The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 13, 1896, Page 5

v 4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY '13.‘ 1896. A COOKED CASE FOR THE COURT, Some Clever but Crooked Work in a Pool-Sell- ing Case. A POOL MAN GOT A TIP. Money Invested by the Disguised Police Officer Sent to the Track. FIRST BEFORE JUDGE LOW. Went on Appeal to Judge Wallace. The Defendant Only Performed Messenger Service. Some ugly facts are coming'to light con- cerning the methods used to juggle with justice in the pool-selling cases. The noted counsel retained by the pool men—Lawyers Foote, Dickinson and Kahn—dwelt with great force on the Driscoll case on Judge Wallace's discharge of Slater. When the Driscoll case was called in the Police Court the argument advanced was that the testimony was the same as that on which Wallace discharged the de- fendant in the Slater trial, and, therefore, Driscoll should not be held. The Siater case was heard in Police Judge Low’s court, and the record of appeal to the Superior Court was there made up. There is good testimony that Judge Low entertained a very strong opinion shortly after the case was appealed, if not during the trial, that the case was “cooked” for the purpose of getting the kind of a record before the Superior Court that the pool- sellers most desired. Connected with the trial were some features that certainly sur- prised John T. Dare, the prosecuting at- torney. It cannot now be asserted that the police officer who was disguised in citizen’s clothing and charged with the duty of personating a simple purchaser of a pool ticket on the race gave a tip revealing his true motive to the seller of the ticket, but there isa certainty that some one be- trayed the prosecution. The pool-seller in some way ascertained that this particular purchaser was a boliceman in disguise. It was known to the pool-seller when the isguised police officer would appear. It known in advance of the transaction that an arrest would follow. Here is where the record for the Superior Court began. The identical money which the ed policeman handed over to the pool-seller was immediately dispatched by Sgc al messenger to the racetrack, and this fact, very important to the defense, was constantly presented to Judge Wallace of the Superior Court. Therein Judge Wallace was deceived and misled. No one ventures to assert that eminent counsel for the pool-sellers knew that the Judge was being treated to “‘cooked’’ case. No one fancied for an *fnstant that Judge Wallace himself would ' euspect collusion between police officers and pool-sellers, but, nevertheless, outside facts point distinctiy to the conclusion that the chse was made up to present to the Judge of the Superior Court a feature of special messenger service, and in the preparation of these specialties the cause of injustice was materially served by some one in close touch with the Police De- partment. When Judge Wallace read the testimony taken in the trial before Judge' Low in the Police Court, and listened to the logic of Foote, heard the elogquence of Kahn and saw the gestures of Dickin- son, be decided from a review of the testi- mony that the person who secured the disguised policeman’s money simply per- formed messenger service in sending the sum out to the track for investment. For example, the transaction was likened by counsel for the defendant as something after this style: “Foote sees General Dickinson going out to the races and, happening to have an engagement in town that afternoon, says: ‘Here is $10, Dickinson. Invest it for meat theraces.’” Judge Wallace took that view of the transaction. The case was made up below to present that very significant feature to ion. The money handed over oy ised policeman was sent to the track for investnfent. No wager was made on a horse, no commission was charged and no law was broken, Police Judge Low and Prosecuting At- torney John T. Dare are making careful inquiry into the transaction. It has already come to the knowledge of the latter that the discharged pool-seller has made this boast: “I knew the instant the fellow offered his money that he was a capper for the police, and so I sent a special messenger out to the track with his coin.” Prosecating Attorney Dare is not dis- couraged. He has proposed to try a case every day if Cbief Crowley will have an arrest made every day. The law as it stands now is ample to suppress pool- selling, and the Prosecuting Attorney is confident that convictions can be secured that must be sustained by the Superior