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16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1896. e SRS SRS e sa e LR s e el el sy o ek el i i b e e S e e DI DR S R RS e R e T A POISONED HORSES ARE STILL DYING. The Brutish Culprits Have Not Yet Been Found by the Officers. THE MOTIVE UNKNOWN. Three More Animals Are Liable to Drop off Within the Next Few Hours. SUFFERING UNTOLD TORTURES, The Dumb Creatures Flounder and Writhe on a Bed of Straw in Terrible Agony. The inhuman brutes who poisoned th horses of the Arctic Oil Company are still at large and the oil company people are in the dark regarding the identity of the fiends. Captain J. N. Knowles, manager of the company, was interviewed at his office, 30 California street, yesterday, and expressed himself in strong terms when referring to the manner of punishment that should be dealt out to the men who have inflicted such torture on the dumb animals. “The agony of the horses,” said he, *‘cannot be described. It was simply awful to see them straggling and writhing on the thick carpet of hay that had been laid on the stable floor for them. Assoon as the symptoms of poisoning began to ap- pear the poor beasts showed by the ex- pression of their eyes and the contortions of their mouths that they were suffering the greatest pain. “The stablemgn did everything possible to ease them, but nothing seemed to have the desired effect. They snorted and kicked around in their stalls and became frenzied. It was then that a space was cleared in the center of the stable and great quantities of hay spread out for them to lie on. “Just what kind of poison it wasIdo not know, nor do the doctors. We will have to wai It wili take & week to get an anal: , but in the mean- time we are doing all'in our power to save the other poisoned animals. “The only remedy that seemed to have anything like a calming effect was sweet oil, ana it has been administered in large | quantities to every horse that appeared to be affected. There are two more animals that are likely to die before night, and aps three. This will make thirteen in and it may not even end there. “There is a large trough inside the ones that have died. They showed signs of illness a short time aiter drinking and the stablemen, suspecting that the poison was in the water, cleaned out the trough. The horses that drank next were not so sick, but still they showed some evi- dence of having consumed poison. “No, we have not yet found any signs of the party or parties who hada hand in the business, and nothing has occurred at the works that would lead us to believe that any one would do such a brutal thing for the purpose of revenge. ing o ‘We are work- the case with the hope of finding ew to the culprits, but nothing so oints to anybody we can call to mind. It 1s very strange to me, and I cannot understand it atall. So far as the guard- ing of the stable is concerned, it has every protection, and in the last few days we have increased our vigilance. “‘Secretary Griflith’s horses happened to be in the bunch that tock the water aiter the trough had been cleaned out, ana it is probable that they will get well, as they were but slightly affected.”” ““What will bé your loss from a financial standpoint?”’ was asked of Captain nowles. “Something in the neighborhood of $2600, but I would not have had this thing happen for $10,000. Such horribly brutal methods of revenge, if that was the basis of the crime, should be immediately sup- pressed with strong measures, and I can think of nothing thatis too bad for the men at the bottom of it. “All of our horses were heavy, valuable animals, weighing irom 0 ' to 1400 pounds. While they will be easyto re- place it is_distressing to see them suffer and die off because some brutes wanted to gratify an appetite for revenge.’’ All day yesterday the stables of the Arctic Oil Company were carefully guarded and 1o one wasallowed to enter any part of the works. Those of the sick horses that required attention were under the care of the veterinary surgeons, and remedies were being applied with the same regularity and care as though the horses were human beings. The company is sparing no expense to give the tortured creatures relief, and if the other horses die it will not be from lack of attention, Dr. Archibald and Dr. Robbins are still associated in the cases with Dr. Masoero. Seven or eight of the cases are pretty well in hand, and it is thought pessible to bring them through all right. In the meantime it will go pretty hard with the men who were instrumental in tie wholesale poisoning if by any hook or crook they are discovered. FIRE IN A FLOURMILL. An Explosion of Fire Dust Causes a $10,000 Loss. A fire took place at the Del Monte Flour- ing-mills, at Second and Brannan streets, yesterday morning, that for a time threat- ened the total destruction of the building and stock. The department, however, succeeded in checking it. The blaze was caused by an expiosion of the flour dust. The loss, chiefly caused by water, is esti- mated at $10,000. -Fire Commissioner NEW TO-DAY. - (Uticura 'WORKS Wonders In curing torturing, disfiguring, hu=~ miliating humours of the Skin, Scalp, and Blood when all else fatls. 