The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1896 4 invite and entertain only such as can pre- bly be substantiated. Mr. Parkinson—The committee should reject | &1l charges on the same line except one, and shonld not bring in half a dozen different charges charging the came Ac I 1 wish Dr. o object to_one word ond. If areport is brought ) the presumption of its i nk that this committee will ergetic protest against stand- ing &s & bar to the bringing of charges? lama now can I know the charac- o make the charges. Iam | ate to fold take If we present | we are sup- dence and be ly would not I would 1 cted to present k have some 1 & betier position 0 handin all the evi- il judgeof it e resolu- ie his or unfair to ithout my Task that d come be- 1 to substantiate them. s shown by argument that n_implied such conditions as 1 by Dr. Brown it was adopted. s—I would move that ail char writing and signed by the m. r- was carried, and then it that the council hold daily 30 p. M. and from ons from 0 9:30 . man Hoyt of the committee on ges announced that the committee uld meet this morning in the office of | ,“‘7“\"" in the church between 9a. . | d 11 A. M. to receive any cha at may be ready for presentation. A t Dr. Brown led the atten- of the council to the fact that it had t defined his status before that body. On the motion of Mr. Park it was | decided that Dr. Brown has rights before the cou 1 to anv de ourt Dr me rights, that we are 1 pecnliarities of the mede. i 1ssion was carried. e now that equivalent rights on who through this ges agaiust Dr. Brown. s motion was also carried. Ml I suppose before an before the-council the: ced beior Brown, that he mey under- nd before hearing them before the council p. That is common before ar charges d b brings writ- uld’ be re- the com- for the defendant, otion was carried without dissent. own—I may be able to give you a_litt 1 ¥ sometimes co that the course of procedure in the | 1, and that the de- on the stand fi lowed to close with & t the plan of intro- be laid down here this I ally decided that the cours cedure shou e of d be the same as that in councils of this kind, and that Mess Woodhams and Parkinson be asked to meet with the committee this morning to mark out and define the order in which the case shall be condncted, and that the decision of this committee shall be reported to the council at the opening of the session to-day. reading of the minutes was called for irnment and exception Dr. Mooar wanted a ry was to be limited to immoral He thought it should cover th good ministe- ion to 8o extend the nously. t the couricil-at- ide what evidence was and i r words, that | suld report to | e charges or evidence ' so was adopted. d attention to the pro- ch charges were to be d by the council. He oar’'s motion spec d that st be made by “responsible” at word was not in the motion n the minutes, and he thought nt that it be inserted—the ble. or called uoon Dr. Mooar & <, 1did use the word responsible. I mesn that they should sppear charges ned 0 & to make s correction was made, and then Dr. | asked the privilege of the floor— nent,” he said, ‘‘before ad- ) was granted. He position that has e history of the trials of | Congregational church. In y trisls in this church the defend- s rged with something definite, and is accorded the right to hear the charge and | meet it. 1 come before you he cil of my brothers in the no feeling against me—and the doors are thrown open to Tec every slanderer and every individual whomay some personal sp ion to the course you have chosen. I But it seems to me that it would een a fairer way to have formulated | caarges. Dr. Mooar's definition of # as applied to the people I am to tement m am, s I say 1like to hav ere wide open and 10 meet the widest possible inv ere is a woman, for instance, who is now iting trial upon & criminal charge, Jle to account for long periods of wose record where it is kno parts of the country is distinctly v ,who refuses to say whether or not birth to certain children—such & woman may come, under this ruling, sign her charges and be accredited. % 1 wish 1o repeat that i am not ahf?c\m,! to it, 1 welcor e fullest and freest hearing that had. Iam prepared to face any and all sccuse When Dr. Brown sat down there. was ronounced demonstration of applause. 1id the moderator when complete quiet 1 been restored : wn bas sdid is true, but on the s No but I doors a4 upon | n. church that is like it. It isso in meny rticulars. A city thet is newspapered as < is, where every detail of the affair that has | 1 up to this has been taken up and carried to the four winds of heaven, has widened the scope of the work of this council beyond what, aps, it otherwise would. It hasintroduced | uts that it is nauseous to treat. This 1cil has come together at the instance of cted. n was signed by the pastor him- | lowed Dr. Brown’s little speech, | ind | Brown | there ¢ | gramme with Mrs, French. | answered him, and the debate was attract | discussed the matter for some time. telf. We have come together as he has said,with aly feeling to do that which we believe to « right. 