Williams by the Board of Supervisors he will hold the remainder thereof in trust for, and will, npon demand, convey the same to, the following-named persons in the proportions stated: To James E. Feehan one-tenth (1-10) of the whole franchise. To Louis Thors, Charles Alpers, G. P. Rix- ford, J. M. Chretien, F. A. Hyde, Theodore Reichert, D. A. Macdonald and Joseph Scheerer each one-eleventh (1-11) of nine-tenths (9-10) of the whole franchise. To T. J. Wrampelmeir two-elevenths (2-11) of nine-tentns (9-10) of the whole franchise. Any and all agreements’ inconsisient here- with are hereby canceled. John M. Chretien, A. E. Williams, G. P. Rix- jord, D. A. Macdonaid, F. A. Myde, Louis Thors, Theo. Reichert, Charles Algers, T. J. Wrampelmeir. Mr. Williams continued: This was done with the distinct understand- ing that for the one-tenth of the franchise Mr. ‘was to induce the Solid Eight to pass the order granting us the franchise. . The mas- ter, however, dragged on, and finally on the 30th of last September the Health and Police Commitgee of the board, which had the matter in charge, reported to the board as follows: [At this point Mr.Williams prodnced two sheets of manuscript on legal tplper. which he explained was the report of the Health and Police Committee and which he pro- ceeded to read.] In the matter of bids received May 27, 1895, for a franchise for the removal of garbage your committee reports that in the proceedings had the proposals were not called for in conformity with the statute regulating the sale of fran- ises, in that in aadition to the price to be to secure. His sole thought was | & | paid the City the price to be charged the prop- erty-owners was a factor in the bids, as the statute of 1893 provides that the highest bid- der must take the franchise, and thatcannot be determined, as the price to be charged the property-owners was not fixed in the order containing the conditions or in the advertise- ment calling for bids, but was determined by the bidder, being thus at variance with the statute. Your committee are therefore in favor of re- jecting the bids and of directing the clerk to readvertise for proposals under specifications to be adopted by your committee, which will be prepared. and the rate to be paid for each cubic vard of garbage, etc., to be cremated or otherwise disposed of, fixed in the order, thus allowing the bidders to estimate and state a specific sum which they will be willing to pay, and thus conform to the statute, as well as enabling the board to determine the highest bidder. Continuing Mr. Williams said: Now, we claim that the boara had no right to reject the bids, as there is nothing in the statute referred to which requires the bidder for a franchise to state what he proposes to charge when performing the duties provided for in the franchise. The statute covering the matter is perfectly clear and explicit. 1t says: The advertisement must state the character of the franchise or privilege proposed to be granted, the term of its continuance, and, if a street rail- road, the route to be traversed, and the day on rders will be received for the same. On the duy so stated the board or other governing or other legislative body herein mentioned must meet in open session and read the tenders. The fran- chise or privilege must then be awagded to the highest bidder. You will see that nothing is said relative to charges by the recipient of the franchise, and the advertisement and bids certainly complied with all the other terms of the statute. In view of these facts, we claim that the franchise could have been granted to us, the statute be- ing in effect mandatory on the board, instruct- ing that the franchise’ “must” be awarded to the highest bidder. “What would 10 per cent of the franchise mean to Mr. —?”’ was asked at this point. “Well, the company was to be incor- | porated with $1,000,000 worth of cu{mal stock, and was to immediately erecta plant, to cost not less than $250,000, and one- tenth of the capital stock would have gone to Mr. including, of course, a one- tenth ownership of this plant. He would also have been entitled to one-tenth of the profits. He would not be subject to any assessment for erecting or maintaining the plant, as all his stock would be paid up. "[t was at this juncture that Mr. Williams came to a faint realization that he had perhaps talked too much, for he remarked in a casual manner: “I wouldn’t say anything about Mr. ——'s connection with™ this matter. All I'd like to see you do is to go for the Solid Eight. Our people don’t want to fall out, I am sure, with Mr, — and I don’t think it would suit them just now to have him connected with the matter. I only want Tag CALL to show up the way in which Eight attempted to unjustly and unfairly deprive us of the franchise. In fact, I wish you wouldn’t say anything — until you have seen our at- H. Chapman and Joseph F. which t ou see, we are still after the franchise, and the mention of Mr. —'s name in this connection might prevent us from winning in the end. We have not by any means given up the fight. Mr. Alpers is deter- mined to succeed; he said he would win if he had to send some of the Solid Eight to jail. : “The board last week advertised for new bids for this franchise, but we propose to | protect our rights in the courts. Next week we sball begin a suit to enjoin the board from granting the franchise to any | one but me, and to compel them to grant it to me on the ground of my being the | hignest legal bidder. “Of course the agreement made with | Feehan, Mr. —'s dummy, is now void, as the franchise was not obtained. Since that agreement was made D. A. Mac- donald has =old out his interest, a part to Alpers and the remainder to S. G. Murphy, president of the First National Bank, ¢ cause he failed in business, and was not in osition to put up the amount that would Ee required of him to construct the cre- matory in case we obtained the franchise.” *“Where were these conferences with Mr. —— held ?” was asked. “In his office.” . “Was any one else present besides your- self and bim at any or these taiks?" “Oh, no. He is too smart to have had witnesses present to listen to what passed between us.” “When the others signed this agreement did they know who Feehan was?”’ “No. I simply told them that he was | interested in the scheme with the rest of us.” “Did the others know that Mr. — was to use his influence to secure the franchise for you in return for a one-tenth interest in it?"’ “They presumed so.” “Why do you say presumed? Didn’t they know ?"’ “They didn’t know of their own knowl- edge. I simply told them so, and that would not be good evidence in a court. That is why I said they presumed he was using his influence to get us a franchise.” “Did you have any particular conversa- tions with any of the gentlemen who signed this agreement about your dealings with Mr. —?” Bl “Yes, I talked the matter over with Mr. Hyde several times. But I wouldn’t say anything in the paper about Mr. —. don’t mind how much he is shown up later, but it might hurt me now in getting this franchise from the Supervisors, which I still confidently hope to get. You see, it wouid be a very serious matter for me if Ifal. I have been working up this idea for three years, and I Lave put into it $3000 of my own money, and if I get the fran- chise it means $10,000 for me. Then, again, there seems to be a prejudice in the public mind against any such influence being used with the board in a matter of this kind, and if Mr. —’s connection with the matter were to be made public it might have a bad effect on the Solid Eight. Sofar as I am concerned, I think you had better see my attorney, William H. Chapman, in the Mills building, before you print anything further about this affair. He mightn’t like to have me say {or publication some of taese things that I have told you.” The reporter agreed to accompany Mr. Williams to his attorney's office, and left Thors’ gallery, where Mr. Williams has his “office, and proceeded to the Mills building, but Mr. Chapman was out. When the reporter and Mr. Williams parted, the latter's final words were: “Now, don’t forget to Jeave ——’s name out of anything you write. Iknow heisa broker for the Solid Eight, but I don’t think it would be good policy for me at Lhis time to make such a charge against im.” Next a call was made at the office of Mr. —, only to find that he was out of town on a duck-hunting expedition, and that he wounld not return until Monday. Samuel G. Murphy, president of the First National Bank, was seen at that institution and was asked to relate the history of his connection with the garbage- crematory franchise. In response to ques- tions he gave the following information: “Idon’t know who are interested in the enterprise. The only men who spoke to me about the matter