8ol throughout the world. British Depot: F. New- BEaY & Soxs, 1, King Edwerdt., London. Porrz DaYG AxD Cur. COBP, Bule Props.,, Boston, U. 5. A. T. J. Parsons is president of the milling company. The loss is covered by insur- ance. TEMPLARS APPROVE. Thomas §. Harrison’s National Amend- ment Plan Indorsed by Grand Chief Templar Webb. Thomas S. Harrison, the originator of the National Amendment Club plan. will address the District Lodge of Good Tem- plars at Hamilton Hall this evening. He will present his plan for the indorsement of the Independent Order of Good Tem- plars of California. Hewill speak by the invitation of Rev. J. W. Webb, the grand chief templar of the State, who writes as follows: With much pleasure I have read your plan for erystallizing the undoubtedly immense tem- perance sentiment of the whole country in a general demand for the passing by Congress of 2 _constitutional amendment abolishing in 1900 the liquor traflic, that cause of misery, sorrow, shame, lawlessness, burdensome tax tion and individual and National degeneracy, both physical and moral. It is certainly another move in theright direction. Your National amendment plan for securing millions of signatures to the petition to Con- gress strikes me as feasible, inexpensive and provocative of agitation which is education. As & straight Prohibition party worker and voter I can see no_objection. Asa Good Tem- plar and brother-in-law of the Woman’s Chris tian Temperance Union I can bid you god- speed. Men and women in these and other temperance organizations, without abandon- ing their societies or parties, and without leaving their particular ranks and- distinctive lines of work, can work for signatures to the petition and for the creation of right and potent sentiment. The work is certainly in accord with a democratic form of government, since it makes the final appesl to and is depen: dent on the vote of the people. SOCIALISTS SHY BOYCOT, The Subject of Government Own- ership Discussed by Sev- eral Speakers. Resolutions Adopted Favoring a Gen- eral Embargo on All Southern Pacific Roads. Government ownership of railroads was the subject discussed at last night’s meet- ing of the local branch of the American Socialists at Mozart Hall. Morrison I. Swift called the meeting to order and after a few introductory remarks presented the following series of resolutions, which were adopted without a dissenting vote: Resolved, That the morniug newspapers of the City, which haye so vigorously contended to defeat the machinations of the Scuthern Pacific be requested to pubiish their editorials opposing the funding bill and favoring Govern- ment ownership of the Central and Union Pacifics as pamphlets, and that they be asked to circulate them widely through the East. Eesolved, That it is_the sense of this meeting that the people of California should combine to refuse to patronize the Southern Pacific Railroad either by the purchase of goods bronght over the lines or by mail upon it, whenever it is possible 10 do so. Resolved, That an enti-immigration society should be formed to protect settlers from coming to California from the East to fall a prey to the rapacity and robbery of the Southern Pacific as thousands have already done. We believe that in common honesty the fraud which is perpetrated upon those who are in- duced to bring their savings to this State for inyestment should be exposed and brought to an end, and that as long as the Southern Pacific reigns overs this partof the coast settle- gy i | ment here should be assiduously discouraged. stable from which the horses are watered, | and the first lot that drank there are the | Rev. E. B. Payne of Berkeley was to have read a paper favoring Government owner- ship of raiiroads, but was unable 1o be present, and, tuerefore, deputized his daughter to take his place. Referring to the funding bill the writer said : This bill considered on & morai basis is wroug. The directors of the Central Pacific have “promised that if the time for the pay- ment of their debt is extended they will me; their future obligations when they come due, We must suppose that they say this in good faith and know the esrning capacity of their road. Ifthatis so, why have they not paid their debtsduring the past twenty-five years ? They certainly know what the property can earn, for they have laid up enormous fortunes from its earnings, and we have no assurance that they will be any more honestin (1 than in the p. This is one of the re hy I am opposed 1o the funding bill Lam not only in favor of the foreclosure of the mortgage, but in favor of the Government ip and operation of the road. s claimed by those opposed to the Goy- ernment operation of railroads that it would prove a losing proposition. Well, let us try it, and if it really does prove & failure, there is still time to sell the roads to private indi. viduals. Even if the Government should lose the entire amount of the debt by reason of this experiment it should still, in my opinion. be tried, as it would prove a thorough test of the question of Government ownership of railroads. _ A, A. Dennison then spoke on the sub- ject of *The Coming Great Railway Trust.”” He said: One of the arguments against Government ownership of railroads is that they would