1t 1s best for the church and for all concerned that the questions already raised should be met. The attention of the moderator was Z | called to the demonstration that had ]{(l»l i “The decorum of this council has already been | broken,” one member said. “If it is an | i ion of what is to follow we had de at once to have our| “That is true,” said the moderator. “We | undertaken the performance of a duty, and the people who come here day | by day to listen to the proceedings mu;ti understand that they must take no part in them nor give expression to their sym- | pathies one way or another. We mustand | you must m n the old English spirit | of fair We must ol 3 erve that | decorum becoming to the proceedings of | 4 lemn cov i pelievers 1n the | e God.” Rev. Mr. Williams said it was “hardly | fair to our brother, Dr. Brown, to hear | charges that might be made of more recent ; date than last Sunday—that is, that bad | not been referred to in_the newspapers of | date prior to that.” He fixed the date simply as a matter of form. This was objected to. 1t was thought that the simpler and more direct way | would be to require any persons making | charges to furnish two copies, one for the | councii and one for Dr. Brown, and then give him twenty-four hours,or any other proper time, to answer them. The W liams motion was lost. 3 The council then adjourned, a notice be- st made that the committee of three r charges would meet at once in Dr. Brown| , where they would receive any who might wish to meet with them. This committee retired and remained in waiting for some minutes. No one ap- peared, and they also adjourned. In the lectu remained for a some time d congregation Brown’s hand was shaken an was also greeted more or by many as they passed. b courageous! rs of the congregation alike. in session, remained , together with a She looked im her friends. 1idst of a scene, not exactly of ion, but of encouragement, Dr. was told that “Mrs. French, over v the windew,” wanted to see him.’ Mrs. French wasa part of Mrs, Cooper’s coter Dr. Brown went over, and Mrs. French demanded to know of him why he had foisted Mrs. Stockton upon that pro- Dr. Brown at- Mrs. French In the congrat tempted to reply, and a crowd, when Dr. Brown stopped and he would not discuss the matter. said ‘‘Come over here and I will talk to you,” | he said. They went away from the crowd and Dr. Brown's argument in his own behalf was that he “‘thought Mrs. Stockton had re- rmed at the time he attempted to put Mrs. Stockton on the same bill with Mrs, French.” Mrs. Cooper was asked last evening if she intended to prefer charges against r. Brown. “I have a statement to make which is already prepared,” she said. ‘I have indicated that to the council, and it #1ll be heard. I have no formal charges to make.” SAM RAINEY IS REACHING Putting Politicians in the Mint and Working to Control the Junta. Ed Lanigan Stays by Himself and Is Suspected of Friendship With Rainey. The Junta's battle with the Rainey- Daggett part of itself is causing late | nightly conferences in the back room at the headquarters in the Flood building. Chairman Sullivan, Max Popper, Samuel Braunhart and Gavin McNab are a quartet into whose presence the political lieu- | | tenants go. The leaders mentioned think that they have the organization safe from Rainey control. Rainey, however, is reaching out deftly for more power. Within two or three weeks he has secured places in the Mint for three Democrats of political | value to himself, and in several districts the Rai | room a large part of the | ussing the events of the | | at councilmen | | the front row | -Daggett element 1s preparing | COL TRUMBO ON UTAH, He Believes the New State Is Destined to Be a Great One. HAS MILLIONS IN HER MINES. The Smoke of the Campaign Has Cleared Away and the People Are Ready to Labor. : Colonel Isaac Trumbo of Salt Lake City is again in San Francisco and it cannot be said that he gives any evidence of disap- pointment because the people of Utah re- | fused to reward him for the years of labor | | | | he has spent in their interest by sending bim to the United States Senate. A CaLn reporter ran across the Colonel at the Pulace and learned that matters had al- ready pretty well settled down in the new State. “We are going to make the greatest showing heard of in the West,” said he in response to an inquiry as to what the out- look in Utah was. ‘It has been known all along that in mineral resources Utah was endowed as fostered, it was only a question of time as to when Utah would be a rock-ribbed Re- publican State. That it has come so soon is a mark of intelligence on the part of her people and a gratification to those who have stood sponsor for her assured Repub- licanism