The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1896, Page 4

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1896 SAN PEDRO THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE, Los Angeles Free Harbor League Appeals to Congress. AGAINST SANTA MONICA Southern California Opposed to a Monopoly of Shipping Privileges. TO STAY HUNTINGTON'S HAND. to Delegates in Washington Urged Defeat the Southern Pacific’s Scheme. ANGELES, Car., March & action of the House Rivers and Harbors Comrmittee in bowing to Collis P. Hunt- m by deciding to report an appro- ion for Santa Monica Harbor had the ficct of spurring to spirited action the Los Angeles Iree arbor League, which was tion to the attempt of ny to monop- cilities adja- meeting of the of Commerce thi to head off the machi on, the following Colonel H. G. Otis, were zanized i opposi Pacit v e Southern olize harbor y cent to Los Angele: engue ( ern t the ons, § imated disc rof the v Los A recommended by the 1y engineers as the ess has and wheress, ranted in Congres- position by the s bor Leagne of Los Angeles t to San he peo- between Nan ted some- cod by Wasl iro by the F Hermann fully here and wou \ San Pedro, be- Colonel Mr. , one of oned us best presentation He said not anta d not believe i be made for Pedro the Govern- securing we ex- s not what the people The Humtington inflaence ong enough w0 . One or both of the appropria- k 2d. What the ontcome now not.’ Charles e-president , He the Fo! ; that if cured it urnment was takenu 1pposed to be on the way r White and Representative D are recieved. —— MONTE TRAGEDY. from Sena MecLasc FL Suicide of a Man Suspected of Having Been @ Cownterfeiter. a revol llet Booth came to for- Los | work this | vice-president; V. J. Millard, secretary, and F. A. Richardson, treasurer. Hugh J. Baldwin of Nectional City was made transportation secretary. — Los Angeles Street Affray. LOS ANGELES, Can, March 28.—A shooting scrape, in which B. Black ex- perienced a narrow escape from death, oc- curred in front of the California Bank, at the corner of Second street and Broadway, at 9 o’clock this morning. Two shot_s were fired, one of which struck Black in the back just above the kidneys, but fortu- nately did not penetrate the vitals. The shots were heard at the police station and Officer Phillips hurried to the scene. He | arrested the person who did lhv‘ shooting, who gave the name of John C. Wallace. From Wailace's appearance and actions it is believed that he is insane. He is charged with assault with intent to com- mit murder. SAUSALITO'S CAMPAIGN. Municipal Officers Engaged in an Excit- ing Hace for Office. SAUSALITO, Carn., March 28,.—Never before has a municipal campaign at this place been €o bitterly fought as the pres- ent one, All other subjects have given way in the street conversation, and numerous bets have been made. The followingisa list of the nominations filed with Charles Dexter, the present Clerk of the town nsalito : ¥ Trustees, three to be elected: Charles C. Bruce, John . Dickinson, L. J. Ambjornson, Henry J. Crumpton, C. H. Harrison, George Tasheira, Jacob Stritt- matter and John Rickards. For Treas- urer, one to be elected: S. S. Fiedler and . Lawrence. For Town Clerk, one to be elected: Joseph H. Pryor, Charles J Ryan, W. H. Harrold,” Edwin Lewis. Thomas Haley and G. W. Simpton. Marshal, one to be el d: John E. Brandes, 1 AR RN and E o Sausalito is divided into three districts— Old Sausalito, The Hill and New Sausalito. The Hill is the residence of many promi- nent men doing business in San Francisco, und their vote will cut quite a figure'at this election. The election takes place on the 13th of ril N JAIL AT PORTLAND Pryar, 0! Creed Susa- President Cleveland Will | | Liberate Him. | Intends to Remain a Prisoner Un(il! the Executive Comes to the | Rescue. PORTLAND, March 28.—Adolpi | Mebhrl w Or 1 California Railroad in South | a but nothing that could be said altered the squatter’s determination, and eleven o Judge Bellinger was forced to commit Mehrl to prison for con- | tempt of court. 0 re you coming out? morr he was in a| and the German Minister will Lave my papers ready by next week.'’ “What have the Pre: and German r todo with yo ¢ squatter looked “I'm Adolph Mehrl o7 arprised. ain’'t I? I'm an eland knows that, an Minister knows Do you suppose re over ? ed s b P ou are disappointed and | | the people at Washington pay no atten- | tion to your incarceration, how long do you propose staving here?"’ ‘I'll_not be disappointed. This is 1 know the company has no a big | tle to | case. | my land, for a man in Oregon City told | me so, and when the Government knows | | that I'am in jail it will send on here pretty | k and put all the people back on the | Lave been driven off. It's a for the other people that buiit | he guleh that L was arrested.” *Then you believe that you have been specially " selected to right tle wrong alleged of the squatters and propose to | vour land at all bazards?”’ | *Yes, no_matter wnat happens, I will | y that 1 will vacate my land. It| sme, and everybody knowsit. 1f| ents the people at Wash- | ing quickly, the citizens | o heip me mbued is Mehrl with the | aramount im- portance to the Government, and that the attention of the entire United States has | been attracted toward him, that it is possi- bie he may remain in jail for years before the fact that he isof small interest and | nhas been forgotten dawns upon him, | i MOUNT TAMALPAIS ROAD WORK. Rapid Progress Made by the California Construction Company's Force of Laborers. MILL VALLEY, Car, March 28.—No time is being lost in the construction of the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scen: Railway. The first carload of material was hauled across Blythedale and Corte Madera avenues on Wednesasy at 1 o’'clock, and the third rail for the narrow- auge car of the North Pacific jCoastjroad | has been laid as far as the proposed power- house on the Cushing tract. 1 now stated that the depot will be on the MeInnes property in Mill Valley instead of on the lands of the North Pacific Coast Railroad at Eastland station. This will avoid the necessity of cr ng Blythe- dale avenue during the day time, as all the freight and coal for the power-house wili be transported in the night time. The contempt proceedings against the ntain road and the Californis_Con- uction Company will be heard by Judge ngelotti on Monday. Sidney B. Cushing, Louis L. James, John Burt and others have prepared affidavits to the effect that the road was run on Corte Maders avenue for only sixty feet, and that the workmen d not know they were laying the rails on | of the lands upon whicn the injunc- | n forbade them. Mr. Windmiller, the intiff 1n the injunction sait, will prob- ot press the matter. e construction company estimates 2 S| that the expense per day while the in- ~ ik not Made aware of | junction was in force was §200, and the in- act until Wednesday. When he heard | Junction blocked the work for four days, , he stated to three different persons |} It has not been de- | X Including Sunday. the thieves had taken some booksand | cided as yet whether to brine suit against that, should tvey fall into the | Winamiiler for this amount or not. There of Americans, would put him into | is serious talk about it, snd if it is done s d | Windmiller will sue the company in tarn ids used in dissolv- | for alleged damages to his property on ac- sed | count of the road running on Corte Madera | n'} | avenue. bad ers, and it h was either in the cou ,or that he wasin with some gang. deceased was about 55 years of age and well educated. e ZLockeford’s Flood Receding. STOCKTON, Car, March 28.—A report Lockeford states that the waterof Convention ddjourns. ! ES, Car., March 25.—The | O0to the bottom iand by the levee being | the Mokelumne River, which was let in | | | | | | | | o = ot ig | €Ut is Teceding. Much of the inundated ;nn\:;hm.\n of the Southern California|jend was in sifalfa, some of which was eachers’ Association was brought 0 8 | newly sown. Should the water remain on close at noon to-day. The foliowingofficers | it any considerable length of time the al- were elected for the ensuing year: James | falfa will be killed, The ‘water spread over 4. Fosbay, president; W. J. Bailey, | nearly 1000 acres, BRIBERY CHARGED AT SACRAMENTO, Strife Over a Bituminizing Contract Ends in a Sensation. TRUSTEE KENT'S STORY. Says He Was Offered Money for the Smuggling In of Another Bid. WILL NOT NAME THE CULPRIT. Efforts of an Alleged San Fraflcisco Rock Combine to Monopolize State Work. SACRAMENTO, CaL., March 28,—At the meeting of the Beard of City Trustees on Monday night, the contract for bitumin- izing the streets surrounding the Capitol let to James Touhey, a Sacramento contractor, for the sum of $60,399 96, his bid being some $2000 less than those of his San Francisco competitors. Since that time George Perine, who failed to put in a bid before the City Trustees, has been en- deavoring to have considered one $2000 less than that of Touhey’s. This matter having been brought to the attention of the Capi- tol Commissioners, they met to-day in con- junction with the Board of City Trustees, | and a stormy session was the result. The proposition was advanced by the A Squatter Who Believes That"nmubers of the alleged San Francisco rock combine that the State, owning one- | Lalf of the frontage could, with the co-op- | eration of one-half of the property-own- ers, take the letting of the contract from the hands of the city and award it to others: and as the work would be done for $2000 less than Touhey’s price, that in- dividual would be “frozen out” and pre- | vented from entering into the business of bituminous street laying in competition | with members of the alleged- rock com- squatter on the land of the | bine. The session was essentially a tropical one ordered by the United | and no definite conclusion was arrived at. -ate, he refused, claim- | During one of the numerous discussions oad company had no title to | which arose, Trustee Kent stated that the I'he matter was explained to | members of the combine were extremely the absurdity of his position | anxious ‘to beat Touhey, and that he had been approachea by an individual who had said there was §300 for some one if another bid could be placed. “Did you have that man arrested?"’ de- manded the Governor. “0Oh, no,” answered Kent. *“These kind of things don’t amount to anything The Governor wanted to know who the man was, but Kent did not wish to expose No, I don’t,” answered the Governor. “I have never been approached myself, but I want to know who the fellow was | who wanted to pay a City Trustee $500 for | an opportunity to get in a bid.” Secretary of State Brown was in favor of | standing by Touhey’s contract. In speak- ing on the subject he said: “This man | Touhey has underbid these other con- tractors and is & responsible man. Now that they are beaten they ‘squeal.” Iam in favor of awarding him the contract privately, so that he can give a bond that his work will last at least five years.” When personally interviewed on the subject Touhey said: *‘There is no doubt in my mind but that this combine of Sa: Francisco rock men will go to great lengths to prevent me getting this con- tract, as they kuow that if 1 oncegeta foothold in this class of work they will never be able to compete with me again in Sacramento. They have even advanced the argument that I had no machinery to work with, That is true, but I have plenty of money with which to purchase it. After the time for placing bids last Monday had expired I was approached by one of the membersof the combine who desired to know what my price was, I told bim and then, I understand, an attempt was made to have another bid smuggled in. I was informed that inferences were made that an attempt might be made to bribe Mr. Dimond, clerk ot the board, but that gentleman’s konesty was beyond cavil, and, besides, it was found that any attempt to approach him would result in prompt bodily injury to the party making the attempt, so the scheme had to be abandoned. 1 have also heard that it was claimed that immense influence was brought to bear upon the Capitol Commissioners in favor of the rock combine; still, as I made my bid in good faith and have the wherewithal to back it, I am sure the Capitol Commissioners will be just and not reopen the bids. Once be- fore I made members of this combine re- duce their price on a contract so that it resulted in & saving of $4000 to this city.” It was finally agreed that Secretary of State Brown and Treasurer Radcliff be appointed & committee of two to consult with an attorney as to the legality of en- tering into a private contract, and also whether Marsden Manson of the Buresu of Highways could be appointed to act without compensation as engineer of the work on the part of the State. A WILL ISSUE EVEEY DAY, The Record-Union Wilt Hereafter Appear on Sunday Mornings. SACRAMENTO, Cir., March 28.—Be- ginning to-morrow the Record-Union will be issued every morning. It has been the desire of the management to make the announcement for a long time, The en- larged mechanical capacity of the office which has been recently effected enables it to now carry out this desire sand realize the issuance of the paper every day in the week. The Record-Union on Sunday mornings to-day to arrange for the election of dele- gates to the State Convention. Solano County’s representation will consist of twelve delegates, two of whom were selected to-day. The remaining ten will be elected at an_open primary, which will be held on April 18. The two delegates- at-large are Editor W. D. Pennycook of Vallejo and ex-Senator W. B. Parker of Vacaville. ——do BRINGS OVER THE OLIVE BRANCH. Mrs. Booth-Tucker Arrives at New York From London and Is Royally Welcomed. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 28.—Mrs. Booth-Tucker, wife of Commander of the Salvation Army D. L. Booth-Tucker. recently appointed by General Booth from the National headquarters in London to take charge of the Salvation Army in this country,. arrived to-day on the American line steamer St. Lounis. She was accom- panied by her son and daughter, Her sec- retary and Major J, Malan, General Booth’s secretary. Mrs. Booth-Tucker received a royal wel- come when she reached the steamship pier, as many members of the Salvation Army had gathered there to greet her. Mrs. Booth-Tucker was to have been ac- companied here by her husband, but the latter left the'ship off the English coast on a pilot-boat and returned to bis sick son. ‘When asked if she had prought the olive branch to Ballington Booth, she replied : *“We of the Salyation Army bring the olive branch everywhere. We bring the olive branch to Ballington Booth and every one else. I am sure that my dear brother will be as glad to see me as I will be to see him. Ilove him dearly and it will be the happiest day of my life when 1 have succeeded in bringing him back to the army, even as it was the most sorrow- ful when I heara that he had lett it.”” She was then asked if the statement was true that should Ballington Booth come back the general would assign him to Canada, and then, after two or three months, reavpoint him as commander in the United States. She answered that she thought such a statement was unauthorized, but so far as she knew and believed such was not the intention of General Booth. “It hasalways been my firm conviction,” she continued, “that had my brother seen the eternal foe only five minutes his resig- nation from the Salvation Army would never have occurred. 