be used for political purposes. Can any one re- member any time since the last spike was driven that the railroad has not been in poli- tics? I need not repeat the details of the pol. lution of our municipal, State and National governments by the railroads. They have mainteined a regiment of hirelings wherever and whenever it was necessary to secure some privilege or retain one siready obtained. The great railroads of the country virtually control the price of every article produced in the United States. They decide upon the rates of transportation, and in this way actually fix the value of productions. They have spent millions to keep the cost of water transporta- tion up, so that their charges would not be re- duced, and it is their influence that has pre- vented the construction of the Nicaragua canal. ., Should the Government demonstrate its abil- ity to operate & portion of the railroads in the country there 1s nothing to prevent its operat- ing all of them through a properly organized department of transportation. Government vwnership would mean a sayving in the oue item alone of legal expenses of the sum of $12,000,000 annually. This sum is largely expended in the payment of attorneys Wwho are no more than lobbyists. John R. Robinson, in speaking of the second resolution, adopted during the early part of the meeting, said: Are you aware that you cannot get out of California or into it without patronizing that outrageous monopoly the Southern Pacific Company? There are only three routes out of the State by land. One of these is via Ogden, over the Central Pacific Railroad, and over which route each passenger contributes $35 to the octopus. Azother route is yia Portland, and on this the tax exacied by the railroad is $20. The third is via Mojave, and ou this route the passenger is made to give up but $1185 to the monopolists. These are facts that should be kept.in mind by ev one traveling out of or into the State of California. They should patronize the last-namea route, and travel over the Santa Fe road whenever it is possible to do so. He then related the history of the Southern Pacific Company and its orig- inal four chief owners, alleging that as early as 1869 they had divided among themselves the enormous sum of $206,000,- 000 as net profi: Several other five-minute speeches were made, and then the meeting adjourned. POSERS FOR MILKMEN. Board of Health Issuing Blanks for In- tending Dairymen to Fill Out. The Board of Health is preparing blank forms for the use of those who desire to go into the milk business. The questions they will be expected to answer are as follows: Name? Name of partners in firm? Name colors, Mr. Strauss is conscientious A MODERN FRA ANGELICD. Meyer Strauss’ Picture of Father | Serra Attracts Mrs. Stan- | ford. | | A FOE OF IMPRESSIONISTS, Strauss Calls Artists of That School Faddists, Smearers and Degrad- ers of Art. Meyer Strauss is the Fra Angelico of San Francisco. Like the artist priest of storied Italy, this descendant of a sturdy German race prays always before he commences a pic- ture. A small chair in his studio is his altar, and every morning he kneels before it as he prays: ‘‘Sanctify this room. Sanctify my work. May thy spirit breathe in every stroke of pencil or brush.” Mr. Strauss is at home in landscape. The strength and beauty of nature awe and inspire him. One of his finest paint- | ings is one he calls “‘Solitude,” which won | a premium at the World’s Exposition in New Orleans. He wrought into the com- position of the picture the weird, uncanny attractiveness of the gray, silent swamps | 111,000 Chilean dollars. | ago. cabin-boy testified that the cook had gone down into the lower hold on November 10 and fired the ship. The cook was arrested and admitied his guilt. He gaveas an ex- cuse that the mate had beaten him with- out cause and that he did the deed out of revenge. 'The Arcturus, or rather what was left of her, was aiterward sold for The silver dollar down there, however, is only worth about 35 cents.”” The second mate of the Arago was H. | McKenzie, who - was mate of the ship Ice- berg when that vessel was burned at Ju- nin. His story of the disaster does not differ from that brought up by the Omega and was pnblished in THE CALL a few davs Captain Lewis and Mate Bang re- port that in latitude 1 deg. 34 sec. south, | longitude 164 deg. 12 sec. west, a reef was sighted which is not down on the charts. It is said to have been 150 feet long and 50 | feet wide, and the waves were breaking over it with tremenaous force. The bark- entine was quite close to the reef, so the officers say they could not be mistaken. Among Captain Lewis’ curios are a num- ber of chips, nitrate laden, that blew aboard the Arago and set her on fire in several places. While the details of the loss of the Ger- man Arcturus were coming to San Fran- cisco the American Arcturus went ashore at Santa Rosalia and became a total loss. While attempting to rech shore the car- penter was Jost, but there were no deaths on the German vessel. e The Thistle Club’s Smoker. The Sen Francisco Scottish Thistle Club held | its regular semi-montnly meeting at Fraternity Hail, 32 O’Farrell street, last evening. Royal Chief Join D. Coulie officiated. It was