in a future, which happily is now the present. “all these facts convince conservative minds that the immediate industrial fu- ture of Utah is brighter than that of any other Western State. Her resources, great and varied as they are, are destined to an early and vigorous development, and these will_ be foliowed by the introduction of many manufactories of which she is quali- fied by the existence of resources ard by the presence of a population that wiil war- rant the undertakings. “Iam satistied also that the new State will note a rapid and a great growth in population, which will extend to the agri- cultural classes as well as to mining and to skilled labor in the many manufactur- ing industries that are destined to be in- augurated in the near future. It must not be thought that Utah is exhausted agri- culturally. She has severai great canals that are in course for construction and | which will increase the agricultural area materially, while the field for the intro- duction of capital into ‘other irrigation systems than those already begun or in contemplation has nardly been ap- proached, much less exhausted. “Utah is filled with valleys and the cities nestle along the base of the mountain ranges that hem in these beautiful yalleys. Out of the gorges and canyon defiles tgat lead into the valley from the mountain fastnesses are innumerable streams. All these are being harnessed and utilized for the generation of electrical currents that will furnish power and so minimize the cost of manufacture and the supplying of motive power. Besides, Utah has limitless coal fields, so that the power must be COLONEL TRUMBO HAS FAITH [Sketched from life i1 IN UTAH AND HER FUTURE. by a “Call’ artist.] no other State of the same area. Her pop- ulation, however, has never been a specu- lative one. On the contrary the teaching and practice have ever been toward hus- to make an effort to increase its strength | in the new general committee to be chosen at the primary next week. Rainey powers now in control of the ma. chine must prevent Rainey irom electing too many delegates from the various dis. tricts, and arbitrary dictation as to how many delegates this element may have is resorted to on the ground of expediency and self-preservation. < The war in the Forty-fourth is still hiit to hilt and savage. Chairman Sal sticks to his decision that well, things who is_running here ior Rainey, may elect but twelve of the twenty- | five delegates. Maxwell declares that he | will run a ticket of twenty-five names, and if they are elected, as they would be with- out faii, he will demand the seating of them cording to Democratic princi- ples. his promises to be the outcome in 1f it turns out that way there contesting delegations from the fourth before the general committee at its first meeting soon after the primary, and | | So the anti- | i She oy | be the richest and the falrest | the of the Rainey-Daggett strength in the or- | that issue will cerve as an exact measure | | zanization. It would be that in occasion like when Buckley was the issue and g the ns was elected chairman, g the anti- temporarily to 3uckleyites. IEd Lanigan figures in this situation, but nobody knows just ho Nobody seems sure of where this ambitious bosslet is or where he will be pretty soon. Lanigan is asort of an independent factor yet. He controls twenty-three of the delegates from his own district and has a considerable the old committee last October | 1 il banary ana the possession of the soil as the guarantee of permanent prosperity anc of gooa citizenship. But the founders knew ihat minerals abounded in Utah. Yet it may be well doubted if even the best posted dreamed of the wealth of re- source und the boundlessness of variety that were to be found within the confines of what is now the State of Utah. *I remember hearing an earnest young Mormon, while discussing the possibilities of industrial development that awaited the then Territory, make a statement that I have never forgotten, because it showea uch unlimited contidence. At the time in question the sentiment of the Bast was that the coinage of silver was the cause of our financial troubles, though the repeal of Sherman’s purchasing clause of the silver bill was not then generaily thought of. Said he: ‘Ii makes no difference what the world wants, Utah will be found ready to supply it. If it be lead, copper, silver. sulphur, salt, or any other mineral, we have it here, and have it in boundless quantities, and easy of access. In the world may demand that gold alone hall be the money. When that day comes, though but littie is now known to exist here, that metal will be found in places so near and quantities so great that all the world will marvel, while Utah will State in all d as she is to-day.’ Union, desy Since the d what has since seemed like the prophecy of that young man. “The possibilities of development in the | Mercur gold belt scems absolutely bound- hat far, from Salt Lake as the crow flies. Already it has six or seven properties pro- | ducing from $10,000 to $40,000 in gold per scattering strength, giving him between | forty and fifty votes in the present general | committee. Now, if Lanigan should com- bine with Rainey and Daggett that trio would come pretty near controlling tie or- ganization. Rainey and Daggett have about 125 votes at present and Lanigan’s | strength would make a hard combination to beat. The anti-Raineyites fizure Lani- gan with Rainey in speculations on the situation to be on the safe side. Lanigan rarely comes to Junta headquarters. He ttends to his own politics elsewhere and wails to see what to do when the time comes. The Rainey people have a majority in | Popper’s district—the Thirty-eigith—and they are fiercely charging on in the Twenty-ninth. [ | | Jraunhart | Braunhart once | controlled that district when the party | was united. Then Charles McCourtney and two or three others became strong rival district leaders. When the recent split over Buckiey occurred Braunhart was supposed to control the anti-Buckley faction without question. He named twenty-five nominces for the general committee the other night, but the Rainey and Daggett elements, led by Nat Seelig of the Mint, are out for a battle with Braunhart, and a bitter district war has developed. Seelig has nominated six ad- ditional names, and there is much talk that the Raine: s are getting a lot of Braunhart's nominees away from him and expect to beat him out in the end and run the Junta faction in that district them- selves. The fight against Rainey is becoming as interesting as the fight against Buckley was before the divorce. e ——.——— Accused of Robbery. Willett McDonald, 25 years ot age, and Cor- nelius Harrington, 24 years of age, were ar- rested st evening in the Mission and charged with robbery. They are accused of having in- duced Christian Raucho, who was under the influence of liguor, to go into a barn on Jersey slreetl{ where they robbed him of a silver ‘watch. ‘ month, and by another twelve months there is no reason why there should not be thirty mines producing all the way from §$25,000 to $100,000 per month in gold each. “The formation is a disputed one, but it seems to be limitless in extent. So far the ore has been discovered wherever depth has be:n attained, whiie the vein or deposit is simply marvelous in extent and thickness. Iam told that in the Sun- shine mine they have ten acres of solid ore. Their drifts, tunnels, shafts and all their workings are in ore. The vein has been traced to cover an area said to be forty miles in extent and five to ten miles in width, and some declare thatit is as wide as it is long. The same formation covers a vast area, and the values charac- teristic of the particular spot where the ore is being taken from at present in paying quantities are found at widely apart points and in various places in thisarea. Another significant fact, and one that adds to the present value of the camp, is that the ore runs higher in gold as greater depth is at- tained. “The Golden Gate, a group of claims owned by the mining king, Captain Dela- i mar, is about to crect a miil that will han- dle 500 tons of ere a day, and it has been asserted that some of this ore runs about $500 in gold to the ton. All the other properties in the camp are adding to their mili capacity, while many new mills are contracted for on properties that have as yet not been producing, but wiich are now ready to yield up the precious metal. “The effect of these recent discoveries nas been to greatly increase the spirit of confidence begotten of the initiation of Utah into statehood. It has also excited greater interest on the part of capital in the East, which has Leen chary about taking even tempting investments in Utah, owing to the distrust attaching to a Territory and especially to Utah, caused by the peculiar conditions so long exisiing there. Then the fact that the sentiment of the people ot Utah has been shown to bein harmony with the Republican doc- trine of assisting, through State help, in the upbuilding of necessary industries, has also given capital greater assurance than hitherto had in that locality. Of course, to those familiar with the history of the Territory and the teachings of ifs great men that local industries should be time | overy of goid in the new | | fields at Mercur, I have often thought of The camp is not over twenty miles, | ycheap when electricity can supplant coal in a region that has coal at its very door. “On_the widely extending knowledge of | these facts, and numberless others that are | in line with them, the people of our new State are looking forward to a steady though rapid growth, whieh will result in | an era of development and prosperity the like of which we believe has never been known in the West. Railroads?” queried the colounel, in answer to the question as to