The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 9, 1895, Page 12

12 THE SAN "KANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1895 ——————— FOUR SUPERVISORS UNDER ANTHER CLOUD. Charged by Southside Resi- | dents With Accepting Boodle. GRAND JURY INVOKED. Alleged Measures to Prevent the Extension of the Pound Limits. DUNKER'S PORCINE PRESENT. Intimation That Nothing Was Too Small in the Game of Grab and Obstruction. Another charge of ‘“boodle” is to be placed at the doors of four of the most illustrions members of the “Solid Eight.” It comes from that part of San Fran- cisco just beyond Bernal Heights and is coupled with an accusation that the municipal officers in question acted so as to retard the advancement of the neigh- borhood and even jeopardize the safety of its citizens. The nature of the accusations can be gathered from the following letter, which has been prepared for the Grand Jury and will probably be in the hands of that body by this afternoon: AN FrANCISCO, Dec. 8, 1895. the Grand Jury of the City n Francisco—GENTLEME! ntion to a matter which Tam satisfied will, upon investigation, prove example of municipal corruption. The officials concerned are Supervisors Benja- min, King, Dunker and Morgenstern. 'A sbort_history of the matter will assist in etting at the facts. B ome time ago an_inmate of the Lick Old Ladies’ Home was attacked by a steer running Joose on the streets in that part of San Francisco just beyond Bernal Heights. She died of the injuries. Children going and com- ing from school were often attacked and their voung minds shocked by the cattle roaming at farge in the same part of the City. So a re- quest was made of the Supervisors in Novem- ber, 1894, that they should extend the pound limits. The old board refused. The matter came be- fore the Health and Police Committee of the Board of Supervisors, consisting of Benjamin (chairman), King, Dunk Morgenstern and Dimond, in February, 18 They, with the exception of Mr. King, agreed that the exten- sion was really needed and promised that the ordinance should be passed. Buta delay en- sued, during which the milkmen collected mMoney from brewers, butchers, cattle and hog Qeslers, grocers and others, and as a result the ordinance was not passed. Since that time these milkmen have talkea and revesled the fact that money was paid to some members of that committee to effecta change of their minds on the desirability of the ordinance. It may be remarked here that r Dimond voted for it to the end. A. M. Sollinger was told by Mr. Theis of Bowers & Theis, milkmen, that money had been paid the Supervisorial committee. Mrs. Bowers, who s & milk ranch near avenue, told Professor John Pfenninger, the st, that Kohn, ihe cattle-dealer at Mis- sion and Thirty-first streets, had contributed $1000 to beat the petition and would pay more._ Nager of Nager Brothers, milkmen, advised those trying to get he extension of the limits that their work was useless, as the milkmen bad reised too much money to be beaten. Mr. Ofeman, 8 groceryman at Tenth and Howard streets, admitted to Professor Pfen- ninger the contributing of money to the milk- men'’s cause. James Rasmussen can tell of the amount of sised by the milkmen at & secret meet- the night after the petition came be- the Supervisors. Martin Johnson of the People’s dairy was concerned in collecting the money used in in- sencing the SUErvisors. of those who were assessed was Mr. Gradwohl, a stock-dealer on the San Bruno rosd, within the pound limits, who has ad- mittéd to Professor Pinninger the payment of £20 To the Honorabl and County of wish to esll your “A milkman named Barridori told a reputatle man, who told Professor Pfenninger, that & bargain had been made with the four Super- visors, who were paid $1800. The above and other matters can be elicited by subpenaing those above mentioned. Re- spectfully yours, HENRY TESSMER. The above complaint to the Grand Jury has been long in contemplation. For months the neighbors have talked angrily of the way their rights were overridden. The burden of their conversation has been “boodle” and the Supervisors. Gradually they have learned more of how they had been beaten, and with the knowledge came indignation, which has finally found its vent. Mr. Tessmer, by whom the letter was prepared, is & man of family who has striven for what he considers to be his rights as a citizen and property-holder. He told the story of his wrongs yesterday. “There are about thirty milkmen and a dozen hog-raisers in the neighborhood,” he said. “‘Some of these men bave only a 85-vara or 50-vara lot, just enough to build & milking shed on. Then they call their place a milk ranch. “The way they manage to have a dairy is that they turn their cows out to graze on the public streets. The hog men let their animals run loose, too. As a result E“n precautions must be taken if a house- older wants to raise a garden of any sort. And often precautions are useless, as the wandering animals break down all bar- Tiers. “But this is not