de- cided that Shell Mound Park, Berkeley, be secured for the annuaj gathering and games July 4. The following clausmen constitute | the games committee for I896: Cheirman, John D. Couli John ecretary, George W, Paterson: exander Sharp, W. SECRET OF THE COMBINE James J. Hill of the Great North- ern Said to Be Inter- ested IN THE DONAHUE ROAD FIGHT. The Parrotts Join the Magnate, So It Is Stated, to Build a Com- peting Line. 1t was stated yesterday by a gentleman inlimately associated with the manage- ment of the North Pacific Coast Railway | that the present plan of consolidation with thz San Francisco and North Pacific road has been inspired by motives so far not dreamed of by the public. The same mo- tives, however, are full of interest to the people of San Francisco in particular and of all California. For the statement was definite and positive that the whole project of consolidation was involved in the building of a competing transconti- nental railway to the bay of San Fran- cisco. The proposition set forth is said to be the outcome of a well-defined plan by a syndicate of capitalists to build a compet- FATHER JUNIPERO SERRA ON HIS WAY TO FOUND THE MISSION SAN CARLOS. of Louisiana. He paints them in their gloom and utter loneliness, which the moonbeams filtering through the branches of inoss-draped trees accentuate. A recent work of his at the El Car- | melo Hotel, at Pacific Grove, and is said | to have attracted the favorable attention of Mrs. Stanford, who may purchase the painting. The ture has for its background a forest, issuing from which are Father Junipero Serra and his escort of Spanish soldiery on their way to the | establishment of the old mission of San | Carlos, ne y. The costumes of | the time, 1770, are in picturesque contrast to the stately arborescent setting. The | rapt look on’ the face of the aged saint, one of the earliest and most faithful of the pioneer priests, has been consigered super- | natural. Small wonder that Mrs. Stan ford, who caused to be erected at Mon- terey a monument to Father Serra’s memory, should fancy the picture both for its motive and execution. As might Be expected irom a man who makes bis devotions before mixing his in his work. He believes that conscience should direct every sweep of the brush. He is b in plan but painstaking in detail. He is an ardent realist, but claims bhe is not an extremist. Color glows and burns on his canvas, but it is the result of nicety of touch as well as daring of scheme. His autumn scenes are bursts of color, and yet true to nature. Mr. Strauss has lectuced on art at the Ashland Chautauqua for several seasons, and has now in_course of preparation a lecture on “*Christ as Inspiration of Art,” to be delivered at that assembly next sum- | mer. In a lecture on ““Art and Fads” he deals some body blows at the impressionists. “The smearers of the present day degrade art,” he said. “They are faddists, not | artists. Their school will not stand, be- cause it is founded on sand. Impres- sionismis notart. Itisafad. The mission of art is to interpret, not to imitate, art. | Impressionism is not tolerated in any pro- | fession but art. Should a vocalist attempt | it be would be hissed. .If a pianist struck the keyboard with the back of his hand the work of a musical impressionist, hi: action would meet with vigorous protest. ‘‘Between impressionism and realism | there is all the difference between a sketch | and a finished picture.” BEVENGE OF THE COOK, Beaten by the Mate, He Deliber- ately Set the Arcturus on Fire. of owners of business? Officers of corporation ? Business? Residence? Source of supply? Num- ber of cows in possession of applicant? Average quantity of milk produced? Average quantity of milk purchased ? Average quantity of milk dispesed of by ap- plicant? Average number of #allons sold per duf‘? How disposed of? Average number of gallons scld per day retail? Aversge number of gallons sold per day wholesale? Special brand or business name under which milk is sold or disposed of? Mark on.can? Number of wagons em;wloyed indelivery? Time wagons leave depot for delivery? Name of delivery wagons. —————— . There are said to be quite 163,000 fami- lies in London living in single rooms. The Ship Was Nitrate-Laden and Burned Like Tinder — News Came by the Arago. There were lively times in the South American nitrate ports when the barken- tine Arago was there. The American ships Iceberg and W. W. Crapo were burned at Junin and the German ship Arcturus also went upinsmoke. Allthree ! vessels were loaded with niter, and when the fire took hold it was impossible to sub- due it. The Arcturus was deliberately set on fire by the cook out of revenge, and he was sent to Germany in irons to be tried for his crime. *“From the time the fire broke out on the German vessel until the masts fell overboard was not more than twenty min- utes,” said Captain Lewis yesterday. “It broke out about 2 r. . on November 10 last, and as the Arcturus was lying along- side the Arago we lost no time in getting out of the way. The vessel burned like tinder and big pieces of her deck and spars came sailing througn the air and set fire to half a dozen ships in the immediate vicin- ity. The Arago’s deck is charred in