were Mr. Hyde and Mr. Alpers. I had the greatest confidence in Mr. Hyde, who asked me to go into the scheme, and gave him carte blanche to act for me in the matter. I have no idea to what extent I am interested. I have not paid any money in any way in connection with this scheme, and do not know any of the other people who are interested in it— not even tgeir names.” John M. Chretien, who is an attorney, with an office at 230 Montzomery street, made the following statement relative to his connection with the franchise: The way I became interested in the Williams franchise is that I was the attorney for Wil- liams and Thors, and Thors got me interested init. The only money I have paid in this connection is my pro rata of the $2000 certi- fied check that accompanied the bid. I did notpersonally sign the agreement apportioning the franchise among the parties interested, but knew such an agreement had been entered into snd had suthorized Mr. Thors to sign for ‘Donaldson had to draw out be-| chise . | into it by the representation of Williams. me, as at the time I was confined to my bed with @& very, serious illness. I did not know that the name of James E. Feehan appeared in the agreement. Ibave never seen him nor heard of him. At the various meetings which I attendea Mr. Hyde appeared to be the chief spirit. All the money that we paid to any out- sider in our efforts to secure this franchise, so far as I know, was $100 £.m to Mr. Miller of the law ‘firm of Estee Miller to argue the matter for us before the board. When Mr. Chretien’s attention was called to the fact that he had authorized another to sign an agreement of this kind /in which such large interests were involved, withont his knowing the exact nature of it, he exElu(ned his action by stating that he had the utmost faith in Mr. Thors and knew that he would protect his (Chretien’s) interests. He added that the agreement, as he understood it, wasonly a{preliminury arrangement. Continuing, Mr. Chretien said: The only way in which I beard Mr.—'s name mentioned in this connection was that he was interested in the other bid. My reason for believing this is that when we put our bid in Mr.— was out there, and examined the ids. I asked Williams if he knew Mr. —, and he answered: “‘He is a first-class ~— —. Williams 1s & peculiar man in some ways, and we could never get any satisiaction out of him on this garbage-crematory proposition. He seemed always to be afraid of giving some- thing away, and, when closely pressed, would answer: I am going to keep my own counsel in this matter.” T. J. Wrampelmeier, whose name ap- pears as one of the parties to the agree- ment with Feehan, 1s chemist for the Western Chemical and Fertilizer Works, and is also connected with the United States Internal Revenue Service as chem- ist. He says his financial interest in the concern was purely nominal. He first in- terested himself In the proposed garbage crematory as a representative of the Amer- ican Reduction Works. This corporation contemplated making a bid and authorized Wrampelmeier to investigate the matter for them. He did so, and as a_result ad- vised the company not to make the bid they had intended. A few davs before the day for submitting the bids they tele- grapbed him to withhold their bid. In his investigations he became acquainted with J. G. Eastland, recently deceased. Mr. Eastland was then interested in the combination which “James E. Feehan” graced. He was no expert in matters re- lating to garbage crematories, and when he heard that Wrampelmeier was no longer acting for the American Reduction Works he made a proposition that the latter represent Bim in the matter. Ac- cordingly ne transferred a small share of his stock to Wrampelmeier actually and all of it nominally. This, Wrampelmeier says, isall he knows of the matter, his dealings having been ex- clusively with Eastland. He met most of the other members of the company but once and was not personally acquainted with them. He did not know James E. Feehan. He had heard it said that Mr. —— was interested in the matter, but did not know how or to what extent. He had never met Mr. —. Theodore Reichert. ex-State Surveyor- General, another of the gentiemen whose names appeared as a signature on the copy of the agreement, when - first asked to de- fine his relations with Williams and. the others whose names appeared with his, stated that he had parted with his