all. The lives of our women and children are in danger. An old lady at the Lick Home was knocked down by & steer and fatally injured. A young heifer attacked my wife, bruising her so severely that she was unable to leave the house for some time. A cousin of mine came over to visit us from Ala- meda. His children were chased around the house by a bull and narrowly escaped in- jury. Pupilsof the public schools are daily imperiled, while their eyes often witness outrageous things which shouid never oc- cur before children, and especially not be- fore little girls. “The neighbors knew they were asking for nothing but what they were entitled to when they asked protection for their per- sons and property from marauding cows. But they were not surprised when the old Board of Supervisors utterly ignored their petition. They took new hope when the new ‘board came in and in February of this year they handed in a petition asking that the pound limits be extended so as to include the Old Ladies’ Home and the res- idence district between Bernal Heights and the Five-mile House. “We took it before the Health and Police Committee and a majority of the members were at once with us. But Mr. King said no from the very first. You see, his son- in-law, Mr. Roberts, is one of the milk- men and supplies milk to the City and County Hospital. ““We were much pleased at our reception. Mr. Benjamin, the chairman of the com- mittee, declared that we had been imposed upon and promised that he would clear the streets for us in a short time. Stili Mr. King held out and at last he got Mr. Benjamin to delay action. This gave the | milkmen a chance to get money together. | “They held a meeting and raised some | money. They went about openly getting contributions. They levied on every one they could. “The brewers sold them several thou- sand dollars worth of slops each month. his gave them that support. They en- listed the wholesale butchers to whom they sold their cows, and the stock dealers from whom they bought them. Certain grocers and saloon-keepers largely patron- ized by the milkmen were also made to subscribe. The dairy-owners themselves were particularly generous. “And now what do you think they did with that money ? “To be sure they had an ntlcme{, but his fee could not have been great. What | was left over was for some purpose. What that was can be i\\ldge\! from their talk. “One of the Nager brothers told me, “There’s no use of your fizhting. We've got the money and you can’t get anything. You might as well join with us.” Other | men heard the same thing. “Albert C. Heyer, who is a clerk i his father’s grocery-store at 500 Third street, was told by Mr, Dunker that he, Mr. Dunker, had received a 90-pound pig be- | cause of the way he had voted on the | pond-limit petition. Think of it—a pig. It looks as if nothing were too small for these Supervisors to overlook. Doesn’t Mr. Tessmer had many stories of the re- marks let drop by the milkmen as to how they had secured their victory. These, he thinks, will enable the Grand Jury to adopt a line of questioning that will get at the truth. “We think there has been bribery. If there has the guilty parties ought to be punished. But it not revenge we're looking for so much as the overthrowing are suffering. | *“We have a delightfully situated neigh- borhood, but it don’t grow, because people who come out are frightened at the liberty with which the cattle go everywhere. And you can’t blame theg for going away_dis- gusted when you know that you will be aughed at and told that exercise is goox | for the health if you complain to the owner of an animal’s having chased you a block or so.” | in this matter is John Pfenninger, a florist, | living at Some; | He owns a block of land on which he has d for many years. It isall under cultivation, and he has suffered so fre- quently from the depredations of maraud- ing cows, whose owners only laughed at his demands for reparation, that e at last decided to take the case before the Super- visors ana beg them to extend the pound Ii reside He was not alone. Ex-Supervisor Good- win loaned his influence. G. W. Haight, the attorney for the Lick Old Ladies’ Home, and Henry A. Crane, one of the di- rectors, appealed to the Supervisors. New- hall Brothers, Walter Crane, C. B. Hol- brook, P.J. Kennedy and others urged the granting of the petition. The story of the failure of their arguments has already been related. But Pfenninger has not despaired. He has been threatened with bodily injury, and has been reviled, but he has Kent on the even tenor of hisways. And every | time he got a chance he would begin to pump the dairymen, and frequently elicited damaging testimony which he careiully jotted down, usually in his diary. The result is that be would be a particu- 13 interesting witness for the Grand ury. One of the most important bits of infor- mation is under the date of May 18, only | a short time after the Supervisors denied his petition. Then a neighbor told him that $1800 had been paid to the Super- visors