Court. —_—— POOLROOM “NUISANCES.” John T. Dare Says the Existing Law Is Ample for Thelir Sup- pression. John T. Dare, Prosecuting Attorney of Police Court No. 3, adheres strongly to the opinion that the laws .as they stand are sufficient to suppress pool-selling and poker games in the City. He is opposed to further municipal legislation, because additional legislation means further delay. As Mr. Dare expresses it: *“We want no more laws, but we want a reasonably stringent enforcement of the laws as they now stand.” The Prosecuting Attorney argues that the Supreme Court has held that if the Judge can ascertain from the text of the law the manifest. intention of the law- maker that is the construction to be placed on the law. & The Supreme Court has decided that the Legislature has power to conier on the Board of Supervisors the right to pass ordinances and police regulations. In the exercise of that authority an ordinance to probibit pool-selling has been adopted. In order that the intention of thelaw- makers' may be claarlg understood the ordinance Is prefaced by a preamble set- ting forth its object. The Supreme Court has always maintained that the neople shall never be called upon to establish a negative, and therefore in the prosecution of “pool-sellers it is not required of the prosecution 1o prove affirmatively that the pool-sellers do send money to the race- course. 3 3 §:That the poolrooms are a public nui- sance, the Prosecuting Attorney has no doubt, but whether in this community they would be so classed, is another ques- | tion. In Kentncky, forexample. they have been closed under the law against main- taining a public nuisance. Our courts here give a broad construction to all questions touching public morals. If a man rents a room, lights it and supplies service, it is re- garded as the‘proper thing to derive a good round sum of money for the investment. The courts and the public are not inclined to inquire whether morals are corrurted and decency is defiled by the establish- ment. _Mr. Dare is fully aware of the fact, and directs attention to it, that the gamblers and the men who hang about the pool- rooms and poker dens contribute nothing to the prosperity of the City. They per- form no public service, pay no taxes and shirk all responsibilities of citizenship. Yet these men are the first to call for po- lice protection, and some of them have the hardihood to demand that officers be sta- tioned at their places to enable them to conduct their business successfully. Despite all the powerful influence and cunning tricks employed to falsify records of appeal and to defeat the ends of justice by fraud and collusion, Prosecuting At- torney Dare is yet confident that convic- tions “will follow until the pool-sellers downtown will be compelled to acknowl- edge the supremacy of the law. t has been proposed to Chief Crowley that the Police Department make one arresta day. The Prosecuting Attorney is willing to try one case a day and believes in seven cases out of ten conviction can be obtained. The plan proposed is to keep sending the cases to the higher court and if not sustained to bow in humble sub- mission to the decree and try again. From other sources it is learned that several of the pooiroom managers are get- ting weary. Recently one readily con- sented to plead guilty and pay a fine of 50. He said he was ready to quit the business, as he had_been ‘‘grafted on” for all that he had made. Men in high places to whom the RECEIVED ‘AMID PALMS, The Tea Given by Mrs. Claus Spreckels and Miss Spreckels. TUNDER A CANOPY OF FLOWERS Nuptials of Miss Sullivan and Stephen L. Harris Yesterday Evening. Yesterday for the first time since the family’s return from Europe, the residence of Mr, and Mrs, Claus Spreckels, at 2027 Howard street, was thrown open for a large social affair, for which the great, roomy, mansion-like house is so well suited. It was an afternoon tea given by Mrs. Claus Spreckels and Miss Spreckels, and they were assisted in receiving from 4 o'clock until 6 by Mrs. J. D. Spreckels, Miss Gibson, Miss Goodell, Miss Boyd, Mrs. Homer S. King, Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Fry, Major and Mrs. John A. Darling, Miss Jennie Catherwood, Theodore H. Davies, J. Cline Davies, William Alvord, Miss Morgan, Mrs. J. B. F. Davis, Miss Davis. The nuptials of Miss Henrietta Sullivan and Stephen Loring Harris were solemn- ized last evening at the Sullivan resi- dence, corner of Oak and Webster streets. The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan and sister of Frauk J, Sullivan, the well-known attor- ney. The groom is the junior partner of the firm of -Ames & Harris, and although a most successful and popular business man, has decided to give his attention to the law, and will shortly enter the university with that purpose in view. Apple blossoms, sweet-scented eucalyp- tus blossoms and fragrant pink carnations made a most effective decoration in the drawing-room, where the happy young couple plighted their troth. -The bay-window was converted into a flower bower; bamboo wreaths and true- lover knots, twined with pinks, forming a -f eanopy under which the contracting par- ties stood while the Rev. Father O’Shea read the impressive Catholic service. At 8:30 o'clock, the hour appointed for the ceremony, the bridal party entered the drawing-room, led by the two little nieces of the bride, Miss Ashley Turner and Miss Gladys Louise Sullivan. Following them came the bridesmaids, the Misses Louisa and Ada Sheehy. Then came ihe maid of honor, Miss Georgia B. Sullivan, pre- ceding the bride, who entered leaning on the arm of her brother, ¥rank J. Sullivan. Edwin' Harris, brother of the groom, offi- ciated as best man. Miss O'Connor, Miss Isabel O'Connor, Miss Ella Morgan and Miss Mangels. After the ceremony congratulations were {in order,and then there was dancing-in il SCENE AT THE AFTERNOON TEA AT THE RESIDENCE OF MR. [Sketched by a* Call ” artist.] AND MRS. CLAUS SPRECKELS. gamblers pay tribute are getting greedy themseives, and have recently shown a desire to play the wild bog in demanding increased percentages. Even the saloon- dice game on the side do not want to be directed to sell only one brand of whisky, one line of cigars and certain beer. The blfi influential pull, if it gets too exacting, will hear some loud squealing. Even the vrosperous gamblers and traders find 10 | per cent a heavier tribute than they can afford to pay. ELDORIDES HAKE MERR A Successful Initial Party Given by an Individual Parlor. Pretty Girls and Native Sons Pack the Large Dancing Hall of the * New Building. El Dorado Parlor No. 52, N. 8. G. W, is jubilant. It was the first individual parior to give a party at the new Native Sons’ Hall on Mason street, and the party wasa great success. There were more than twice as many people present as at the dedication ball and many of the costumes were quite as elaborate. This ball has been looked forward to for some time. It was to celebrate the eleventih anniversary of the parlor, and nothing had been overlooked that would conduce to the pleasure of the guests. There were regular reception committees, but each member seemed to feel that the hall was his and constituted himself a com mittee of one to help every one else have a jolly time. Most of the ladies were in full evening dress. There were pretty faces and figures galore and quite as many elaborate gowns. There were quite a number, however, who wore house dresses. The same diversity existed in the costuming of the gentle- men, but whether in evening coats or business frock suits all seemed to have an eq'iully enjoyable time. he grand march was not formed till after 9 o'clock. The line extended more than around the hall and more couples were even then arriving, and when the dancing began the hall was packed. There was a_pretty souvenir dance programme, on which were fourteen dances and two XMach of th 1 th 2 uch of the success of the even: due to Dr. W. J. Hawkins, chuiril;lxfinw:.? the committee on arrangements. He was assisted by F. A. 8mith, E. N, P. Phelan, Charles Maass, H. Neunaber, J. M. Cum. mingand G. C. Gunther, all of whom wore white camellias and white ribbons. The other officers were: Floor manager, John G. Joly; assistant, J. C, Muehr. Floor, daffodils and yellow ribbon; el H. Beker, . Gillmore. F. A. Hoffman, H. II. Hart. man, George L. Stroecker, W. J. Murphy, C. Koster, C. Seitz, F. Stroh, J. F. Seyden, J. O. Gantner, F. T. Norton. Reception, violets and violet ribbon—A. E. Ehrenpfort, E. P. Gates, H. J. Sei . J. Seitz, L. Kuttnem T. F. Blake, 5. T. Blake, F. J. Koster, Williar, Samuel, R. Horber, William Carl, H. Abraham, L. B. Mayer, E. Braunschweiger. keepérs and the cigar men with a little | The whole lower floor became a charm- ing maze of guests, and from the many en- ignged in animated conversation the low, | dense murmur of mingling voices rose in an almost continuous vocal buzzing, above which, soft yet clear and penetrating, sounded the sweet strains or orchestral music that came from somewhere beyond