half a dozen places by the burning masses that came aboard, and our spanker was com- pletely ruined. ‘At one time it looked as though there was going to be a general conflagration, and the captain of the British man-of-war that was in port sent a boat’s crew with a torpedo to blow the burning vessel up. The Germans, however, refused the offer point blank, and the Arcturus burned un- til nothing but her hull was left. The fire spread so rapidly that not & man on board. saved anything.” The captain secured his watch and chronometer, but to escape the flames he had to jump overboard, and, of course, lost them. ‘‘An investigation wss held and the Dick, H. Steele, P. Keith and Alexander Young. After the meeting the club held iis monihiy smoker. A propramme was rendered by James Aiken, Elijah McKenzie, James Fraser, George K. Watson, Alexander Craig, Harry Walker, James Gillles. Sydney Miller, George W. Paterson, William Dawson, Alfred Miller, A. Currie and T. Stevenson. LABOR COMES INTO LINE | The Trades Council Adopts Reso- lutions on the Biil. Funding Suggestions 'to the United States Labor Commissioner on a General Eight. Hour Law. The San Francisco Council of Trades Unions met last night at Trades’ Hall, 1159 Mission street, and, after some dis- cussion on .the musicians’ trouble at the People’s Palace, it was determined that 1f some settlement shail not have been made | | | | | situation. | Pacific | operated from the one general office. by Monday the special committee of the | council will then take hold of the boycott. Reports from various unions were re- ceived through delezates. The cigar- makers’ work was not so dull as 1t was three months ago, though many members | of the union were still out of employment. The Sailors’ Union reported that the ship- ving trade was improving and there was an increase of 400 members in the union over four months ago. From Washington reports had been re- ceived that some favorable legislation would be effected in favor of sailors at this session of Congress. The stage émployes announced that busi- ness ' was falling off. The ironmolders stated that although their work had been a little slow yet tbere was an increase in membership, The Horseshoers’ delegate made the sur- prising statement that in the last few weeks auite a large body of Eastern horse- shoers had come to California.” The union had experienced trouble with one shop, but expected that the difficulty would be settled to-night. The committee on laws and legislation presented the following preamble and resolution on the funding bill, which were adopted unanimously : WIHEREAS, There is now pending in the pres- ent session of Congress a bill providing for the extension of the time payment of the debts of the Central and Union Pacific reilways for a term of fifty or more years; andjwhereas, the passage of said bill would practicaily mean the financial enslavement of the people of the Paciic Coast for two generations to come; and whereas, commercial usage and the dignity of our Government demand that every effort be made to secure the payment of the debt when due. Therefore be it Eesolved, That we, the San Francisco Labor Council, in the name and on behalf of the wegeworkers of this City, most earnestly peti- tion our representatives in Congress 1o use every honorable means in opposition to said proposed funding bill. Resolved, That the present crisis affords a splendid opportunity to practically test the om und ieasibility of governmental owner- end operation of the great transcontinen- tallines; and we, therefore, petition our repre- sentatives in Congress to foster and encourage any plan that will lead (0 the Government ownership of these Central and Union Pacific roads, and operating them in the interests of the entire people of this nation. The following partial nominations for officers for the ensuing year were made : M. McGlynn, president; T. F. Burns, vice- president; E. B, Burman, recording secrotary ; J. K. Phillips, financial 'sccretary; E. Rosen reasurer; J. Nugent, T. Finnerty, ser- -at-arms; William Rusk, M. Whitfield, C. Schupper, trustees; T. F. Burns, M. Mc: Glynn, E. P. Burman, ¥. H. Schurts, W. Mac- arthur, Thomas Moore, E. Holmes, executive committee. ; The executive committee repoited it has considered a communication from United . States Labor _Commussioner Wright, asking the council to suggest a topic of speciai interest to labor organiza- tions for bis office to take up witha view of making a thorough investigation of the subject. The reduction of the hours of labor to eight in all branches of industry in the United States and its effect upon labor was suggested by the committeo and adopted by the council. Acknowledged by All GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO.S Teas, Coffees and Spices Best and Cheapest. Try Them. Pretty presents given away free. 52 Market st., 8. ¥. Headquarters. BRANCH STORES EVERY WHERE, ig line to San Francisco. The route chosen has for its terminus either Sausa- lito or Tiburon, althcugh Sausalito is the favored site, and the narrow-gauge road from that place the more popular line at present. But the projectors of this vast enterprise lirst of all wished to effect a combination of the two railways on