by the milkmen. The neighbor had received this information, he said, from a milkman named Borridori, who said that mittee for that sum. Mr. Pfenninger re- fused to give the name of his informaat, saying that he had been pledged to secrecy before the man weuld le{l) anything. “I have received other information simi- lar in import that I have every reason to believe is true,” he said. “‘One day I rode on the cars with Mrs. Bowers, who owns a milk ranch near here. She told me my life was not safe, as I was living alone. She said that the milemen had raised much money and there was no chance of win- ning against that, and urged me to cease my exertions, which would only cause me troubie. “A stock-dealer named Gradwohl told me he had contributed $20 to the milk- men’s funds. He is in the pound limit. “Mr. Ofeman, a groceryman at Tenth and Howard streets, has admitted that he gave money to help the cause of the dairy- men.” Mr. Pfenninger had a note made after a second conversation with the Mrs. Bowers mentioned above. In this he has recorded that she told him a cattle-dealer named Kohn, living at Mission and Thirty-first streets, had contributed $1000, and was willing to give more if necessary. The dairy of Bowers and Theis adjoins Mr. Pfenninger’s property. A man named Sollinger,working for Mr. Pfenninger, told him one day that Theis had said the Su. pervisors had been *fixed” by the milk men, who had raised a large sum of money. “Who is Sollinger?” was asked. “He is a laborer. He is honest and would not swear to a lie, I know,” de- clared Pfenninger. An_interestin; Mr. Pfenninger of the Nager Brothers. Mr. Nager then said that it was useless for Mr. Pfenninge: to continue his struggle, adding that ‘right” didn’t count, and money was the | milkmen’s legislator. “I have made a careful computation of the properties held by the milkmen,’” said Mr. Pfenninger. “They control only about 10 per centof the land of the dis- trict. Most of them are renters. Their ‘milk ranches,” without the publie streets, usually consist of small lots, the possession of which they have made the excuse for running their stock upon their neighbors’ property free of rent. This means many thousands of dollars for the milkmen, but is a great injustice to the holders of the other 90 per cent of the property.” A ROW AT A PARTY. Four Young Men Cut With a Penknife on O’Farrell Street. The Imperial Social Club gave a dance yesterday afternoon in a hall on O’Farrell street. There was no end of good things, such as sausages and steam beer, and by 50'clock in the evening mirth and revelry was in full swing. About that time there was a little variation to the programme and the pleasure-seekers and musicians repaired to the entrance to watch the sport. Several of the livelier element had become mixed up in & manner interesting alike to themselves and to the spectators. Chairs were upset and several were re- duced to kindling wood upon the heads and shouldersof the revelers. Occasionally a bottle would be heaved into the human mixture, to be kicked out a minute or two later in the shape of ground glass. The amusement became more interest- ing when it was discovered that several of those most interested had had their cuticle punctured with a knife. About that time conversation, of which Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Rl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE of the unjust oppression from which we | the police decided to look in upon the scene of merry-making, and a number of the young men, disliking the idea of being seen in the company of San Francisco licemen, tock their hats and departed. fr‘: so doing they tore and soiled their Sun- day-go-to-meeting suits by climbing over a back fence. s However, Officers W. W. Wilson and W. F. Brophy apprehended three of those who seemed to be having the most fun. They were Joseph Doyle, aged 21; Georze A. Fletcher, 24, and Walter Gunn, 20. These young men had been punctured in many places about the bead, face and body with a penknife. s They were sent to the Receiving Hos- pital, where their injuries were dressed, and a little later they were locked up in the City Prison with charges of disturbing the peace opposite their names on the prison register. 2 ‘While the officers were at the hospital James P. Doyle, aged 24, walked in to get court plaster put on a large assortment of | knife ‘wounds he carried on his face and arms. He, too, went with his friends to the City Prison. The young men will not | state who _cut them, but it is believed one of the wounded prisoners was the culprit. Flet- cher’s hand iscut as though a penknife had suddenly closed over his fingers. None of the crowd are badly cut. THE GUARD STARTLED Consternation Among the Citi- zen Soldiers Over the Changes. Officers Speak ~ About the Grave Situation in State Mili- tary Affairs. The National Guardsmen about town Another man who is in deadly earnest | and Wayland streets. | a bargain had been made with the com- | as a note, is one with one | yesterday looked