Utah’s atti- tude on the absorbing California question of the Pacific railroads. *“You can put | Utah down as being with California in the | fight you are making. Utah is with you | in this and all similar fights first, last and “ always.” | | CUSTOM-HOUSE SCANDAL Moore Still Hunting Up Evidence Against Interpreter Williams. W. W. Foote and Assistant District Attorney Schlessinger Have a War of Words. | | | | | | | There were few developments in the Custom-house scandal yesterday. Special Agent Moore and staff are still hard at work hunting up evidence against the ac- cused interpreter, Richard Williams. Moore and Collector Wise had a long conference yesterday afternoon. It was | all over the Williams affair. Several wit- nesses gave testimony relative to Wii- | liams’ connection with the landing of Chinese girls at this port. There was nothing more damaging against the in- terpreter than the stories that have already been made public. Anyway, there is a general belief in Federal circles that Wil- liams’ official career, so far as the Custom- house is concerned, is at an end. Now that he has been temporarily retired, pending the consideration of the evidence in the case by decretary Oarlisle, there is little hope that he will ever be restored to the full confidence of the Government authori- ties. The case is now virtually in the | hands of Special Agent Moore. The case of Martin Moore came up be- fore United States Commissioner Hea- cock as was expected yesterday morning, and went over for one week. The contin- | uance was at the request of the special agent, who is anxious to have the case | brought before the Grand Jury for investi- gation. He may also make the same effort | in connection with the Williams matter. W. W. Foote and Assistant District At- | torney Schlessinger had a spirited discus- sion in the office of the latter over the Cleary case yesterday morning. The emi- nent attorney accused the Government prosecutor with attempting to smother the case so that the defense would be un- able to present its witnesses. This insinuation the young attorney in- dignantly repudiated, and for a little time there was a hot exchange of words. Mr. | Schlessinger’s friends about the Federal building entertain only the highest opin- ion of him as a fair and impartial admin- istrator of justice, and consequently the reflection cast upon him was widely dis- cussed among them. y Attorney Foote is hot after Moore's scalp and " is working jointly with the cus- toms authorities to have it removed. J. Ross Jackson’s Iline: Mrs. Jackson, wife of J. Ross Jackson, the journalist, and Mrs. Rafael, her daughter, went to Gflrnyea'es(erdny to gee Mr. Jackson, | who was reported to be ill there. Mr. Jackson went to Gilroy several days ago. Ife has not been in very good health for some time, and has in consequence been under treatment by a physician. Ellen Terry is passionately fond of chil- d:-eq and delights in telling them fairy stories, ALONG THE WATER FRONT, Troublous Voyage of the British Steamer Monowai From Sydney. FOUR MEN PLACED IN IRONS. Two Barkentines Which Are Sup- posed to Have Gone Down in Recent Gales. There was trouble on the British steamer Monowai during her trip from Sydney (N. 8. W.)to San Francisco, via Auckland (N. Z.), Apia (Samoa) and Honolulu (H. I.) While the vessel was in Australia the men on the steamers of the Union Steam- ship Company were on a strike, and as the Monowai is owned by that line, but char- tered to the Oceanic Steamship Company, her crew also went out. The vessel was moved out into the stream and her cargo put aboard there, while a crew was picked up along the quays. The men thus shipped were not so good as they were represented to be. During the voyage the firemen could not hold the steam on the boilers, and in consequence the Monowai only averaged from 260 to 270 knots a day, when she should have made 320 knots. Her being so much be- hind time is thus explained. Two of the forecastie hands refused to handle coal when ordered to dc so by Captain Carey, but after being twenty-four hours in irons and fed on bread and water they gave in and went to work. A stowaway also re- fused to work and he also was put in irons. One of the firemen got insolent and struck the fourth assistant engineer when that gentleman reprimanded him, and he also was subjected to a diet of bread and water. Six Americans, who had failed at the- goldfields of Coolgardie, worked their way back on the steamer and they proved themselves to be the best men in the crew. The steamer Zealandia, under charter to the Pacitic Mail Steamship Company, sailed for Panama and wag ports yester- day. She had in tow a very heavily loaded lighter, which seemed to carry all the bay before it. The steamer went out under a slow bell, and water-front men said there would be trouble if ever heavy weather was encountered. The Zealandia took out a full cargo, but very few passengers. The