interest in the franchise to F.;A. Hyde about the 1st of November, but fater admitted that he still possessed nhis original pecuniary interest in the franchise, but was not pay- ing much attention to what was being done in the matter. elicited the following: *I don’t remember having ever heard the name of James E. Feeban. I don’t know that I signed any document in which the name of Feehan appeared. I went into the scheme through Mr. Will- iams. All the money I put into it was pro rata toward the certified check for 0 that accompanied the bid. I have left the matter of my interest entirely to the charge of Mr. Hyde and Mr. Alpers and have attended no meeting since June, m | except one at the begining of November.”’ Louis Thors, the photographer, another of the gentlemen interested in the fran- chise, was extremely reticent about giving information on the subject. He finally admitted he bad an interest in the fran- chise, and stated that he had been drawn He denied that he had signed any agree- ment apportioning the franchise, but iater asked to have this statement withdrawn and admitted that he had signed the agree- ment containing the name of the myster- ious Feehan. Asked if he had met or knew Mr. Feehan, be replied : *“Ido not know Mr. Feehan, but have heard Mr. Williams speak of him. I never met him. Mr. Williams spoke of Feehan as being interested in the project, and [ never inquired any further.” ‘“Have you ever heard Mr. Williams mention the name of Mr. —?” was asked. ““Yes, Williams said he was the attorney for the board.” “‘Did Williams state that Mr. — was going to secure the franchise for the one- tenth interest he was to get?” “I never heard him speak of Mr. — in that way, but simply as the attorney for the board. Henry J. Lang, who was the competitor of Williams for the franchise, was found to be a clerk employed with George T. Knox, the notary public. He refused to state who the people were who were to carry out the terms of the franchise, pro- vided it was awarded to him, but affirmed that they were men of means and thor- oughly able to establish and operate a garbage crematory. He admitted also that Mr. —, the attorney accused by Wil- liams, was interested in the enterprise, and could, if he would, tell about the pro- ject and who were interested in it. IT SAILS AT LAST. Manuel Casin’s Tug Pots Out to Sea on Her Mission. The tug Barclay Golden sailed yesterday rforenoon, in the fog, from just off section 3 of the seawall. Editor Alvarez of the Diario, with whom Manuel Casin was several times domiciled in this City, and who was on terms of intimacy with him, both being from the same Spanish prov- 1nve, said during the afternoon that Casin went with the tug. One of the passengers was addressed as “general,” and another looked like a sea- faring man who has figured prominently in the newspugers in the past. The claim of Secretary Woodworth for $1150 against the Central American De- velopment Company for serviees was not pressed to the extent of attaching the tug. Another claim which Collector Rauer had | against the property of Don Manue! Casin, friend of Antonio Ezeta, was for $1100 ow- ing to the California Hotel for accommo- dations. There were one or two small ac- counts from merchants besides. Mr. Rauer says Casin gave 8 bond of $9000 on his charter party for the tug, but General Alvarez said Casin had lots of mol:xey and was negotiating to buy it out- right. DEATH BEFORE DISGRACE. Why F. Ramirez, a Guatemala Planter’s Son, Swallowed Arsenic. F. Ramirez, who attempted to poison himself by swallowing a dose of arsenic Thursday afternoon at' the lodging-house, 707 Post street, will be called upon to an- swer one or two charges of grand larceny as soon as he recovers. Ramirez is the son of a planter in Guate- mala and is here with the object of finish- ing his education. He Las been staying at 707 Post s‘reet and was looked upon asa nice young man. For some months roomers at the lodg- ing-house have been missing articies of jewelry and money from their rooms, but no one suspected Ramirez. Thursday morning one of the lodgers met Ramirez on the street. Ramirez was wearing a muffler which was recognized as one stolen from him. He charged Rami- rez with stealing it, and threatened to have bhim arrested. In desperation Ramirez went to his room and swallowed the dose of arsenic. At the Receiving Hospital the usual remedies were administered