a bower of palms at the rear of the main hall. In every room choice blossoms, minature palms, and tall brakes reaching nearly as high as the curiously wrou:ht great ciock in the hallway, freshened and enliveried an already beautiful background of paint- ings, bric-a-brac, ard exquisit pieces of Dresden and Doulton ware, with here and there a bronze statuette amid the dark green of ferns. Purple, white and pink hyacinths, La France and Jacquenot roses, great clusters of peach blossoms, and mantels laden with California violets contributed a delicate floral perfume suggestive of dreamy bow- ers. And the suggestion of edse and lux- ury was heightened in the main parlor by lights ‘mellowed through pale pink and Nile green shades on tall piano lamps that illuminated the large room just enough to leave one in doubt where the reality ended and where the retlection of & mammoth mirror took up and continued a piciure that it graduaily faded into. Theladies who had assisted the hostesses in receiving were given a supper party in the evening, and around small tete-a-tete tables in the dining-room were gathered with them Claus Spreckels, A. B. Spreck- els, J. D. Spreckels, J. H. Mangels, Samuel M. Shortridge, Mr. Gibson, E. Sheldon, Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Watson. Those present at the tea were: Mr. and Mrs. Anson P. Hotaling J. Mr. and Mrs. Hotaling, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hough- ton, C. Felton, Robert Watt, Dr. Luke Rob- inson, Miss Houghton, Mrs. R. C. Woolworth, Miss Woolworth, Charles N. Felton Jr., Mr. an Mrs. William G. Lowry, Miss Alice C.Schussler, Miss Schussler, Mr. and Mrs. Herman_ Schuss. ler, Mr. and Mrs. John Flournoy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert ~Oxnard, Frank B. Petérson, Miss Gertrude Sans Forman, Miss E. Buck, George Almer Newhall, John'R. Loosley, Mrs, Bigley, Miss Jennie Bigley, William G. Lowry, Augustus Taylor, Miss Tajlor, Mrs. Chaunce R. Winslow, Mrs. W. Mitcheson Dodd, Mrs. H. Brickwedel,'Mr. and Mrs, Louis Sloss, Miss Watt, William H. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. G.A-Pope, William P. Morgan, Ernest L, Hueter, Miss Emma Lemke, Mrs. H. Zwieg, Miss Elma Cad- walader Graves, Mrs. E. F. Bishop, Miss Walker, Miss L. Irwin, Mrs. Luke Robinson, Miss Rob- inson, Miss Oxnard, Miss M. D.Oxnard, Miss Morgan, Miss Burling, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Dodge, tne Misses Castle, Miss Jessie Kaufman, Mrs. Howard Coit, Henry T. Scott, drs, Or- ville C. Pratt, Miss Alice M. Sprague, Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Sprague, Miss Sprague, Miss Coriielia 0’Connor, Mr. and Mrs. Isaias W. Hellman, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius 0’Con- nor, Mr. and Mrs. Welier Edwin Dean, I W. 'Hellman Jr., George Almer Newhall, the Rev. John Hemphill, Walter Leonard Lean, Mr. 'and Mrs. William S. Wood, Miss Wood, Miss E. Buck, Mrs. John A. Buck, Antoine Borel, Miss Burling, Mrs. A. Borel, the Misses Borel, Mrs, Jewett, Miss Peterson, Mrs. Charles E. Miller, Mrs. Sands W. Forman, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Baumgarten, Mrs. L. C. Lane, Miss Preston, Dr. and Mrs. James W. Keeney, Mr. and Mrs, Edward W. Hopkins, Mrs. Edgar F. Preston, Mrs. F. Tillan, Miss T. Feldmann, Mrs. C. gels, Mrs. William Alvord, Mr. and Mrs. arles Goodall, Mr. and Mrs, F. Tiliman Jr., Miss Alice Muller, Miss Isabelie Violet Whithey, Mr.and Mrs. D, W. Earl, Mr. aud Mrs. Robert Watt, the Misses O’Connor, Mrs, Peter Donshue, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ‘McKenna, Miss McKenna, Mrs. Edward Martin, Oswald Rothmaler, Mrs. the ballroom until 11 o’clock, when an elaborate supper was served. The bride, a dainty demi-blonde, with | large violet eyes and a wealth of nut-brown | hair, wore a magnificent gown of cream- white satin. The jupe was made en train and the corsage trimmed with an exquis- ite bertha of point applique that had be- longed to the bride’s mother. A bridal veil fastened to_the coiffure by a diamond crescent, the gift of the groom, completed the magnificent costume. The bridal bouguet was of Kaiserine Augusta | roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Georgia Sullivan, the maid of honor, wore a very handsome gown of light blue brocade trimmed with lace em- broidered in seed pearls, and carried a bouquet of American Beauty roses and violets. The bridesmeaids were attired alike in pink brocaded gowns, made with the picturesque Bebe waist railed in beaded chiffon, and full gored