as if something had hap- pened to them. All of the jauntiness which is supposed to hedge a uniform when there 1sa man in it had suddenly and completely disappeared. They were d | generally 1n a gloomy mood and the moods ranged anywhere from mild dissat- isfaction to the ate depths of despair. At the armories yesterday and last night there was only one theme for discussion, and that was the reorganization, and the way it all happened. Officers and men gathered in the company quarters and had a good long taik over a situation unparal- leled in the history of the service. Singu- larly enough the superior commanders had kept the matter remarkably quiet, and the guardsmen were entirely unprepared for the astounding news. For some time they hai difficulty in realizing that not a single regiment exists in San Francisco. But the Sacramento orders were satisfac- tory evidence, and nothing was left but | material for speculation upon the sort of things which are now liable to happen. The San Francisco regiments, which were formed into battalions by the con- solidation of several companies, have lost their old commanders and their rezimentat designations. _Colonel O’Connor and Colonel Macdonald are bar- ren of their silver eagles, and any number of cfficers of the staff have lost their glit- tering jobs. Lieatenant-colonels have sud- denly scaled the promotion ladders as far as independent command is concerned, and majors are very important entities in the administration of National Guard affairs. ‘These startling changes have set the entire institution rocking upon its foundations, and it is very doubtful if any sort ot order will be secured for a week or more. Within a few days an order will be is- sued calling for the election of a colonel and lieutenant-colonel of the new Regiment of Infantry. With the exception of two vacancies in the line of the battalion | which used to be Colonel O’Connor’s regi- ment the office:s are ready to gather and select 4 new commander. The choice will undoubtedly fall to one of the former regi- | mental commanders, they naturally hav- ing the lead of all other National Guard ofticers. Tke contest promises great things, however. The colonelcy of the only regiment in San Francisco is worth trying for and no effort will be spared by the friends of the several candidates to win the prize. Thebattalions from the former regiments are evenly divided as regards officers and if these officers decide to vote for their former chiefs a tie will surely re sult. Some lively campaign will have to be done to gather enough votes for a winner. General Warfield was seen at the Cali- | fornia Hotel last evening in reference to { the changesin bis brigade. “The briga- | dier-generals,” he said, “had nothing | whatever to do with the method of organ- | ization. The Board of Location and Or- | ganization had decided uvon a plan of action before we were consulted. W, | we were called to Sacramento on last Sat- | urday it was to hear aboutthe vroposed reorganization and submit a few minor | propositions concerning the formation of our brigade. We had nothing to do. | When the Governor proceeded to read the | order which was published yesterday I | was fora moment dumfounded. *This battalion business startled me, until I afterward learned that the batta. | lions were to be formed into regiments. About a twelve-company regiment? Well 1n other States it has been a success, and | think it should be here.” | ~ Colonel Bush, who commanded the First | Infantry before it was reduced to a batta- | lion, happened into the California Hotel ast night to find out how the land lies on the revised military chart. was not bubbling over with information and principally for the reason;that he had none. “I am quite as much at sea as any one could be,” he said. “I have received no orders, and, although I velieve the pub- lication in THE CALL this morning is from the adjutant-general’s office, I shall have to await something more official. Really, I know nothing and can say nothing about the matter.” Colonel O’Connor of the old Third was seen at his residence last night. He said: “J am certainly sorry that the condition of things sbould require such radical changes, but I do not see how it eould have been otherwise. I am convinced that the change has been in the interest of the service, and I am satisfied. The Legisla- ture appropriated money for a certain number of companies, and when it was found that the money wouldn’t go round, some of them had togo. The men of the Third will be found ready to work for the welfare of the new regiment in any circum- stances.”’ Colonel Macdonald, who commanded the former Second Artillery, dechined to express himself upon the military situa- tion. *“I have received no orders,” he said. “I was_not consulted about any changes, and I have nothing to say about the matter. However, I am interested in the well-being of the service, and am pre- vared to help it along.” NOT E. M. COMYNS. ‘Wrongfully Represented as Defendant Instead of Defendant’s Attorney. Through an error yesterday’s CALL was made to say that E. M. Comyns had ap- plied to Judge Troutt for a writ of habeas corpus, in order to be released from jail. As a matter of fact it was Otto Norman, charged with burglary, who wanted to be released from prison, and Mr. Comyns, as his attorney, applied for the writ. In making it appear that the attorney was the one to be benefited by the writ, the article did Mr. Comyns an injustice. The colonel ———————— The Fire Record. The alarm from box 287 at 11:30 last night was for a fire in & one-story frame building on Banchez street, between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth, owned by P. Kiernan and unoccu pied. Lots$10. Cause unknown. e ————— OvR engraved plates for visiling cards and invitations are perfect. We use Crane's, Hurd’s, Whiting’s and Marcus Ward’s papers. Nothing on earth better. Prices right on every- thing, Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market st. * First | Bush, Colonel | || said W. W. Foote to-night. ROSS NAMES HIM T0-DAY, Who Will Judge With Attorney Foote, Father Yorke’s Appointee ? DR. CASE ON THE CONTROVERSY Thousands Crowd Metropolitan Temple to Listen to His Eloquent Words. The letters of Father P. C. Yorke, pub- lished yesterday in TaE CALL, in which he names Attorney W. W. Foote as the law- yer selected by him to be a judge of the points of issue in the controversy between himself and the Rev. Donald M. Ross will be replied to by Mr. Ross in a letter to TrE CaLL, which will appear to-morrow morning. Mr. Ross said last evening: “I would not write a reply on Sunday for Monday’s publication, but will have one ready for Tuesday. I have not de- cided as yet what lawyer I shall choose, but there are several whom I have in view. You may rest assured that whoever that lawyer is he will be a man who will stand Yorke and I thought he was a rather clever fellow. *‘When this controversary arose I was asked by my young married friend to act in behalf of Father Yorke. T thought that I was to listen to a long theological argu- ment in public and I declined to have any- thing to do with it. “Some time later Father Yorke called on me and showed me four propositions. He said we would not have to do anything but to see if Mr. Ross” contention that these four assertions were to be found in Roman Catholic publications or not be correct. On the showing made that I could attend Yo the matter without any incon- venience I consented to be one of the judges. I do not know the merits of the case yet, but I understand the matter is to be submitted to a committee of lawyers in intellivent form and we are to be the judges of the points at issue. “I am willing to do this and merely sug- gested that the man named by Mr. Ross should not be a member of the A. P. A. nor a Roman Catholic. Mr. Ross, I believe, names his man and the two of us will agree on a third, ‘‘As to Rev. Ross, T have never seen him and never heard of him in my life till I gnve seen his name mentioned in the pa- ers. “‘1 have not read the various articles that have been published, and know nothing of the merits of the case. __‘“Asfor myself, I am an Episcopalian, if1 am anything. I was brought up an Episcopalian and was baptized or sprinkled in that faith. All my children were re- ceived into that church, and old Fatlier Akerly baptized them all. I would never bave allowed my name to be mentioned in connection with this matter if I had to pass on theological subjects, but we have merely to give a written opinion regarding certain points that shall ge submitted to ATTORNEY W. W. FOOTE, WHO HAS TO ACT AS JUDGE IN THE CONTROYV NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. SPEGLAL IMPORTATIONS =T FPOR Vo =, 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, Lawn Hand- kerchiefs, Embroidered Shawls. 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 Initlaled Linen Handkerchiefs. We are also showing an elegant assortment of High Novelty Black and Colored Dress Patterns, Novelty Silks s Pillows. for Waists, Dress Trimmings, Fancy Ribbons, Lace Bed Sets, and Silk, Satin and Sateen Down Comforters and BEEN SELECTED BY FATHER YORKE VERSY WITH REV. DONALD M. ROSS. [From a photograph.] up for the pure and simple truth and who is above corruption in the matter of fat bribes. “It may be that the organization will send as far as New York fora lawyer, but I cannot sa to that. In my letter of reply, however, to the letter last written by Father Yorke, I will state whom I have chosen.”” An immense number of people thronged to the pood ecitizenship meeting at the Metronolitan Temple yesterday afternoon to listen to the address of R Dr. W. W. Case on “The Pope and Politics.”” H. W. Quitzow opened the meeting with the following words: *“The enem e now under the search- light of the A. P. A. The light is turned on the doctrines they have taught, and so the light is turned in this controversy that confront us between Rev. Donald M. Ross ana Father P. C. Yorke.” Dr. Case said, in part: The first question this afternoon that occurs ;0 meis: “Where are we at—what are we here or?"” f am not here to berate or traduce the of citizens among the Roman zens, and who make up the laity Catholic of that church. 