The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 8, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 18836. v APPOINTMENTS OPPOSED, Alameda County Republicans Want an Cpen Primary Election, THIRD DISTRICT AFFAIRS The Congressional Committee Leaves the Selection of Delegates to County Committees. A meeting of the Congressional com- mittee of the Third District was the principal feature of yesterday’s develop- ments in Republican affairs. This committee met in the afternoon in the Market-street office of Sena > Earl of Alameda County in this City, and after lengthy discussion decided to leave wnh_the various county committees of the district the matter of the selection of dele- gates to the State convention, giving the county commitiees discretion to either appoint delegates or to order primary elections, April 25 was fixed as the date for the selection of delegates, either by appointment or by election. The Third District comprises the cov ties of Asameda, Contra Costa, Colu 0, Lake and Solano. All the memb the commitiee, with one excep ent, either in person or by pros Taylor and Guy C. Earl of A County, who were elected, respect- ers G. W. Morrow” the mee:- ing be max ecutive ted, ana Eli Denison, Rod W. {1les Doody and other ( and watched th de interest. The only matter bei: was the question as tc he the co na resolutio: ing that the Congre d be guided by y committees. Ol asked the views of the meu arding op: i appointme the disc: opinion that the cans in his co orous speeck ments by cou of primary el Republican largely in favo of selecting the de In supoort of 1 rl read from a document e at noon to-day insisting 1d to select the va long 1 known Greenhoced, V Is, F. and oth C. 8. Lo ihe prim h of Alameda County favored v method on principle, and said y a majority of the Republi- of his county would express the same but h ged the consideration of the xpense. . W. Morrison said that the people he ented were almost unanimously in r of an open primary election, and ylor of Al also spoke stro; I favor of T The vie x d by all the rest of the members of mittee present were in a similar ) L n close of the discussion it was sly resolved that the mode of se- egates should be left to the en of the variouscounties. The the primaries, in case they are by the County Committee, was pril 25. 1If they are named by ittees without primares they a:e ‘ted on that date. re was to have been a meeting of the ngressiopal committee of the Fifth Dis- vesterday aft oon, according to a | issued by Chairman Cornwall the r day, but this m 1z had been g understood to be postponed in v action taken by th i ee of the State Cent before yesterday in _the mony. Chairman Cornwall had o I postponement of the m s to toat effect failed . Ross of 0 the committee. Hence the: n hand at the r 1 Committee on Cali- day- afternoon, The f the committee pres- v was D; of San Franci Upon learning thesituation these ture mbers held a brief fmeeting, and decided to ad- g of the committee until rnoon in Redwood City. ble that b Ler and ngerments for the meeting w fected. Next Thursday is the g, committee of the State Ce: is to meet again, and the action of the F District committee k the affairs of ved will probably rema in statu quo until after next Thursday. The tangle in the Fourth District will in all likelihood similarly remain in thé con- dition it is now in until after next Thurs- in accordance’ with the understand- ing that all interests shall avoid ther definite action in view of the possibili f barmonizing the situation. The regular Fourth District committee e ed on Thursdey evening by a majority of the Rtate central commitieemen of that dis- trict has not met for organization, and probably will not do so until after Thurs- day. COLD MINING FOSTERED, A System That Has Long Been Used to Great Advantage in Australia. Each Mine Center Has a Stock Ex. change With Poblic Daily Reports and Sales. Australia has a mining system _in '_ner gold fields that in its workings inspires confidence in investors and makes the miner bimself a shareholder in the prop- erty hie labor is developing. The system may be introduced here. B.T. Lacy of the Parke & Lacy Com- pany and a member of the recently organ- ized local Gold Mining Exchange, bas made repeated visits to all the great gol_d mining districts of Australia, and it is his opinion, after observing developments