skirts made danc- ing length. Their bouquets were of bridesmaid and Duchess of Lancaster roses, Miss Frances D. Sallivan wore a most stylish gown of pink silk poplin brocaded with tiny rosebuds in Dresden pattern. The skirt was made perfectly plain in the prevailing fashion, and the corsage was trimmed with beaded French lace and knots of torquoise blue velvet. Miss Ada Sullivan wore a very beautiful gown of pink satin, the corsage of which was trimmed with bands of pearl trim- ming. Mrs. J. Ashley Turner wore a very ele- gant gown of black grenadine with silk stripes and trimmed with mourning jet passementerie. % The young couple received very many elegant presents, which includ many valuable jewels, several large money- orders and many elegant pieces of crystal and costly bric-a-brac. LOUIS RUFFINO'S MONEY. The Contest Now Going On for Posses- sion of It. The contest over the will of Louis J. Ruffino was before Judge Coffey and a jury yesterday. Ruffino left an estate valued at about $50,000, mostly to Kate Sauffer, who claimed to be his wife. The sisters of the testator are contesting on the ground of undue inflnence and unsoundness of mind. The principal legatee claims to be Kate Ruffino inder a contract marriage with the deceased,” contracted in 1883. The contract was simply “We, the under- signed, agree to be husband and wife,” and the names of the parties. This con- tract is lost, the widow says, and there was never anything more to show the re- lationship which she bore to the testator. She-said upon the stand that he had often proposed & religious ceremony, but she thought the contract was sufficient, and as no religious ceremony was ever performed. There was more testimony from various witnesses showing Rutlino had referred to the widow as his wife. There was also testimony to show that he was addicted to strong drink, and the evidence having reached that point, the case was continued until to-day. A Glasgow man recently bought twenty Canadian horses at 9%4d per pound, live weight. As the animals averaged about Jewett, Mrs. Edward Martin,W. Frank Whitticr, iss Whattier, Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Blair, Miss Blair Miss Woods, Miss Hill, Mrs. Edgérton, Mrs, Wintield 8. Davis, E. F. Preston, Mr. and undredweight each, and were of that class suitable for driving purposes, they averaged about £44 per head, which may be considered an extremely good price. ARRAIGNED JOE 'CONNOR School’ Director =~ Henderson’s Charges Against a Principal. HIS METHODS ARE QUESTIONED. The Reduction of Janitors’ Salaries Laid Over—Committee Reports. School Director Henderson exploded a bombshell at the meeting of the Board of Education last evening when resolutions were called for. He made strong charges against one of the oldest principals in the department and tried to the best of his ability to have the matter.considered with- out delay instead of having it sent to a committee for investigation. His charges were in printed form and are as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 12, 1896. To the Honorable Board of Education of the City and County of San Franelsco: 1, H. C. Hender- son, a School Director for the City and “““‘“,{ of San Francisco, do hereby charge Josepl O’Connor, the principal teacher of the Horace Mann Grammar School, with a violation of the rules of the Board of Education and with un- professional conduct as & teacher in this de- partment. First—I charge the said Joseph O'Connor with & violation of the following rule of the Board of Education, to wit, rule No. 31, which reads as follows: “Sec. 81. All modesof punishment caleu- lated 1o degrade a pupil,and the use on the part of uny teacher of discourteous language toward pupils or parents,are expressly for- bidden The said rule was violated and disobeyed by the said Joseph O’Connor on the 4th day of February, 1896, in the schoolyard of the Hor- ace Mann Grammar School under the follow- ing circumstances: Certain of the pupils of said school were as- sembled for the purpose of receiving instruc- tion in physical culture from and under charge of the special teacher employed for that purpose. The exercisesof the pupils were not satis- factory to the principal said, Josegh 0’Cannor, who witnessed the same from &'school window, and in my hearing, although my presence in the yard was unknown to him, he re%llpved the Eupflsshu’ply, andn the course of his re- marks to them used the following language: “,You have no better sense than Digger In- dians. You are a disgrace to the parents