1t is my desire still, as it is that of the general, that there shall be a personal talk between them, and I feel sure that he will no longer be outside of the army.”” —_————— THAT BODY IN THE TRUNK. It is Now Identified as That of Oliver Pike, Who Disappeared From Seattle Three Years Ago. CHICAGO, Irx., March 28.—Mrs. Theo- dore Moshier of Ravenswood, a suburb of Chicago, called at the County Morgue to- day, and elaimed that the body of the | murdered man found in the unclaimed | trunk was that of Oliver Pike of Seattle, | Wask. He disappeared from that city | three years ago, and was tnen 29 vears of age. His mother lives in Fayette, Ohio. Pike wore a truss, asdid the murdered man, and the peculiar formation of the | teeth, as described by Mrs, Moshier, match the teeth of the corpse. The police do not pin their faith to the | latest claim of identification, but are in- vestigating all such clews. A telegram was sent to the Chief of the Salt Lake police, asking for investigation of the dis- appearance of Reidy, supposed to have been murdered by an Englishman. The Coroner’s inquest began to-day, and was adjourned to next Tuesday after the evi- dence to date had been submitted. g At POISONED BY A WAYWARD SON. But Dr. Ring Forgave the Youth and Sent Him Away to Escape Prosecution, WINSTON, N, C., March 28.—Dr. J. W. Ring, a practicing physician and drugeist, and ome of the leading citizens of Elkin, Surry County, and several members of his family were made eritically ill & week ago by an attempt of the doctor's I6.year- old son to poison his father by putting | arsenic in a prescription. | The son’s excuse for his action was that his father did not allow bim such privi- leges as he thought he deserved. To pre. vent his arrest the father gave the son money and sent him to the far West, R Death of an Author. BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 28.—Edward King, a well-known authbor and corre- spondent, died in Brooklyn this morning. He was born at Middlefield, Mass., in July, 1848, Among his books may be men-| tioned “French Character Sketches,” “The | Great South,” *‘Echoes From the Orient,” ‘‘The Gentie;Savage,” “The Golden Spike,"” and “The Venetian Lover.” it | | sumed to-morrow. Rev. Francis E. Hinck- PORTLAND MURDER PLOT “Bunko” Kelly Believed to Be About to Make a Full " Confession. May Tell of the Coaspiracy That Resulted in the Brutal Kill- ing of Sayres. PORTLAND, Or., March 28.—The aban- donment of Lawyer X. N. Steeves by the heir to the W. O. Allen estate, who by withdrawing from Steeves’ bond has re- consigned the lawyer to the gounty jail, pending his securing a new surety or his next trial, is ominous. The oft-made state- ment that “‘Bunko” Kelly, Steeves’ con- federate and the principal living actor in the murder of George W. Sayres on a dark night in the latter part of September, 1894, was on the point of disclosing some ma- terial facts implicating others in the crime is now confidently looked for at an early date. It is said that since Steeves’ abandon- ment by the brother of the man having had the greatest interest in the disappear- ance of Sayres, Kelly has given up all hope of any assistance from the outside to secure a pardon. If permitted so to do by the State Prison_authorities, a pretty reliable rumor has it, he will relate the history of that cold-blooded murder of an 1noffensive man from the incipiency of the crime until the body of Sayres was cast into the Willamette River, only to rise a few days later in ghastly evidence against his mercenary assassins. Kelly, it is said, when he begins to talk, will not omit an incident attaching to that tragedy. A statement was made last night that while Kelly was lying in the county jail, awaiting trial, he in a confidential moad one night remarked to 4 felldw-prisoner that if it were necessary §50,000 would be expended to save him from the hangman’s rope. The inference was that Allen was the man to make so great a pecuniary sacrifice. Allen was not a philanthropist, as every one knows, hence Kelly must have had a wonderfully strong grasp on the old man. The story goes that while Kelly was quite sick recently he greatly exaggerated his condition in the hope that those he