the north side of San Francisco Bay before going further with the work of building the competing road to its Californian depot. In this direction two plans were left open for adoption. One was to secure control of the Donahue-road stock for shareholders of the narrow-gauge line, and by that means obiain absolute mastery of the This would 1n effect make the two roads as one, and in course of time v could be united in the one general system, as various branches of the Southern system are now managed and The other plan was to get from the directors of the Donahue line, if the former should fail, a contract whereby the two roads could be operated permanently on a friendly, mutual understanding that would effectually abolish competition. The prime mover behind the scenes is authoritatively stated to be Jim Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway. It 1s said of him that he has been secretly buying or getting possession of rights of way through counti lying along thz north coast of California, his object being to secure a clear way for a railroad before making public annourncement of his project of connecting his Great Northern system with San Francisco. The Parrott estate is also said to be asso- ciated with Hill in this enterprise. It is known that the Parrotts are largely inter- ested in the North Pacific Coast Railway, and for that reason have a strong desire to see the road on a better paying foundation than it rests upon at present. They would like to see the combination with the Dona- hue line an accomplished fact, and more especially feel pleased over the absorption of the road in the Great Northern Trans- continental Railway to San Francisco Bay. Christian de Guigne, who is associated with financial transactions of the Parrott estate, holds or controls a large block of stock in the narrow-gauge railway, and this stock, it is said, really belongs'to the Parrott estate. From the same source it was learned that the Parrotts own a large tractin Men- docino and Sonoma counties, and one of the most significant facts in connection with the railroad deal now goingon is that aright of ‘way for a railway has been sur- veyed and secured through the Parrott lands—it is said for Mr. Hill, the railroad magnate of the Northwest. Fgrom time to time of late announce- ments have been made that corps of sur- veyors were in different parts of Northern California running preliminary lines for a railroad from the Beckwith Pass over toward Eureka, in Humboldt County, and thence southward to the northern termini of the North Pacific Coast and the San Francisco and North Pacific lines. Taken in connection with this information the right of way transaction through the Par- rott Jands and this secret activity for a combination the statement that Hill, the Parrotts and other capitalists were inter- ested in the deal seems reasonable enough. With control of the rich and promising country traversed by these linesand the un- opened territory northward and westward Hill would have good prospects for suc- cessful operation of an overland iine from the beginning. The combination would give him control of a vast territory in Cali- fornia that with a competing railroad would leap into renewed prosperity and develop various important feeders for the trunk line. TWO0 BOY BURGLARS. The Mansfield House Entered and Jew- elry to the Value of $100 Stolen. James Galwich and Jim Kellock, two youths 18 and 20 years old respectively, were booked at the Central station last night on a‘ charge of burglary, preferred by the proprietor of the Mansfield House. Galwich, up to two weeks ago, was ele- vator-boy at the Mansfield House, but was discharged for some trivial neglect of duty. On January 21 the room of William George, a racetrack follower, was entered and jewelry to the value of $100 stolen. Detective Seymour and Officers Phillips and Whittaker were detailed on the case, and yesterday succeeded in locating Gal- wich at 9 Harlan place. On his person were found the sleeve- buttons and pin and a pawn-ticket show- ing that he had disposed of the diamond studs for $5. Kellock rooms with Galwich, and admitted that he had pawned the dia- monds, The latter has already servea a term of six months for petty larceny. When Galwich left the Mansfield House he carried with him a bunch of keys, and, | it is presumed, used them in effecting an entrance into the house. ATTEMPTED ARSON. The Residence of Mrs. Raphael Comes | Very Near Going Up in Flames, Mrs. George Raphael. 