1 pity those thousands of people who are on and paganism, because in countries where there were no schools. I have no word of censure for the good women working for the Catholic church. The greater portion of them work with a high and noble purpose for the suffering ones of hu- manity. But if there are institutions where sin exists under the guise of immaculateness it is to be hoped that God’s sunlight will come and pour into those places and into all the dark and lonesome places on the face of the earth. I learn, Mr. Chairman, that you have been stirring up the ciouds that obscure these dark places, and I feel confident that before you have done the light will shine and make all things plain. Iam not here to go into a theological dis- cussion of Catholicism, but I am strongly averse 1o the confessional box as an institution of this our country. Iam not here to influence anybody against to any Roman 1tiss. The Catholics did fight in our past wars, as has been said. They did do all they could to ruin this country. I like that kind of Irishmen who fight for the stars and stripes. Any system of religlon or anything else may be corrupted until the large mass of the veople may be brought into degradation. The politi- ]c)nl manipulations of any church are deplora- le. Thank God for old glory! Under the stars and stripes of liberty in Protestant America we are free men and women. I am glad to see such an audience as this in- terested in not hurting anybody; not burning anybody at the stake, but interested only to correct our erring brethren. We want those to understand who would infringe on our rights that weare here and we are not to be stepped on. The meetin§ was closed by the remarks of Rev. C. A. Rabing, who said: We have witnessed some things in these past days which we have wished for, ard I believe this is the sign of the spirit of the times. The enemy has found out by this time that we have ‘atholic manipulation of pol- come tostay. We stand not alone. We have heard the echo of the spirit of np&)ro\'lllmm multitudes with us that are afar off. God created this life for a purpose. That is for each one of us to find life and work it out to the best end. We need a good, earnest American education for our boys and girls. Then they can combat the evils that surround them. P == e W. W. FOOTE WILL ACT. Suggests That Mr. Ross’ Man Be Neither a Member of the A. P. A. Nor a Catholic. OAKLAND, CaL., Dec. 8.—“I have de- cided to act on the committee of lawyers who shall decide which is correct in their statements—Father Yorke or Mr. Ross,” “At first I refused to have anything to do with it, but I have a good reason for changing my mind. “Thisis the history of my conneciion with the priest, tbe parson and the point at issue. Some time ago I ‘met Father Yorke at a reception given at a wedding. He had married a young friend of mine, and after the ceremony I met Father the Catholic people, but this does not extend | | us, and that, I think, I can do. I have not vet given a thought as to who the third man may be, and at present have not any- | boay in view. Neither have I the remot- | est idea as to whom Mr. Ross will ap- | point.” | —-—— ‘ METHOD OF JUDGING. | G. A. Hubbell Says the Patrlot’s $100 | Is Contingent on the Produc- | tion of Proof ina Hall. | The following letter has been received | from G. A. Hubbell of the American | Patriot aefining the terms of his offer of $100 in the controversy, as contingent on the production of proof in a public hall: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8, 1895, To the Editor of the Call—SIR: In the politi- cal controversy between Peter C. Yorke and Douald M. Ross, Peter C. Yorke appears as the challenger, Donald M. Ross as the challenged. Donald M. Ross has the right to choose the time and place in which to produce the proofs for the four propositions, or the substance of them. He did so. He also chose six evenings, in which to prodiuce the proof: his letter of No ber 30 said three lawyers, as you suggest, and lay our case before them in open court.” “Don’t shut out the publi In consequence of open court | the Patriot agreed to put up $100 | as required in Mr. Yorke's challenge il\'ovem er 27. Mr. Yorke in his letter Mr. Ross in this of December 5th says “the proposition sults” him “admirably.” ~Consequently the friends | of Mr. Ross procured the Mechanics’ Pavilion | for six _evenings between the 9th and 15th of February, 1896, where the jury could sit and | hear the éviderice in this case. | Now comes Mr. Yorke in his letter of Decem- ber 8 and says these lawyers, the jury, “can | arrange their own time, place and method of | passing upon the questions to be submitted | according to the terms of the agreement.”” As Mr. Yorke’s last letter has raised some dount about his nfireelng to Mr. Ross choosing his own time and place, and as the Patriot’s $100 in this case is, as the Daily Report puts it, con- tingent on the production of the_ proof in & hall béfore the public, with three attorneys for umpires, the Patriot will be pleased to hear trom Mr. Yorke. *‘Post Seriptum.”