was shielding might put forth some extraordinary efforts in his behalf. This faith was strongest during Allen’s lifetime, but was not altogether abandoned after his sudden taking off. Kelly must have believed that the old man had taken his brother, the heir to his estate, into his confidence, and that the latter might come to his rescue. Now, though, since the heir has surrendered the alleged chief con- spirator in the erime to .the authorities by declining to longer remain on his bond, Kelly has reached the conclusion that he need hope for no executive clemency. el STANFORD'S VACATION ENDS., Professors and Students Returning to Resume Work. STANFORD UNIVERSITY,CAL., March 923, —Yesterday ended the spring vacation, and the students and professors are now returning one by one from their tramps and excursions. All are rested and ready for the hard work of the next two months. he services in the chapel, which were uspended during the vacation, will be re- ley of t.e Congregational Church of Wood- land will preach on the subject “Judas Iscariot, Son of Perdition.”” The students of Encina, who have wearlly walked to Roble Hall three times a day, will be forced to dine again in the girlless hall of Encina. Baseball Manager Watson to-day ar- ranged a game for next Saturday with an aggregation of ex-Stanford and Berkeley baseball players. The game will be inter- esting, as it will furnish a basis for com- parison of tbe Berkeley and Stanford teams. The California team defeated Berkeley by 10 to 8, and was defeated by Stanford by 1310 5. However, the pitch- ers, Campbell and Weldon, are in good condition now and will put up a good game. The Slanford team hkasnot been able to practice the last few davs on ac- count of the rain. Practice will begin again Monday. pll L i SEATTILE CURS L DEMAND. Hunters Pay Fancy Prices for Canines. SEATTLE, Wasn, March 28.—The Alaska rush has developed a good market in this city for cur dogs. A good-sized canine, no matter how common the breed, will bring from $10to $45. For two months dozens of dogs have been shipped north on each steamer, until Seattle’s supply has grown exceedingly short. They are used in Alaska as beasts of burden. The steamer Al Ki, which sailed this morning, had no less than fifty canine pas- sengers. They were purchased by and were in charge of persons who propose to establish a trading station in the interior, the dogs to be used for sledging in supplies, Aside from their usefulness as beasts of burden and draucht animals, they are fre- quently killed and eaten when other food is not available. Several of the first drove of canines sent to Alaska last December to sledge in the mails were killed and eaten by their owners when confronted by star. vation. Alaska Fortune NEW TO-DAY. A CLOTHING IT'S TRUE! ship, and that the than ==-$8.50---$8.50---$8.50. Great opportunities during our will appear in twelve-page form, contain- ing eighty-four columns. It will present, lhmugh the agency of the Unil Press, the full telegraphic news of the world. It will also present a large variety of other news matter, gieaned from the best ana most reliable sources, together with lite erary anatter of the best order. Rain at Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Cin, March 28.—~The heaviest rainstorm of the season prevailed here to-day. The fall amounts to over an inch and the prospects are good fur a con- tinuation of the storm. %‘na rain came oproriunely and it will result in great benefit to grain and hay crops. RS Solane County’s Delegates. SUISUN, Car., March 28.—The Repub- | lican County Central Committee met here J vinced. We carry and Children’s Clothing. Selling Direct It’s the talk of the town that the old reliable firm of Hyams, Pauson & Co. is going to dissolve partner- FURNISHING goods in their retail store, SE. COR. POST AND KEARNY STS., is being sold at less MANUFACTURER'S COST. We have still a few of those $7 to $16 Children’s Suits which we are selling out at $263—$2.65— $2.65—$2.65. Also, some Men’s $13.50 to $20 Suits which we are closing out at $8.50-=-$8 50-- DISSOLUTION SALE' 1t’s not a sale of odds and ends; it’s the entire stock of new 1806 styles at sich low pricss that it will astonish you, and if you're skeptical call and bs con- a complete stock of Men’s, Boys® HYAMS, PAUSON & CO., Wholesale Manufacturers of Fine Clothing S. E. Corner Post and Kearny Sts. SENSATION! entire stock of CLOTHING and ! $8.50 to the Public, NEW TO-DAY. WERS VFI o $‘ A7\ ), e .7, ) (i DOCTOR SWEANY. WHY Is DOCTOR SWEANY acknowledged as SAN FRANCISCO’S LEADING AND MOST SUCCESSF{L SPECIALIST? BECAUSE His reputation has been established by effecting CURES of CHRONIC DISEASES, where other physicians, of acknowl- edged ability, had failed. FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS. DIPLOMAS AND LICENSES from the best medical colleges of the world adorn the walls of his offices. 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