1434 Post street, reported to the police last night that some | one had attempted to set fire to her resi- dence during the early part of last Wednes- day morning. About 10 o’clock at night Mrs. Raphael, who had retired early, was aroused by the odor of smoke, which-seemed to 1ill the entire house. Calling the seryant she made a hasty examination of tbe building, and in the basement she found a sack of straw ‘and other inflammable material smouldering, which, as soon as the air was admitted, burst into flames. From the street an entrance into the basement is | effected by way of a very narrow alley. The attempted arson was not reported to the police and would probably have | been soon forgotten, but for the peculiar action of a stranger last night. The ser- vant had occasion to go to the corner grocery and on her return noticed a well- dressed young fellow following her. She quickened her steps and in a few moments gained the inside of the house, leaving the | man standing on the pavement below. | Half an hour later she was called on to | post a letter, but before going out made | sure that the way was clear. Hardly bhad | she dropped the letter in the box, how- ever, before the stranger again appeared. The woman ran rapidly back to the bouse | closely followed by the man, but she man- | | | aged to reach the door and close it before the fellow could get any nearer than the first landing. Mrs. Raphael immediately | notified the police, and a special officer was detailed to watch the house last night. | PUBLIC SCHOOL NEEDS Suggestions to Teachers and Parents by the State Superintendent. | He Argues for Professional Training and a Less Difficult High | School Course. [ The second of the course of popular | lectures recently instituted by the Board | of Education was delivered by State Sup- erintendent Samuel T. Black at the Girls’ High School last evening. Previous to | the address of the evening the eighth and | ninth grades of the Hamilton Grammar | School, under the direction of Miss Ella | Morton and Miss Strauss, sang the - “‘Star- | spangled Banner” and “Thke Farmer Boy” and H. C. Henderson of the Board of Edu- cation made a brief address to the parents | on the importance of scientific education. Superintendent Black prefaced his re- marks by congratulating the people of San | Francisco for the measures taken by the Board of Education in furnishing the teachers, parents and pupils with this | series of entertainments. “If there is one mission,” he said, | “which the State Superintendent has | which is higher than another, it is to go | out among the people and the teachers | and bring these two classes nearer together; | to make each see the educational guestion | from the other's stand point. In tne face of the small salaries paid it | is not surprising that many bright young | men use teaching only as a stepping stone | to some other calling. In spite of this, | prominent _educators have declared tha rural schools of California the best of the kind in the country, The teaching force of this State is in a constant state of chanee “This a condition which those who are working along educational lines must | face. We do not wonder at the clamor for | something more than academic training for those who are to teach our children in the future. Should the State require a | professional trainer before a teacher takes his place in the classroom the harm would not be so great when the novice attempts to fill the place caused by resiznation or retirement. If the ‘normal schools of the State would require a high school prepara- tion the elementary schools would be «ll | the better for it. If those teachers who | have been denied a professional training | would take up a course of professional | reading they would find it :mmensely ben- | eficial. Every teacher in our schools | ought to be thoroughly conversant with current school literature. “I firmly believe in closely schools, but I do object to the assigning of | a teacher to the same class each year. It | narrows her ideas and limits her horizon. By assigning at least two grades to a teacher, that is, giving two teachers each half of two different grades, the results would be very beneficial to the teacher and to the pupils. The study required at the | hands of high-school students, if they | knew how to study, is generally enough, but when we add to this the worry usually indulged in by high-school students it be- comes a load grievous to be borne. There are two remedies: To increase the course to four years or to reduce the curriculum to the minimum required by the university. “Learning without the power to do leaves us impotent and may even render us ridiculous. Work is the index to a | man’s character. The true educator aims | to make men good and reasonable rather | than smart. If our schools teach the prin- ciples of morality, truth and vatriotism they are not godless schools.” On the motion of Richard D. Faulkner, principal of the Franklin Grammar School, a vote of thanks was tendered to the State Superintendent for his address, and he was asked to leave a copy with the princi- vals for “discussion. The entertainment closed with _the rendition of “America” by the children. A MISSION BURGLARY. W. A. Shade’s Residence Is Entered by Threo Daring Rob- bers. Thomas Cochran, an ex-convict; Albert Masters and Charles Drysdale were ar- rested by Detectives Gibson and Clark last night and booked at the Central station on a charge of burglary. Thursday morning the residence of W. A. Shade, 1251 Mission street, was entered, jewelry and clothing to the value of $150 being stolen. An entrance was effected by foreing the back window. Detective Gibsen was placed in charge of the case, and with the assistance of Clark, was not very long in finding the trail of the thieves. He arrested them last night in a Kearny-street saloon. The jeweiry and clothing were found in possession of the men. Had the officers been a day later, the thieves would probably