that raised you.” He then in a boisterous and un- dignified manner ordered the pupils to their rooms in the following words, “Git yez 10 yer rooms,” and while they were proceeding to obey his instructions Le stopped them with the word “halt,” and then addressed to them the following language: “For 2 cents I'd give you a good bullyragging.” All'of said language was discourteous in the extreme, tending to degrade the pupils to whom it was addressed, and was of the charac- ter prohibited by rule 81 of this board. Secona—1I further, upon information and be- lief, charge and AlleFe that the said Joseph ©0'Connor is habitually unjust and arbitrary in his methods of discipline, coarse in his language and boisterous and undignified in his demeanor to his pupils, as a result of which he fails to secure their respect, and has thereby rendered himself liable to be dis- missed from the School Department for un- professional conduct. H. C. HENDERSON, School Director for the City and County of San Francisco. A motion was made by Director Clinton that the charges be referred to the Com- mittee on Rules, Director Henderson ob- jecting strongly. He thought that the charges should be considered at once. Director Scott, who presided, ruled the immediate consideration of the charges out of order and Director Olinton’s mo- tion prevailed, the committee being in- structed to report at the next meeting. The report of the Committee on Classifi- cation recommending that Miss M. M. Wood, a probationary teacher, be elected a regular teacher, was adopted. The Committee on Rules recommended that the following teachers be granted leave of absence: Miss Harriet E. Worden, from February 14, 1896, to March 14, 1896; Miss Emelia Calisher, from February 17, 1896, to February 17, 1898. The Committee on Judiciary recom- mended that the rent of the Post-sfreet school property, now occupied by Max Popper and J. J. Flynn, be continued at $600 per month for the ensuing year. The Committee on Classification re- vorted in favor of the following changes: Miss M. A. Doughty, relieved by reason of consolidation of classes, was assigned toa vacant place in the Emerson Primary School. _ A new receiving class was created in the Columbia school, with Miss Agnes M. Quinn as teacher. Director Henderson presented a reso- lution that was adopted, instructing the contractors who built the concrete retain- ing bulkhead at the North Cosmopolitan School to rebuild thesame and do the work in a manner satisfactory to the board. The bulkhead was found after the late storm to be giving way, and threatening to fall on the pupils of the school. The Committee on Rules recommended that the resolution offered by Director Murdock at the last meeting be amended as follows: “Whenever it becomes necessary to tem- porarily retire a teacher from any school on account of a consolidation of classes the teacher to be retired shall be the one of said school last eletted into the depart- ment.” The committee also recommended that the number of substitutes carried on the payroll at any one time be limited to thirty. The report was adopted. Miss Catherine F, Riordan was elected principal of the new school at Sunnyside at & salary of $90 per month. The sum of $50 was appropriated to bring the exhibit of school drawing now at the Atlanta Exposition to this City. A vote of thanks was tendered Professor Thomas P. Baily Jr. of the State Univer- sity for his kindness in lecturing to the pu- pils and teachers of the public schools on a recent occasion, and a like vote was passed to the principal, teackers and pu- pils of the Mission Grammar Scnool for the music furnished on that occasion. The report of the Committee on Salaries reducing the pay of the janitors in the de- partment was laid on the table. ‘W. W. Bausman was appointed School Census Marshal for the ensuing year, his election to take effect on March 10 next, when the work of taking the annual cen- sus begins. HUGH CRAIG ON CABLES. He Sets Forth the Advantages of Tele- graphic Communication With Hawail. Hugh Craig delivered last evening be- fore the California Geographical Society a highly entertaining lecture on “The Ha- waiian Cable and Submarine Telegraphy.” He told in brief how the cables of the warld had been_ started from the main- land and just what number had been fail- ures and successes. Heé stated that at the present day there were twelve cable lines across the Atlantic Ocean. “In 1854, he said, “it required forty- five seconds to drive a message across that ocean, and in 1895 a