and investments in the different mining towns of that country, that gold mining is there carried on in a way that brings much bet- ter results to ail interested than does the common system of this country. Speaking of this successful method_of developing the gold mining industry, Mr. Lacy said: 3 “Gold mining in Australia is carried on or Guy C. | ral Committee | more for the interests of the miners them- selves than is the case in the gold regions of the United States. “In the colonies of Victoria and Queens- land the people resident in the different mining districts are an important factor in determining tne value of shares. The miners and residents generally nave and take an active part in the buying and sell- ing of stocks. Each districf has its local mining bureau or stock board. controlled and influenced by actual conditions as they vary during the daily developments. “The system has proven that it is more profitable for the many actually interested in the mining business. In localities like Bendigo, Rallarat, Clunes and Stowell in | the colony of Victoria, Charter Towers, | Gympic, Croyden and Maryborough in Queensland sales are made in gold mining stock twice a , the first cail being from hali-past 10 to I1 o'clock in the forenoon, and the other from half-past 7 to 8 o’clock | in the evening. At these times those form- ing the representative portion of the town meet and sell or _buy as they listen to the explorations and reports of superinten- dents, owners or operatives of the various properties. = 3 | 7 *“Phe operatives share in the interests of the mine, and they, together with the | other residents of the region, control in aggzregate enough stock to have a su- endent of their choice. The result at immediate and reliable information available regarding the daily the is p 1y e wrdin dai | prospects of the mine. Confidence is in- spired in the intending investor, who, by | means of the daily discussions, and subse- quent printed reports. is able to get at the irue condition of things. i | “The system of local co-operative man- agement of stock boards is the history of the mining industry in Australia, and it has done more than all else to make min- ing successful to the many interested as d to the few magnates. . n Bendigo, or Sandhurst, as it issome- times called, the social conditions result- ing from this system are infinitely better an in the mining towns of California, ing Grass Valley or Nevada City. the general appearance of the social and esthetic surround- or to those of any mining a and are to be compared more than with any ace in the State. And in the other ferred to_the miners seem to be f than miners in_similar places in s country. The social conditions are ople in such plsces have gone arily interested in the industry | that started the town, and the community d mainly in the mines has grad- trodunced the modern imvrove- sand conveniences of a weil-regulated “The largest commercial centers like ne and Syduey have their gold- ureaus also, but they simply ona fide conditions proclaimed »v the bureaus in the several mining re- he Australian colonies, particularly =h the eastern part 6f the continent, are more highly mineralized than a corre- nding area of the United States. The output from mauny of the mines is enormous. The large number of people interesied in the business and having con- fidencein the way it is conducted tends to maintain the industry and permits of new developments when they are desir- able. “Iis my desire to see any gold-mining exchange in this country operate on the Australian system if the change can be in- troduced under existing conditions. I be- lieve it is possible to make gold-mining, as it has been in the past, one of the lead- ing industrieson the coast.” MARTIN KELLY'S PISTOL |1t Stayed in His Hip Pocket | and Jim Brown’s Blood | Was Unspilled. | An Account of an Interesting Inci- dent of One of Martin Kelly’s Political Days. Martin Kelly and ex-Assemblyman Jim Brown of the Twenty-eighth District both live and both, unscathed, tell their respect- ive tales of a meeting yesterday forenoon in a saloon at First and Folsom streets at which there was an exchange of hot and highly uncomplimentary cuss words, a few rather harmless blows and threats of murder expressed by pantomimic reach- ings for hip pockets. Martin Kelly had not yet started for the Baldwin Hotel to hold his