City of Peking got in from Hong- kong via Yokohama early yesterday morn- ing with the following cabin passengers: Admiral Makaroff, P. B. McLeod, H.F. La- verge, hi, Captain Axededo, Contrubo Sharp, Z. Ono, Lieutenant Mouaes Aleida, J. Bullman and T. Aoki. There were also fifty Chinese in the steerage and fifteen Japanese. Among the Chinese there is only one woman an she is supposed to be consigned to Lee Gee, the head of the new Chinatown ring. “The City of Peking was 24 days and 5 hours from Hongkong. On the first day out from Yokohuma she.ran into a storm. Her decks were swept and four of the deadlights were smashed 1. Admiral Makaroff, the junior admiral of the Rus- sian Asiatic fleet, rendered valuable assist- ance during the zale. He is on his way to Petersburg on waiting orders, Captain Wallace of the steamer Walla Walla is back from his trip East. He was welcomed home by all his water-front friends yesterday. He was the delegate from San Francisco harbor to the annual convention of the American Association of Masters and Pilots, Captain Wallace will resume command of the Walla Walla on her next trip. The rate war now raging between San Francisco aund Portland, and San Francisco and Puget Sound ports, is to be exteuded to Alaska., The Pacific Coast Steamship Company is preparing to carry the war into Africa, and in a few days a new rate schedule will go into effect as follows: From San Francisco to Sitka, first cla: $23, second class, $1350; to Juneau, and §$11; to Wrangel, §18 and $10. As th Lakme is cutting freight rates to Puget Sound points, the same company has re- duced its prices from $3 a ton to $1, and in future that will be the ruling rate. There is now more freight offering for the Uma- tilla than she can carry. ! For the Alaska trade the Al-Ki has been thoroughly overhauled. The steerage has been entirely remodeled, and there is now splendid sleeping quarters, a dining-room and a separate sitting-room. The cabin has been built up, and there is now room for seventy additional first-class passen- gers. A smoking-room has also been built, and also a social hall. The engines have been repaired, and when the new Al-ki meets the Willapa, which is running in opposition, there will be a tug-of-war. he battleship Oregon will not be ready to dock for three months. Her turrets are not in place, and until they arrive and are arranged she will not be got ready for her trial trip. Captain Buchanan of the sckooner Alex- ander, which arrived here on January 20 last, is of the opinion that the barkentine Xantippe is lost. The latter was on her way to Victoria, B. C., and Captain Bu- chanan says that when the Alexander passed her the Xantippe had main, mizzen and_jigger topmasts and her foreroval- yard down. Captain Buchanan’s opinion 1s that the Xantippe, having had a passage from England to San Jose of 150 aays, and a long delay there discharging, her bottom is foul. This, corbined with an insufliciency of ballast, may account for her long pass- age. Ballast in San Jose costs $9 per ton in currency at thaa port, put alongside of the ship. ot The barkentine Discovery, now out twenty-eight days from Port Gamble, is also on the doubtful list. She may have been caught in the recent storms and driven out of her course, but her owners think she wiil turn up all right. She was lumber laden, and therefore not likely to go down, A BIG LABOR MOVEMENT, Some of the Objects and Purposes of the Late Union Con- vention. The Socialists Will Gladly join the New Workingmen’s Party. The preliminary work of the recent la- bor union convention is ‘still a theme of conversation among the laboring classes. The proposition for the laboring men to enter politics as an organized body is such a radical departure from all previous movements that it has caused much serious thought and discussion. Those who have always afliliated with the old parties look with some question upon the policy of making such a move, and this conserva- tism may be manifest at the next meeting of the convention. There are a few of the conservative ele- ment who, it is expected, will attempt to call a halt in the course being pursued. One of these last evening stated that while he was in favor of everything in the order of reform and progress, he feared that there would be those who would oppose any further attempt to take labor unions into politics. He said that it would be difficult to take many men of many politi- cal parties and join them in one party, and added: In the labor unions are Republicans, Demo- crats, Populists and other parties, and each man’ will endeavor to have his party selected to represent the laboring classes. Now, there was a disposition manifested at those two meetings by the radicais to discard all of these old parties and throw the force of the laboring People into the Socialist Labor party. The aboring men are not ready for so radical a change, and I don’t think they will stand