message was sent from New. York to London in five sec- onds.” Mr. Craig explained by stereopticon views the manner of sinking cables from steamships and said that naval men have got things down to such a nicety that they think nothing of dropping the end ofa cable in 1500 fathoms of water and then on the return voyage striking the identical spot in the ocean and recovering it. He described the submarine survey made by Admiral Belknap from San Fran- cisco to Japan in 1874, on which occasion the sounding-line broke a short distance from Yeddo. Commander Tanner in 1891 went out with the Albatross forty miles south of the course taken by Belknap and found a favorable path for the laying of a cable. On the strength of these two voy- ages the cable question has become much more agitated. *“If a cable could be laid to Hawaii,” continued Mr. Craig, ‘“in a short time, doubtless, France would connect from New Zealand and Japan from Yeddo. “In case of war the advantage of a cable of our own can be readily perceived. If a foreign nation had possession of the line and it was necessary to communicate with our fleet in the mid-Pacific, a refusal on that nation’s part to send the message might be a serious thing."” — DEPOSITORS TO ACT. Home Savings Bank Directors to Come Under Their Criticism. Arrangemeiit have been made for the calling of a mass-meeting of the deposit- ors of the People’s Home Savings Bank of unhappy memory. The depositors have organized themselves into an association, which has held numerous meetings for the purpose of devising means for protecting the interests of its members, who are said to number about 2000. The executive committee announces that at the coming meeting, which will take piace at an early date, the present management of the bank will be thoroughly discussed and some interesting revelations as to 1ts op- erations are promised. The action of the board of directors in favoring M. H. Sherman, M. E. Collins and a number of others involved by al- lowing them extensions of time in the legal proceedings against them at present pending, will be severely criticized. The depositors are also much disturbed in view of the anticipated withdrawal of At- torney John Flournoy from further con- nection with the association, as his defec- tion is liable, in their opinion, to seriously jeopardize their interests. The date of the proposed meeting has not yet been as- signed, but it will probnbli be called during the course of next week. PLUCKY MRS, E.J FENTON Her Timely Discovery Leads to the Arrest of a Bur- glar. He Was Ransacking the Bureau Drawers in a Bedroom in Her Mother’s House. Several daylight burglars and sneak thieves have been operating recently in the Mission, and complaints to the police have .in consequence been numerous. Yesterday a young man who gave his name as Charles Wagner was cleverly captured by Policeman E. J. Thompson after a long chase, and there is reason to believe that he has committed most of the thefts. Yesterday morning Wagner visited the residence of Mrs. E. J. Fentom, 1747 Mis- 3ion street. He opened the front docr and walked upstairs. Mrs. Fenion saw him and asked what he wanted. He inquirea if a Mr. Whitener lived there and was told that he did, but that_he was not in. Instead of going away Wagner sneaked into a bedroom, where he was discovered a few minutes later by Lilly Fenton, Mrs. Fenton’s daughter, searching through the bureau drawers. “What are you doing there?”” she uasked, “Iam Mr. Whitener,” said Wagner, and before the young lady had recovered from her astonishment he rushed past her-and downstairs. She gave the alarm and one of the room- ers started in pursuit of Wagner. As the roomer was running along he overtook Policeman Thompson, and pointing to Wagner'’s fleeing_figure he hurriedly toid bhim what had occurred. Thompson promptly joined in the chase and suc- ceeded in catching up with Wagner after running several blocks. Wagner was taken to the Seventeenth- street station and then to the City Prison. On being searched a gold hairpin and breastpin, which be had stolen from the bureau drawers, were found in his pock- ets, and he was booked for burglary. dmmdar e R i Funeral of a Pioneer. The funeral of the late Edward Brown will be held from the K. R. B. Hall at O'Farrell and Mason streets at 9 o’clock this morning. The society, of which the deceased wes an old and honored' member, will turn out in a body. There will be & requiem mass atthe Cathedral, and the interment will be at Holy Cross Cem- etery. The deceased was