by Dr. Fitzgibbon, and .on Friday afternoon he wag able to be sent to the City and County Hospital, where he is rapidly rscovering. Further questioning | FATHER YORKE MAKES SPIRITED REPLY, Says That Catholics Were Patient While Being Vilified. SLANDER ON . WOMAN. The Catholic Champion Thinks the Rev. Mr. Ross Hys- terical. NOT ATTACKING PROTESTANTS, Father York Names Attorney W. W. Foote as His Umpire—The Case Reviewed. In reply to the communication of Rev. Donald M. Ross published in THE Cary yesterday Rev. Father Yorke submits the following: SAN FraNc1sco, Dec. 7, 1895. To the Editor of the Call—DEAR SIR: In & com- munication dated November 27, 1895, and ad- dressed to the editor of the Chronicle, I took exception to certain alleged “‘clippings from Roman Catholic publications” which the Rey. D. M. Ross read ata meeting in Metropolitan Hall November 24, and which were published in the Chronicle of November 23. These alleged “clippings from Roman Catho- lic publications” are: ‘‘The Roman Church has the right to exer- cise its authority without any limit set to it | by the civil powers, The Pope and the priests ought to have dominion over temporal affairs; the Roman Church and her ecclesiasties have & right toimmunity from civil law. In case of conilict between ecclesiastical and civil powers the ecclesiastical ought to prevail.” In the same communication I made the fol- lowing offer: “Iwill pay $100 in gold coin of the United States to any charity named by the Rev. Don- ald Ross if e can prove to the satisiaction ot three non-Catholic lawyers that the above | statements, or the substance of them, occur in any Roman Catholic publication as statements of Koman Catholic teaching. “‘/On condition that if the Rev. Donald Ross fails to prove that these words, or the sub- stance of them, occur in any Roman Catholic publication as statements of Catholic doc- trine, he shall pay the sum of $100 in United States gold coin to a charity named by me. The arbvitrators shall be lawyers, non-Cath- olics, one to be chosen by me, one by the Rev. Mr. Ross and the two to choose & third, the money to be llef‘osiled with this third lawyer Bmxi to be by him paid as the conditions re- uire.” qe\f!er much unnecessary discussion about the monetary aspect of my offer the Rev. Don- ald M. Ross wrote in_a letter, dated December 4, and published in THE CALL: “Now, once and for all, let me take up your challenge.” In a communication, also dated December 4, and also published in THe CaLL, Mr. G. H. Hubbell, manager and secretary of the Patriot Publishing Company, says “The American Patriot, without the knowl- edge and consent of Donald M. Ross, hereby agrees to put into the hands of this lawyer $100 in open court.” In a communication dated December 5, and addressed to the editor of THE CALL, I stated that ‘“If Donald M. Ross makes no protest be- fore Saturday against the action of the secre- tary and manager of the Patriot Publishing Company I will announce the name of my lawyer.” In & communication dated December 6 the Rev. Donald M. Ross professes his satisfaction and makes no protest. Now, therefore, in reply to this acceptance I beg leave to name as the lawyer selected by me Mr. W. W. Foote of 310 Pine street. If Mr. Ross will name his lawyer these gen- tlemen can choose a third and arrange their own time, place and method of passing upon the questions to be submitted according to the terms of the agreement. Yours truly, PETER C. YORKE. Postscriptum.—For the sake of keepingthe main question clear of the many irrelevant matters with which Mr. Ross has character- istically complicated the discussion, 1 have served a few remarks on his last letter fora postscript. 1am sorry to see that his tender soul isstill harrowed with ngprehen!ion and that the bloodthirsty Jesuits have sworn that he shall die. He writes: “In spenking of threats, allow me to say that I have the names of several who have made verbal threats which I certainly could not manufacture. This evening & merchant told me a Roman Catholic said in his store: ‘Ross will never meet Yorke, for by God he will be killed betore they meet.” I have given the case to the police.” From a perusal of these luminous sentences I am still undecided whether the Rev. Mr. Ros: meant that he would not manufacture the names or that he would not manufacture the threats, and whether the Roman Catholic meant that Mr. Ross or your humble