first political conference of the day with Senator Ma- honey because politics of the Baidwin Hotel grade don’t begin until after the sun crosses Kearny street. Kelly wasim- proving the forenoon hours by doing Twen ty-eighth District politics, and in the course of his political labors he met in the saloon mentioned James B. Brown, who went to the Legisiature a few years ago when Keliy ran his junkshop and the Re- publican end of the Twenty-eighth Dis- trict and who is now a boss stevedore and a man with quite a strong following of po- lit riends. In years agone Brown was a valued friend and effective lieutenant of Martin Kells’s in the Twenty-eighth, and on his political books Kelly’s account is a pretty good sized one. ButJim Brown has not 1 a political friend of Martin Kelly’s forsome time. He has long declared that { didg’t do the right and decent thing by him_and others of Kelly’s old friends in the Twenty-eighth when Kelly had pat- ronage to dispense. So they were not two friends that met at | the bar.” Both joined in the same round of | drinks which somebody set up, and then, | according to the stories of the affair told | by eye-witnesses, a conversation started tween the two that quickly passed from rtness to the use of cuss words. Brown |in vigorous style twitted Kelly with | “throwing down’’ his old friends who | belped make him a great statesman in ars gona by. 4 And now you-—— —— —- are tying | up with a white-headed old keyhole dey tective and giving the go-by to all tne iriends that heiped make you,” Brown is reported to have declared. ‘“Who did more | than Jim Brown to take you out of your water-front junkshop and give you grip? Now you're trying to-throw down the people that made you.” “Well, who and” what are yon?’ roared Kelly with scorn. “Why, — —— you, I picked you up from a stevedore’s iob and sent you to the halls of legislation.” Like a flash came a succession of biffs, but friends jumped into the melee and separated the combatants. Then both got to tie sidewalk with glares and roars, and on the sidewalk each eyed the other, ready fora backward right-hand reach, and then euach got his hand on his hip pocket. A gun-fight seemed the programme for the next minute, when again friends got in and saved bloodshed. That was why | Martin Kelly neither let nor lost gore while doing politics yesterday forenoon in the Twenty-eighth District. The affair has intensified the political situation of Martin Kelly in the water-front district, which has seen his progress from a little junkshop to a pretty good-sized junk- shop—from a. humble house to a better house, and then to a two-story one with a front stoop, and from the conquestofa district primary to the conquest of muni- cipal conventions of the past. Martin Kelly called at THE CALL office last might and denied that he had had an altercation with James B. Brown. He said that there was absolutely no truth in the story; that he and Brown were the best of friends; that they had always been on good terms, and he never carried a gun under any circumstances. ELIAS GOSLINSKY'S WILL Half His Property Left in Trust for His Children. The will of Elias Goslinsky, who died on March 2, has been filed for probate. His | NEW TO-DAY. OSSN, POWERFUL ATTRACTIONS INNEW SPRING GOODS! LACE DEPARTMENT! At 15¢ to $2.50 a Yard. BATISTE LACE INSERTIONS AND BANDS, linen shade, the latest trim- ming. At 50e-to $4.50 a Yard. BATISTE LACE EDGINGS AND ALL- OVERS, in linen shade. At 25¢ to $1.75 a Yard. ISIGNY POINT LIERRE AND MA- LINES LACE, in all widths and Bands to match. At 20c to $1.50 a Yard. ISIGNY AND IVORY POINT AP- PLIQUE LACE, in all widths. At 10c to $2.50 a Yard. CREAM AND BLACK CHANTILLY LACE, all silk, in all widths. At 60c to $3.00 a Yard. BLACK MEUSSELINE DE SOIE AP- PLIQUE LACE, Honiton Braid ef- !ectts.h with Bands and Allovers to watch, EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT! At 5¢c to fio a Yard. CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK and SWISS EM- BROIDERY, in all widths, with In- sertions to match. At 20c to $1.50 a Yard. GRASS LINEN BANDS, INSERTIONS AND EDGINGS, with Allovers and Flouncings to match. NECKWEAR! NECKWEAR! At 75¢ to $7.50 Each. NOVELTIES IN BATISTE COLLARS AND YOKES in linen shade; Mous- seline de Soie and Escurial Collars and Yokes; latest productions in Lace and Embroidered Neckwear. VEILING! VEILING ! At 25¢ to $2.75 a Yard. THE LATEST NOVELTIES, in double and three-quarter widths, inall shades. RN e The UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS of our last week’s. preliminary display of New Spring goods guarantees a most favorable reception for the immense shipments that have just arrived and are TO BE SHOWN THIS WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME, for these shipments comprise a variety of THE 'RAREST AND MOST EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL NOVELTIES OF THE NEW SEASON and, as the following items show, they are characterized by Prices That Will Command the Immediate Attention of Discriminating Buyers! BOYS ¢ MEN'S FURNISHINGS! At 25 Cents. 150 dozen BOYS' CALICO AND CHEV- TOT WAISTS, made with two pleats in back and front, in a variety of hand- some patterns, worth 50c, will be of- fered at 25¢ each. At 35 Cents. 75dozen Boys’ FAUNTLEROY BLOUSES, in very handsome patterns and all sizes, worth 65¢, will be offered at 35c each. At 50 Cents. 75 dozen MEN’S FANCY TRIMMED NIGHTSHIRTS, made of good heavy mauslin and trimmed with silk and em- broidered trimmings, extra value for 75¢, will be offered at 50¢c each. At 50 Cents. 195 dozen MEN’S AND BOYS' UNLAUN- DERED WHITE SHIRTS, made with double backs, re-enforced all-linen fronts, felled seams and of Utica mus- lin, extra value for 75¢, will be offerea at 50c each. At 15 Cents. 95 dozen MEN’S FULL-FINISHED ME- RINO SOCKS, in assorted vicuna shades, worth 25c, will be offered at 15¢ a pair. At 20 Cents. 150 dozen MEN'S FULL-FINISHED TM- PORTED COTTON SOCKS, with double-spliced heels and toes, in as- sorted tan shades and black, worth $4 a dozen, will be offered at 20c a pair. At $1.00. 76 dozen MEN’S UNDYED AUSTRAL- TAN LAMB'S-WOOL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, warranted thor- oughly shrunk, worth $L 50, will be of- fered at $1 each. HOSTERY AND UNDERWEAR ! At 15 Cents a Pair. BOYS’ BLACK RIBBED COTTON HOSE, double knees, heels and toes, guaran- teed fast black, extra good value for 20c, will be closed ont at 15¢ a pair. At 25 Cents a Pair. MISSES’ FINE RIBBED MACO COTTON HOSE, double knees, heels, soles and toes, Hermsdorf dye, black and tan shades, regular price 35c. At 25 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ FINE EGYPTIAN COTTON HOSE, extra high-spliced heels and toes, Hermsdorf dye, black and assorted tan shades, regular price 3 pairs for $1. At 3315 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ RICHELIEU RIBBED BLACK LISLE-THREAD HOSE, spliced heels and toes, Hermsdorf black, regular price 50c. At 75 Cents Each. LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED WOOL MIXED VESTS, high neck, long sleeves; drawers to match; white and natural color, regular price §1. At 50 Cents Each. LADIES’ RICHELIEU RIBBED FRENCH LISLE-THREAD VESTS, low neck and sleeveless, silk taped neck and arms, in white, ecru, pink, sky and black colors, regular price 75c. At $1.00. | LADIES’ RICHELIEU RIBBED SWISS CASHMERE WOOL VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, white, natural, pink and black color, regular price $1 25. GLOVES! GLOVES! At 45 Cents. 2000 E&il’! 5-HOOK UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in mode, tan and slate shades, regular value $1, will be elosed outat4b5c a pair. At 55 Cents. 1500 pairs BIARRITZ KID GLOVES, in mode and slate shades, regular -value $1, will be closed out at 55¢ a pair. At 85 Cents. 1000 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- UETAIRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in tan colors and black, reg- ular value $1, will be closed out at 65c a pair. At 65 Cents. 1000 pairs 6-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- QUETAIRE CHAMOIS SKIN GLOVES, in natural color and white, regular value $1 50, will be closed out at 65c a pair. At 75 Cents. 1000 pairs 5-HOOK KID GLOVES, colors and black, regular value $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢ a pair. At 90 Cents. 