a pioneer of Califor- nia.” He was never married, and his only relatives in the State are Mrs. T. M. Gough of Mendocino County and Mrs. P. Donnelly of Cloverdale. ————— The Irish Tourist Association proposes to hold a photographic exhibition and competition, at which prizes will be of- fered for photographs of Irish scenery. GOERLITZ MUST ANSWER, Paderewski’s Manager Sued on a Long-Standing Ac- count. THE PIANIST WILL APPEAR. G. Verdier & Co. Put the Musical Man to Considerable Incon- venience. Hugo Goerlitz, manager of .Paderewski, the great pianist, was arrested yesterday on an order from the Justice courts, is- sued on the affidavit of G. Verdier & Co., and was compelled to put up §600 cash bail for his appearance in court, in spite of the fact that he offered, through his attorneys, Shortridge & Delmas, to pay the original debt, less the interest, whon the bill was presented to him, Fifteen years ago, to be exact, on April 30, 1879, the wife of Mr. Goerlitz entered into a contract with a theatrical manager to produce “Pinafore” in this City. The promoter of the enterprise agreed with G. Verdier & Co., who furnished the cos- tumes, to pay for the same, but when the company went to pieces the goods were unpaid for and the firm attached the | properties of the actors and actresses, sell- ing the same to satisfy the debt. Soon afterward Mr. and Mrs. Goerlitz, who had lost their all in the failure of the | company, departed for the East, the huse band earning their passage and living en route by obtaining jobs at bill-posting im the yarious towns where they stopped, Mr. Goerlitz did not see San Francisco again until he arrived with the musical Pole, and Verdier & Co. hearing of his re- turn_prepared to squeeze the money out of him by the most approved methods. Knowing that any delay or failure to fulfill his engagements woula cost the manager thousands of dollars, the dry-goods men decided to have him taken into custody on awarrant charging that he was abont to depart from the jurisdiction of the court and that he was attempting to defraud his creditors. Previous to swearing out the warrant, the bili, which was for $251 55, principal and interest, was presented to Goerlitz and | he agreed to pay ‘the principal, but refused | to settle the interest, referring Verdier & | Co. to Deimas & Shortridge, his attorneys, In their presence a tender was made of the §251 55, but the firm refused to accept. % Then the dry-goods men went before Justice Kerrigan and swore out the war- rant of arrest, alleging that Goerlitz was to leave the State within ten days and that unless he put up a cash bail of $600 or | a bond of $1000 the firm would be de- frauded. Mr. Goerlitz promptly produced the necessary $600, which 1s more than iwice the amount of the principal of the claim or the amount over which the Jus- tices’ Court has jurisdiction, and more than the principal and interest combined. Jnstice!;\'errignn consented to 1ssue the warrant on the representation of the plain- iffs’ attorneys that inasmuch as Goerlitz bhad been out of the State during the pe- riod since the bill was contracted and the present, the statute of limitations does not operate on the claim. ‘The case will be hotly contested, as Del- mas & Shortridge have advised their client that he is liable for nothing in.con- nection with the matter and that his cash deposit, put up at the time of the arrest, is ample to cover all the necessities of the case. Mr. Goerlitz and his attorneys look upon the manner in which Verdier & Co. have handled the matter asa gure piece of per- secution. In spite of the fact that Mr, Goerlitz has shown every inclination to submit the matter to the courts, and has put up a cash bond more than ample to cover any judgment that may be given against him, he has been served with an order of examination, compelling him to appear before the court this morning and answer questions relating to his ability to vay his bill. Not only has Goerlitz been compelled to go to the inconverience of visiting the new City Hall, but Pade. rewski has been subpenaed to appear to tell what he knows about his manager’s finances, and the box-office at the Califor- nia Theater has been attached. The examination is set for 10 o’clock this morning. The whale’s nose is on_the top of the head—at least, his nostrils are situated there, through which he expels the col- umns of water during the action known as ‘spouting.”” Whales only spout when they are feeding. NEW TO-DAY. 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