it. If the leaders go into politics for men and measures without regard for party tney wiil stand g better show for suceess, but we are not ready for the Socialist Labor party yet. To be successful they should keep the unions and politics apart. Let an auxiliary political party beiformed such as there is in the East and have every union send delegates to it. In that way the Iabor unions can do politics and not in- terfere with their union work. C. F. Schadt, R. T. Meclvor and others prominent in the convention in discussing the foregoing remarks said that the argu- ments were like setting up straw men for the pleasure of knocking them down. Mr. Schadt said: 1&m sorry that any one should have failed to comprehend the situation as presented the other day. In the first place, there is no at- tempt to force the labor unions into the Social ist Labor perty ranks. It is against the prine ciples of cocialism, which is a growth—an ad- vancement—and not an agitetion. Now, what is proposed is this, and I do not hesitate to make the purpose known: In this movement are laborers who are determined to take action in politics in order to regain their rights, which they cannot secure by setting around idly or being led by the nose by politi- cal bosses. Now to the point. Let these laboring men come out boldly and say who they will and who they will not vote for—in other® words form & party—and the Sociallst Labor party will stand by the laboring man’s party. [f they will put trustworthy men to the head of the proposed party the socialists of this City, and there are between 9000 and 10,000 here, will stand by the new party individually and as an organization. By so doing the socialists will be living up to their principles and consiGer that they are advancing the cause. In substantiation Mr. Schadt cited an instance that happened before an election several years ago. A trades-union con- vention was called, but when it was dem- onstrated that it was in the handsof a few too conservative labor leaders, the progressive element, composed largely of men of socialistic principles, left in a body and that same night_joined the People's party. It is proposed to so carefully con- duct the present movement that there will be no bolting. Among the progressive element that promises to rally around the banner of a new labor party is the Lathers' Protective Union that was organized last evening. For many months past the old Lather's Union has not been prospering, and the membership gradually dwindled down to about fifteen who were in good standing. The progressive spirit manifested by the recently organized Building Trades’ Coun- cil aroused the fire of the lathers, and a call was issued for a reorganization. Last night fifty out of the seventy lath- ers in this City responded to the call, ana the new union was formed. Every one }oincd the union, and it is believed all but half a dozen will soon be enrolled. A rad- ical departure in the formation of the new union was that the bosses are eligible to membership, and of the hity there were fifteen bosses. P. H. Kerrigan was selected as and N. B. Russell as secretary. The other officers will be selected later. The follow- ing committee was selected to form a constitution and by-laws: T. Devillers, John Zeigler, Peter Rivers, Henry Potter, William Dowling, M. Nichols, William Patee, John Dorrigan, Edward Moulton, William Starr. ——————— COURSING AT NEWARK. The Drawing for the Meeting Will Take Place To-Night. Next Sunday’s coursing at Newark promises to afford rare sport. As The CaLr has always paid special attention to coursing the committee in charge of the new park has asked for a mention of the novei features to be intreduced. The com- mitteemen in their communication say : For many reasons coursing has never been as popular in_ this State as it should be, but we hope to change this state of affairs. No ex- pense has been spared to make our inaugural meeting & grand success in every way and we hope you will attend. A new grand stand has been built especially for the ladies, who are to be our guests, 8s we realize that without their assistance it would be difficult to score a success. Therefore, you need noi hesitate to bring vour lady friends, as the utmost respect will ve shown them iu every way, and you may be sure they will en- joy the trip. The boat leaves foot of Market street at 8:15 A. M., and returning arrives at 6 P. M. Fare, round trip, $1. Lunch served s the grounds. Many exciting trials will take place, as there is & keen spirit of rivalry among the owners of the noted dogs. Several famous greyhounds, notably ‘‘Diana,” have been sent from St. Louis and other Eastern cities, in charge of trainers, to compete at this meeting. The club offers, in addition to substantial money prizes, a beautiful silver loving-cup, to be known as the “John Grace Challenge Cours- ing Cup,” iu honor of our upright judge who isas well and favorably