have es- caped entirely, as they intended to leave this morning for Ctipple Creek. —————— An Indiana svndicate has purchased 100,000 acres of land in Georgia, for pur- poses of colonization. [ graded | NEW TO-DAY. Take Comfort. Wear Goodyear Welt Shoes; better than hand-sewed, and cost less. ‘‘Foot Comfort,” our booklet, will tell you all about them: Write for it— free. COODYEAR SHOE MACH'Y CO. BOSTON POPULISTS T0 MOVE SOON The Party Leaders Expect to Go Into Action in About Two Weeks. WAITING FOR MR. WARDALL, A. B. Kinne Talks of New Plans and a Reform Campaign for the Local Party. The local Populists have not yet made their first campaign peep, but there will be an awakening as soon as E. M. War- dall, chairman of the State Central Com- mittee, returns from the Eas! He is now in St. Louis, whither he went to attend the meeting of the National Cen- tral Committee, and will return in about two weeks. He is conferring with silver men, and during his stay will attend the National Farmers’ Alliance conference. When be returns he will be primed with information and ready to guide the party in this State to its position in the line. A. B. Kinne, the.San Francisco member of the executive committee of the State Central Committee and chairman of the County Committee during the last cam- paign, said yesterday that a meeting of the executive committee would undoubtedly be held as soon as Mr. Wardall returns. Campaign measures will at once follow. The local party is as dormant as the State organization, but it, too, will spring into life when Mr. Wardall returns ana sets things going. Mr. Kinne is one of the most active and influential members of the local party, but his ideas of its prospects are yet a trifle vague. In a conversation yesterday he intimated that the Populists were not discouraged; that the last cam- paign had taught some lessons, and that there would likely be an effort to narrow the theoretical features of the local plat- form this year and to get into the party the dissatisfied elements of other parties that generally o into a nou-partisan movement. g “‘We are very hopeful for National unity with other elements, especially the silver movement and possibly the Prohibition- ists,”” said Mr. Kinne. “As to the local party, no definite plans are formed, but some of us favor concentrating our form, without, however, abandoning any cardinal principles, ana making a campaign for municipal reform, in which we would be joined by the reform ele- ments which might go with a non-faam- san movement. Our platform will, of course, demand municipal ownership of public utilities, and a special issue may be made of the municipal ownership of the water supply. I think that three ont of every four people in the City are in favor of that. ‘‘How may the platform be condensed? Well, rather by concise expression shan by leaving out anything important. Now our last platform contained the ‘thirteen de- manas of labor’ in theirentirety,while they | were practically covered elsewhere in the rlatfor They would probably be left out. We made a special appeal to the laboring class in the last campaign. We made a thorough test of the advisability of embodying in our platform the de- mands of labor, and of putting on the ticket distinctively labor men. We found that the labor candidates were not sup- ported any better than the other candi- dates. They didn’t get the entire labor vote for some reason. In my opinion it is best to aahere to principle and not reach out for any class, or make any class fights. “The charter will be an important issue in the campaign, and its success will make it more necessary than ever for the better elements 10 unite. The majority of the Populists will support the new charter, but there are a good many ‘middle-of-the- road’ Populists who want all they demand or nothing and who object to some of its features. But the plansand prospects of the local Populist campaign will not ap- pear for three or four weeks yet at least.’’ Mustachios Must Go. There isa panicin Kiel and Wilhelms- shafen—the centers of the German na: because a decree has gone forth requiring all officers and men to go about clean shaven orelsg to wear full beards. This means that the mustache must go, and the mustache is an important feature in the facial adornment of the Germans whether in the imperial service or outof it. It 1s even extremly difficult to get even a coach- man, a butler or any man servant that is clean shaven or will allow himself to become so0, or indeed one who is willing to wear a full beard. The fashion of the dayin the German empire requires that the mustache be fierce and long. It is said that the Kaiser is behind this new order, and that he thinks the navy would appear smarter if there was more uniformity in the looks of the offieers. NEW TO-DAY, When PaderewskiA Comes HE WILL PLAY THE STEINWAY PIAND SHERMAN, CLAY & C0, “Cor. Kearny and Sutter Sts, Pacific Coast Representatives, AT AIETION ! Closing-Out SALE Of DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEW. ELRY, CLOCKS and SILVER. WARE to the highest bidder. NO Reserve. BARRETT & SHERWQOD, 9 and 11 Geary Street. SALE COMMENCES TO-DAY, and N~ tinues daily at 11 o’clock a:d P 7:30 evening. STORE To miENT,