servant should die the dea As to the names I do not think that the Rev. Mr. Ross is cursed with such poverty of invention as his humility sug- gests. Indeed, I am under the impression that his letters up to date give evidence that such trifles as a fow names or a few imprecations would not embarrass the oriental luxuriance of his imagination. As 1o the threats, it is passing strange that the Roman Catholice of this City havesnd- denly grown so solicitous, For over a year and & half everything that they hold dear has been abused and vilified Sunday aiter Sunday at the Metropolitan Temple, and yet they pos- sessed their souls in patience. Not 1o speak of the charges against men.which men can bear, there have been uttered against the Catholic women slanders of so vile a character that a non-Catholic journalist of this City was driven by his indignation to declare that “the reverend blackguards who uttered them should be lashed naked through the streets.” Yet, in spite of all this, Catholics have made no sign. It is more remarkable now that they who seemed to care so little when their wives and daughters were slandered should become so anxious about Peter Yorke. Mr. Ross evidently measures my importance by his sense of his own. Permit me 1o state that he exaggerates my consequence. My say- ings and my doings have too little influerce on the present or the future interest of the Catho- lic community in this ta:/n to lead any Catho- lic to threaten violence to save me from the terrible Mr. Ross. I amglad, however, to see that the Rev. Mr. Ross is learning the duties of that American citizenship which he may remain long enough in this country to receive. Instead of conniving at felonyas before he has given the case to the police. I think that when the Rev. Mr.Ross isa littie longer in this country he will find that the laws are strong enough fo protect him. Thereis no need ot hysterical whining about the peril in which he stands. If he continues to indulge in this unmarily puling his friends may be compelled to sup- plement the hiring of the nurse-girl by the purchase of a baby carringe. Mr. Ross professes not to have read my last letter through, but he has gathered enough {rom 1t to discover that I am thrusting at Pro- testants. 1 wish to state here and now I have no intention of finding fault with Protestants. 1 have made no attack on thereligion of others, but I have thought it well to reply to misrepre- sentations of my creed and groundless objec- tions against my church. I realize with the Protestant Bishop, Montague, that “It is a shame to charge men with what they are not guilty of in order to make the breach wider, already too wide.” The Catholic church has been accused on certain evidence of hostility to the state, and I have deemed it my duty to demnnd‘proo( that that evidence is not forged. For half a century Catholics and Protestants have lived together in this town. They nave been united in the bonds of blood, of friend- ship and of business. Protestantsand Catho- lics have worked shoulder to shoulder in the building up of the commonwealth and mutual acquaintance has always resulted in mutual respect. To disturb this old-time friendship come now not citizens of this State, but aliens from a country that has always been hostile to our flag. For their own profit they would sow here these hatreds whlck in their native land have borne such bitter fruit. This is the crime I charge, notto Protestants, but to aliens like the Rev. Donald Ross. have too much respect for honest, God-fearing Protestants to confound them with the follow- ing of this latest disturber of the peace. ey and we can live together in hnrmon] as we have lived in the pas, and as, with God’s help, we shall livein the future, when all croaking birds of 11l omen shall have retired once more :g ‘:hn the New York Sun calls obscene cata- Mr. Ross. makes’ the following assertion, which is & good specimen of his style and Yumnu : “The priest who takes care of your olks at San Quentin wants a raise of salary be- cause, as he says, glu work is getting so onerous ana numerous.’ . It may be well to remark that the chaplain ‘who draws the chaplain’s salary”in San Quen- tinisnot a Catholic clergyman. The clergy- men who are successinl in getting the fat places in Governmeut employ do not !be]ong to the Catholic church. The “salary’” of which Mr. Ross speaks is the small subvention which is given to the pastor ot San Rafael and which barely pays for the horse and buggy necessary to visit this distant fmint. As to the truth of Mr. Rbss’ statement I beg to submit the follow- ing note from Father Logan of St. Raphael’s Church. & SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Dec. 7. SDear Futher Yorke: I see in’ this morning's CaLL a statement from the Rev. D. M. Ross rela- tive to myself and San Quentin prison, His asser- tion is an absolute falsehood. There is not shadow of truth in it in any particular. Very s cerely, H. LAGAN. Rev. P. C. Yorke. This letter speaks for itself, but I am tempted to remark that the conduct of Mr. Rossreminds me of the Pharisees of old. who rebuked our Master because he eat with publicans and sin- ners. Thank God, the ola church hasnever forgotten the path that leads to the lost sheep, northat divine word, “I come not to call the just, but sinners to repentance.” As Mr. Ross has given three-fourths of his letter to the question of spelling, allow me a lev" lines. When he states that the intrusive “h” was corrected he relies too much on his Phonetics, of course, may exphm u but can he explain “advise” for advice, ‘‘challange” for challenge, and others 00 numerous to quote? The more I examine Mr. Ross’ grammar and his seribe’s orthogra- phy the more convinced 1 am of the sweet reasonableness which devotes them to the cultof the “little red schoolhouse.” P, C. Y. . TO FIGHT NOE'S HEIES. Members of the Fairmount Club Join the Defense Association. A mass-meeting was held last evening at Johnson’s Hall, on Chenery street, under the auspices of the Fairmount Improve- ment Club, to consider ways and means for resisting the claims of the Noe heirs to the land held by settlers on what is known as the S8an Miguel Rancho. President J. L. McLaughlin called the meeting to order and in a fiery speech re- cited the history of the transfers of San Miguel land, which have culminated in the present litigation, and denounced the plaintiffs as unprincipled land sharks. A vote of approval of the course of the San Miguel Defense Association passed with acclamation and a pledge to support that course was signed by the holders of thirty lots. As many more signatures have been promised for Thursday next. _James P. Twohey, Chris Stader, Otis B. King and Frederick Garnier were ap- pointed a committee to attend the next meeting of the defense association and notify it of the club’s action. Behrend Joost ana Chris Stader were appointed as a committee to wait on the Board of Health on Tuesday next and urge the rapid completion of the Islais Creek sewer. e Another Factory Closed Down. Depression in the money market and dull times have forced the large manu- {facturers, Osborn & Co. of Lancaster, Pa., to close down. One of the largest manufacturers of fine coin silver plated ware in that State. The goods are now on exhibition at the well-known jewelers, Cummings’ Sons, 327 Kearny street, between Bush and Pine, and must be sold at publicauction without any limit before the 25th of December. The auction sale will begin to-morrow (Monday), December 9, at 2 p. M. and in the evening at 7 o’clock. Seats for ladies. Private sale in the mornings. ——————————— After January 1, 1896, the Laclede Gas Light Company of St. Louis wil! furnish gas at 80 cents per thousand for heating and $1 per thousand for illumination. The prices are now $1 25 for either kind. Wole et e e NEW TO-DAY. ONYX TABLE—84.25. A handsome Table, polished Fire Gilt, with fine richly tinted Mexican Onyx top, for $4.25. NOT the cheap, flimsy kind sold at similar prices, but a sohd, well-made table, worth regularly $6. This price holds good until Saturday night, but the tables may not—better come early. Two others ais0 go on sale at $4.95 and $6.85. We cannot fill country orders for these tables. Thirty-five new aesigns in Onyx Tables, and 35 WHOLESALE PRICES. Here at last—Another big lot of B. & H. OIL HEATERS. Price $6. Shipped to any address on receipt of price. THAT BIG CHINA STORE— A Quarter of a Block Below Shreve's, WANGENHEIM, STERNHEI[1 & CO., 528 and 530 Market St., 27 and 29 Sutter St., S FUR CAPES, ALL STYLES. PER 5 CENT DISCOUNT FOR THIS WEEK ONLY. ASTRACHAN 30Inches long, pF'or B$7.80, Worth 8$15. Speclal Careto Country Orders. ARMAND CAILLEA 46-48 Geary Street. Corner Grant Avenue. ‘The most certaln and safe Pain Remedy. Instantly relleves and soon cures all Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Congestions and Infamma- tions. 