—In regard to that spelling: Mr. Ross trusted to a stenographer. Iwas not the stenographer. I am not a stenographer nor a typewriter: The copies were typewritten. I had read the original and copy. At the re- quest and in the absence of Mr. Ross, I loaned my name. G. A. HUBBELL, Manager P. P. Company. NATURALIZED CHINESE. The Question Comes Up on Argument Before Judge Morrow. The habeas corpus case of Gee Hop proved a rather interesting one to Juage | Morrow of the United States District Court Saturday, for the reason that the Chinese claimed to be a naturalized one. The petitioner said he was naturalized by the Court of Common Pleas at Cam- den, N. J., in 1880. About ‘a month ago he Afiplled to the court here for a landing. is attorney, Lyman Mowry, argued that he was just as much entitled to a landing asa Chinese born in this country. The Chinese has in his possession a passport signed by James G. Blaine. Assistant United States District Attor- ney Schiessinger contended that the nat- uralization was void under the American. laws, and recalled a decision by Judge Sawyer in uupgort of his azgument. Judge Morrow took the matter under advisement. ————————— Two People Missing. The police have been requested to assistin a search for two missing people. One is John C. Gilando of Concord, Contra Costa county, who started for S8an Francisco three weeks ago, and since which time his wife has not heard from him. Heis 45 yearsof %e. is 5 feet 6 inches in height and weighs 2! unds. He has dark hair and a black mustache. The other is Mrs. Hannah Seek of San Jose, whose husband says he fears her mind is unbalanced. She is 52 years of age. Mr. Seek thinks the woman may have come to this city, as she formerly kept a lodging house on Eddy street. e Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. This is the last week in which tosee Mu- rillo’s masterpieces. Thursday’s will be the last concers, the exhibition closing Saturday even- ing, December 14. » between the 1st and 28th of February, 1896, | ‘Let us-choose | g_OBPuRAZ'e s, 0 C@rmer T=SPECIAT.I<= 500 dozen LADIES’ FRENCH KID GLOVES, embrold- ered backs (all sizes), in all the new shades, $1.00 a Pair, Worth $1.60. LD 111, 118, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. 5o cents a square for sixty- five-cent butter. That’s the shortest way to put it. We know all about this butter—have sold it for years. ' It is the best creamery butter there is. 32% centsa dozen for eggs —instead of 4o cents. These two don’t bring us any money of course; but they give us the good will of leverybody who buys ’em— advertising, we call it; only you get money, not the newspapers. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only. Our Christmas pretties, ! (Christmas - tree ornaments, table favors, snapping bon- bons, etc.) and everything else are all here, and there ’ll be nothing more later. Big va- riety—not so many of a kind as there were last year—so those who come first, etc., etc. Tea—good present for an old lady; and Ceylon (Bee Brand ) is the best we know of. London got hold of it first—lucky London! But of course it wasn’t tea until an Englishman said so——but Ceylongrows enough for both San Francisco and London. ONLY 50 GENTS FOR A SQUARE OF THE Finest Creamery Butter, ‘We sald the Finest Creamery Butter. 35 Gts per Dozen FOR THE CHOICEST FRESH EGGS By the way, don’t boil it, don’t let your water, boil. Bring the water to the boiling point, take it off the stove, put it in your tea, pour it off in three minutes.§ That gives you the tea, not the tannin. 50¢., 60c., and 80c. Packages sealed to keep the alr ous Other teas are better known and better liked—good things as well as good men often wait a long while for apprecia- tion; and Ceylon is not the only good tea either. Other Teas 40c. to $2.50, Cigars—a delicate part ot a delicate feast. If we talk E7 Reposo all the time, you’ll think we have nothing else. $5.50 to $14 a hundred, according to size. We haven’t every good cigar there is, there are too many. But there are,as you know, several characteristic kinds of cigars, and we have one or more of each kind— first-rate of course; we have nothing but first-rate—cigars or anything. GOLDBERG, BOWEN & LEBENBAUM % 2% 1075 Clay LOOK! A’l‘ THE 10 PER CENT REDUCTION AT JOE POHEIM'S, the . e lacest designa of Woslons now b O 7848 Suits Made to Order from. $15.00 Pants Made to Order from.. $4.00 Overcoats Made to Order from..8$30.00 Full Dress Swallow-Tail im- ported and Silk-Lined from.....840.00 Perfect Fit Gnr_alm or No Sale. TRVINE BROS. STORES, [JOE POHEIM, THE TAILOR, 302 POLK ST., 1 1421 STOCKT 3 570-573 HOWARD, 588+310 FOUWTH oF: 201, 203 Montgomery st., 794 Market at. and 1110, 1113 Market 8% THE POT CALLED THE KETTLE BLACK BECAUSE THE HOUSEWIFE DIDN'T SAPOLIO