known to Eastern coursing men as he is to his fellow-members, The drawing for this meeting will take place this evening at Shiels building, 32 O’'Farrell street. resident —————— The popuiation of Japan is now esti- mated at 42,000,000. In the extent of her territory Japan now stands next to Spain. AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS, Paderewski’s Secretary Sued on an Ancient Bill for Dry Goods. DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY. Dresses for His Wife Were Ordered by Her Manager, Who Agreed to Pay. Some wonderful feats of memory were accomplished in Justice of the Peace Ker- rigan's court yesterday during the trial of the suit of J. S. Reid, assignee of Verdier & Co., the dry-goods merchants, against Hugo Goerlitz, the secretary of Paderewski, the great pianist. ‘Witnesses recalled word for word inter- views of a business nature that took place seventeen years ago, and even remem- bered the hour when the conversations took place to within fifteen minutes. Samuel M. Shortridge appeared for the defendant, and under his examination and cross-examination the following story was brought out. In 1879 Mr. Goerlitz and his wife were traveling through San Francisco to Europe from Australia, when Mrs. Goerlitz, who wasa singer of rare merit, was asked by Frederick Lister, a theatrical manager, to sing the leading role in ‘“Pinafore.” He agreed to furnish all the necessary cos- tumes and accessories in consideration that for a stated period he was to receive all the receipts of the venture. At the conclusion of the period men- tioned Mrs. Goerlitz was to be paid a pez- centage of the profits. Mr. Goerlitz had no interest whatever in the production, merely acting on the part of his wife and Mr. Lister in arranging for the opera. 2 “Pinafore” under the Lister management was not a great success and Mrs. Goerlitz’s prospective share of the proceeds did not materialize. Then, in spite -of the fact that the head dressmaker of the dry-goods house had an understanding with Mrs. Goerlitz that Mr. Lister was to be respon- sible for the payment for the costumes that were ordered, collectors were sent to hunt up the prima donna’s husband to demand payment of the account. In order to satisfy them and prevent their hounding him Mr. Goerlitz, though asserting that he did not owe the bill, wrote to the firm promising to do all he could to have the bill paid. Mr. Lister failed, and it seems never paid the account. ‘The testimony of the witnesses for the plaintiff, a collector to whom the account ‘was assigned, bore out the contention of Mr. Goerlitz in many respects, but they denied that an understanding had ever existed that Mr. Lister had agreed to be responsible for the bill. Mr. Goerlitz frankly admitted that his recollection of events that happened sev- enteen years ago was not of the best, and he failed to recognize a once prominent singer who was brought in by the plaintiff to testify to certain matters tending to show that the defendant had been identi- tied with the management of the theatrical enterprise. The other witnesses for the plaintiff, however, showed an extraordinary fres ness of memory regarding the hours when they conversed with Mr. Goerlitz, and also 1n relation to the language used at the in- terviews, in spite of the fact that seventeen | vears have intervened since the transac- | tions took place. As an important witness, the head dress- | maker, w Mr. Goerlitz says, conducted the negotiations regarding the costumes, was not on hand, a postponement was requested by the counsel for defendant until she can be brought into court. The case will go on to-morrow at 2 ». M. | "I never bought the goods in question,” | said_Mr. Goerlitz; ‘‘they were ordered by Mr. Lister, who had contracted with myv wife, not with me, to furnish her necessary costumes for the performance. Upon my recent arrival in San Francisco I learned of this old account. I was advised that neither in law or conscience was I liable for this bill. I was willing to pay it, kow- ever, to save my wife’s name and to pre- | vent Mr. Paderewski from annoyance. for an attempt was made to ‘bring him into court. But somebody was hunting noto- riety, and hence this sul The farmers near Hamilton, Ohio, say that large numbers of small ‘grasshoppers have appeared, and that lhe{ are as lively as though it were the regular season for grasshoppers. NEW TO-DAY. e e e e e e e e e e e e it Broken Lots AT BROKEN PRICES. These are goods from our wholesale stock. Being “broken lots” and “odd sizes” we can’t put them in the retail stock, so offer them at “Broken Prices.”” 1 CHILDREN’S SUITS. 4 Years and Upward. Our Wholesale Price. $2°° g $3= 5 $4=° 520 The Broken Price. $ 200 BROWN Wholesale Props. Oregon BROS. & CO Manufacturers City Woolen Mills Fine Clothing For Man, Boy or Child RETAILED : At Wholesale Prices - 121-123 SANSOME STREET, Bet. Bush and Pine Sts. ALL BL - UE SIGNS >N