50c per bottle. by Druggists. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOOD: SEGLAL TMPORTATIONS ot T FOR, Vo e——a, THE HOLIDAY TRADE! The public is invited to inspect our magnificent stock of NEW GOODS of every description and espe- cially imported by us for the HOLIDAY TRADE. The assortment is the largest and most complete ever shown in this city. LADIES’ Kid Gloves, Silk Gloves, Lace Scarfs, Fine Um-~ brellas, Lace Neckwear, Silk Skirts, Initialed Hand- kerchiefs, Silk Waists, Feather Scarfs, Fancy Aprons, Embroidered Flannel Skirts, Ribbons, kerchiefs, Embroidered Shawls. Lawn Hand- Handkerchiefs and .Fancy GENTS’ Kid Gloves, Scarfs, Suspenders, Silk Umbrellas, Merino Hose, Dress Shirts, Collars and Cuffs, Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Underwear, Silk Mufflers, Wool Underwear, Silk Reefers and Plain and Initialed Linen Handkerchiefs. We are also showing an elegant assortment of High Novelty Black and Colored Dress Patterns, Novelty Silks T for Waists, Dress Trimmings, Fancy Ribbons, Lace Bed Sets, and Silk, Satin and Sateen Down Comforters and Pillows. T—=SPECIATL.I< =T 500 dozen LADIES’ FRENCH KID GLOVES, embrold~ ered backs (all sizes), in all the new shades, $1.00 a Pair, Worth $1.60. X7 'figgpon&o 1892, 111, 118, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. LADELPHIA SHOE CO STAMPED ON A SHOE MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT. $1.50, ”pm FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Are you thinking of buying a pair of shoes for yourself, or do you contemplate making some irlend or relative a Christmas Present ? 1f you do be sure and call on us and examine our stock and prices. We are making special prices, and it will e money saved if you trade with us. We mean what we say when we nssert that we are selling lower than our competitors. We realize that that high Spreckels fence is more or less of an obstruc- tion, and we are therefore offering special induce- ments to our customers. We have a complete line of Holiday Goods tor Men. Women or Children, comprising Fancy Embroidered and Leather Slippers, Ladies’ Fine B ack Cloth-quilted, Fleece- lined Nullifiers, with fur trimming, which' we sell for 81,50, These Nullifiers are good filters, easy on the feet, 100k neat and are warm and comfort- able. They are sold elsewhere for $2. 2. 15 HOLIDAY SLIPPERS. Our line ot Hollday Slippers for Gentlemen can- not be excelled in this city. We have a Fine Em- broidered Slipper, \vith_patent-leather trimming, which we will sell for 75¢. We also carry them for $1 and upward to the finest quality. Our lines of Men’s Leather Slippers comprise Russia Leather, Goatskin, Dongola and Alligator. Skin, and range in price from $1.25 to $2.00. OBSTRUCTION PRICES. We are selling THE BEST SHOES FOR THE LEAST MONEY IN THIS CITY. We know it, our customers know it, and we want you to know it. This week we are offering & bargain in Ladies’ Shoes. We have 500 pairs of ies’ Extra Fine Dongola Kid Button Shoes, with either Cloth or Kid Tops, straight foxed vamps; medium. re or pointed toes and V-shaped ps, ‘which we will sell for $1.75. This is a genuine bargain, as these shoes are well worth at least $2 50, but we recogaize the fact that Wwe must offer extra Inducements, Pl price. Widths C, D, E and EE. MEN’S GENUINE ALASKA SEAL, LACE OR CONGRESS SHOES reduced to. LADIES’ STORM RUBBERS reduced nt-leathe WE HAVE NOT MOVED.. A& Country orders solicited. s @~ Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. ‘Address B. KATCHINSKI, 10 Third Street, San Franclsco. PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO. ¢ TOYS! DOLLS! GAMES! Don’t Wait Until the Last Week Before XMAS to Buy Your PRESENTS In order to induce our customers to " EARLY —AND— OFTEN We will allow a 10 per Cent Discount On all purchases of over one dollar in our Toy Department For week ending December 14 only. NOTE. B3 Goods delivered free of charge to Sausalito, Blithedale, Mill Valley, Tiburon, San Rafael, Stock- ton, Haywards, Valleio, Napa, San Lorenzo, Mel- rose, San Leandro, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. Send for our ILLUSTRATED CAT= ALOGUE. ‘Mailed free to any coun= try address. 818-820 Market Street Phelan Building. l‘utory—s?;lut Street. NOTARY PUBLIC. C!AILI.’B- PH! ATTORNEY-AT law and Pub! Market ' PG R R T