900 pairs.4BUTTON KID GLOVES (large buttons to matech gioves), all shades and black, regular value$1 50, will be closed out at 90c a pair. CORSETS! CORSETS! At $1.25. LADIES’ SATEEN CORSETS, latest French modei, long waist and high busl, three side steels, silk embroidered, guaranteed a perfect fit, black and drab, regular price $1 50. NEW DRESS TRIMMINGS ! In Colored, Jet and Spangle Trimmings, from 1{ inch wide to 5 inches, all in the latest and prettiest patterns. In Colored Bead and_ Spangle, and Jet Bead and Spangle Yokes, and Yokes with Epaulettes, in every new and handsome style. New Style Dress Buttons, in all the new and stfllish patterns, in Dresden ef- fects, Rhinestone, Enamel, Pearl and Gilt, and-in all sizes. LADIES' BELTS! In Spangles, all shades, Gold, Tinsel, Leather and Silk Belts, in a big variety of styles in each of the different quali- ties. NEW RIBBONS! At 50 Cents. FANCY DRESDEN RIBBONS, elegant designs, 3% inches wide, value 70c, will be offered at 50c a yard. At 65 Cents. FANCY DRESDEN RIBBONS, in any number of designs, value 90c, will offered at 65¢ a yard. At 25 Cents. 314-INCH ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, will be offered at 25c a yard. At 35 Cents. 414-INCH ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, will be offered at 35¢ a yard. LADIES WAISTS! At 50 Cents. 9 LADIES’ WAISTS, made of fancy striped and figured material, lJaundriel collac and cuffs, will be offered at 50c each. At $1.00. LADIES’ WAISTS, made of fancy lawns and dimities, laundered collar and cuifs in fancy colors, regular price $1 50, will be offered at $1 each. % Y // Murphy Building, Harket and Jones Stregts. \) ' Murphy Building, E Market and Jones Stregts. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets, ¥ Murphy Building, - Warket and Jones Streets. estate s all community property. He confirms the half interest of the widow, { and after making some $1000 bequests to his children and more distant relations he leaves the remainder of his estate to his widow and his brothers-in-law, Kaspar Cohn and George Brownstein, in trust for the benefit of his children. His daughter is to receive her share when she marries and the sons will get their shares when they arrive at thirty years of age. George Brownstein has been declared in- competent and Kaspar Cohn has re- nounced the trust, so Mrs. Goslinsky will handle the estate alone. - A VALUABLE SKETCH, It Represents the Ruins of Casa Grande as They Appeared Many Years Ago. R. Weiss, the keeper of the lighthouse at Goat Island, has in his possession a sketch made by himself of the famous ruins of Cesa Grande, in Arizona, that is undoubtedly one of the earliest pictures of them in existence. The ancient ruins were known to the early missionaries who founded San Xavier del Bac, but it was not until late in the year 1877 that a Gov- ernment expedition was appointed to ex- plore them. For some reason the photo- graphs then taken were unsatisfactory. Plenty of good ones were made along about 1882, after the railroad got through the territory and the country became somewhat settled up, but in the meantime the ruins had crumbled away until there was little left but the four outside walls. Mr. Weiss made his sketch early in 1879, and i shows the ruins much more complete than they appear in later pic- tures. He was working on the new South- ern Pacific Railroad at the time, and it had reached a point almost directly south of where the ruinsare located. With a pack- mule party he accomplished the trip of thirty miles across the desert, and was so interested he made sketches and measure- ments. . The sketch shows the ruins from the southeast. A tower nearly fifty feet high rises from the center of the building, and at this time, Mr. Weiss says, was in a very good coundition. The floor beams were still in place, and the tower looked as if it would last for centuries. Ths outer walls were much higher than at present, al- though bac'y cracked. 1t seems incredible that the walls should have crambled away so rapidly, as fhey are made of a sort of cement and stone, unless it be that wandering Apaches has- tened the work. It is also remarkable that the tower should have disappeared before the outside walls. The hot, Sry air seems to have had a disintegrating effect on the composition, for when the Govern- ment made efforts to ‘‘restore’’ and pre- serve them in 1889, nothing was left but the outside portion, and that was about ready to topole over. Casa Grande is said to be the oldest building on the American continent, It belongs to the same period as the cliff (lwellinFs, and a few crumbling founda- tion walls show that at one time it must have covered several acres of g;cund. At present it 18 about 35x50 feet. The highest wall rises about twenty-five feet. A sort of roof has been placed over the structure that greatly detracts from its anclent ap- pearance; but if this bad not been done the whole pile would long ago have disap- peared. STILL OF SOME USE. Hulk of the Old Ship Ajax Turned Into a Boat-Repairing Shop. ‘When the wornout ship Ajax was towed to China Basin a few years ago it was thought that her days of usefulness were over. She had sailed her last voyage and was hauled high on the shore, dismantled and left to go to pieces. For some time she lay with her bows in the mud and her stern afloat. Then she sprung a leak and her stern settled so that she was about as immovable as a wharf. One day an old ship’s carpenter named Hunter came by and saw an opportunity of utilizing the wreck without movirig her. The topgallant forecastle stood well out of the water at high tide, and from there about twenty feet of the main deck slopea aft at a convenient angle to the water. At low tide there was sixty feet of deck out of water. Hunter at once applied to the owners of The Ruins of Casa Grande in Arizona, as Sketched by Mr. R. Weiss in 1879 | the vessel and obtained permission to make the place his home and a workshop for building and repairing small boats. Hetixed up part of the forecastie by put- | ting in a level floor and a bunk. This did | duty-as a bedroom and another portion was partitioned off as a kitchen. A stove and cooking utensils were put in conyen- ient places and the old man considered himself comfortable. The deck was laid with two sets of ways and chests made for tools. Tackle was ad- justed and all was ready for business that commenced to come in from the start. | The old man always had one vessel on the ways and often three, He did his work well and got all there was to do in | the vicinity. | The position of the deck made it an easy | matter to haul a boat out of the water. | The ways were protected - from the action | of the waves by the still standing. bul- warks and at high tide a vessel did not | have to be hauled more than ten feet to putitina convenient and safe position. | Old man Hunter worked on the Ajax for Jover a year and a few months ago sold out to a couple of young men who seem to be industrious and have all they can do. ‘When business is lively the wreck pre- sents a curious and almost grotesque ap- vearance. The boats being repaired look as if they do not belong there, and, being newly painted, make a strong contrast to the weather-beaten sides of the Ajax. The attion of the elements has put some beau- tiful colors on the old hull. The sides have become a beautiful russet-brown, and several feet of the forward portion have become covered with a bright green moss that looks as smooth arnid delicate as plush. At low tide the stern of the Ajax showsa iew feet above water. It iscovered with mud and barnacles, and looks more like a rock than part of a ship. . The hulk lies in a protected position, and even in stormy weather is not beaten badly by the waves. The timbers appear THE AJAX USED AS A BOAT REPAIR SHOP. [Sketched by a “Call™ artist.] tobein good condition, and it is likely that the Ajax may be of use to somebody for many years to come. T e e The celebrated “bottomless abyss” of France is situated in the province of Vau- cluse, and is considered one of the most interesting geological wonders in the world. Itiscalled the Abyss of Jean Nau- veah, and has been known jfor centuries. 1tis from three to twelve feet in diameter, and practically bottomless. Itis supposed to be the vent of an ancient geyser. —————————— The Church of Eneland is supported income from investments, endowments an: by voluntary contributions. The total revenue of the church 18 about £7,000,000. NEW TO-DAY. The to public school. secure a home lot. Go To=Day. Go To=Day. Take the Sutter-street cars and transfer to the Sutro Electric Road and get off at Eleventh Avenue and see the block shown on this diagram. Cheapest Lots In Richmond. This property has been placed in our hands at prices away below any other property in the entire section in order to insure a rapid sale. $50 Cash. $10 Monthly. ALL STREET WORK DONE, Graded, sewered and macadamized. Be quick—12 lots sold already. This is a splendid chance to make money or Call for complete list of Richmond property. BALDWIN & HAMMOND, 10 Montgomery Street. LAKE STREET. 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