The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 4, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1896 HARMONY N THE FIFTH DISTRICT, The Call for the Primary Election Easily Agreed Upon. | ADOPTED AS FIRST READ. The Entire Committee and Not Individual Members Will Control the Election. TWELVE DAYS OF PREPARATION County Ccmmitteemen of the Fifth Will Act in Harmony With Those of the Fourth. The Republican primaries for that por- tion of San Francisco lying in the Fifth Congressional District were arranged last night at a harmonious meeting of the seven members of the County Committee int distri The call as read the night before was | adopted with but one dissenting vote. The call is the same as that adopted in the | Fourth District, and it also names the 15th inst. as the date for the primary election. The arrangements for the election are now exactly as they would have been had the call been issued by the County Com- mittee as a whole and by the unanimous vote of the eighteen members. The ar- rangements, plan, regulations and safe- guards contained in the were unan- imously approved night before last by the eleven county icommitteemen of the Fourth District,and Mr. Thompson, who voted against adoptin g the call as read last | night, objected only to one detail of the plan. The naming of election officers, the se- | lection of pollin g-places and other details within the jurisdic of the County Com- mittee will be harmoniously gttended to during the next few days by ‘the commit- teemen of the two districts acting as sep- araté county committees. The call, the main features of which were given Pure CaLL of yesterday, contains 3 strong safeguaras which guaran an untrammeled expression of ‘the will of the votersas to wiib s sent them at Sacramento and an honest count of the n will place all factions on an ment taken the night before uld segregate the e precincts of each Assembly dist two voting dist two polling- each district bel ordereA. ment was partly due to the difference of opinion about who should have the power to give credentials to watchers in the poll- ing-places, and this is the only point about which any difference of opinion has arisen. he members of the committee were last evening when Chairman Man- z called the meeting to crder in the f James Alva Watt inthe Mills lection ct into es in building, Leon Dennery, whose seat as the mem- ber from the rty-first District was de- clared vacant some time ago on account of his having moved out of the district, was one of the half dozen spectators present. During rolleall he rose ané briefly entered a formal protest, claiming to be still a member of the committee. Chairman Manwaring ruled that he was not & mem- ber of the committee and that he had no right to speak. Dennery asked to have his formal protest noted, and he was cheerfully assured that it would be. The call read on the previous evening was brought before the meeting, amended by the creation of two polling-places in each Assembly district. James Alva Watt called attention to the notice of reconsideration given by Jesse E. Marks at the previous meeting. This notice related to the vote which defeated the amendment to the call offered by Watt providing that credentials to wateh- ers representing different tickets in a listrict might be issued by the chairman ary “‘or the county committee- stead of by the chairman and ry on the written recommendation 1 majority of the candidates on a ticket. e committee decided not to reconsider, ompson and Watt voting aye, nwaring, Clinch, Jackson and g no. Marks offerea a resointion amending the by providing that the eutire conduct and conurol of the election in each Assembly district be vested in the nty committeeman in each district, he P vlaces, appoint election ficers, Lave absolute control and receive The amendment was de- Marks and Thompson alone sup- cn I. H. Thompson offered an amend- ment providing that when there are two tickets in a district, cach ticket shall be represented by a judge and a olerk, the in- spector to be agreed upon by both sides and all election officers to be men of good character and standing. This resolution ost by a vote of 4 to 3. There was sion of either resolution, Messrs. Marks, Watt and Thompson favored shortening the hoursduring which the polls are to be open, the hours fixed in the call being from 9 A. M.to 7 P. M. erybody agreed to leave this matter h the representatives of the Fourth District. A vote was then taken on the call as read and on motion of Jackson, seconded by Ayers, it was adopted by six votes. Thompson voted no, but observed it was very nearly satisfactory to him. It was decided to adjourn until next Thursday evening, when the committee will meet at a place to be selected by the chairman after the reguiar meeting of the County Committee, which will occur that On Thursday evening the Fifth District committee will act on the nominations for election officers which will then be sub- mitted by the members. Similar action will be taken by the Fourth District com- mitcee next Monday evening. The apportonment of delegates made in the Fifth District election call is as fol- Thirty-fourth District, 8; Thirty- Thirty-sixtn,7; Thirty-seventh, &; eighih, 8; Fortieth, 9; Forty- e v g REPUZLICAN MEETINGS. Procecdings of Various Organizations, Old and New. Republican ciub and other meetings are rapidly becoming more numerous throuzh- out the City with the rapid rise of cam- peign interest and the return of harmony in the ranks. The Republican Executive Council held & regular meeting last evening in Judge Balrs' courtroom at the City Hall, Jndge M. Cooney presiding. The executive com- mittee reported in favor of a campaign ce of eleven. sion it was decl@ed that the executive committee shouid be the campaign committee. A committee consisting of Secretary Oscar Tolle, J. H. Rables and Joseph Scheerer was appointed to secure permanent headquarters. A small dele- gation of ladies, inciuding Mrs. Nellie e to the opinion that the | The adjourn- | After long discus- | ! Holbrook Blinn and Mrs. Addie L, Ballou, | was present in behalf of woman’s cause. | The ladies mentioned spoke briefly, and | the council declarea that 1t would give its | moral support to the cause. { The Ocean View Republican Club of the | Thirty-sixth Distriet was organized day | before yesterday by the clection of the fol- | lowing officers: £ | President, Frank Taylor; vice-presidents, | C. N. Robbins and L. Morrison; secretary, | L. H. Isham. The following committees were elected: Fxecutive committee—M. J. | Newbaur, C. E. Carlson, J. R. Blanchard, | Martin Casserly, Thomas Johnson; en- | rolimont committee—Louis Rosenthal, { | Arthur Perry, Q. Sesver, F. Hunter, N. H, | Matson. Supervisor J. K. C. Hobbs was | thanked for his efforts in securing im- | provements for Ocean View, as was John Daly for ! is activity in the same line. There will be a mass-meeting of the Re- { publicans of the Thirty-first District at | Teutonia Hall on Howard street, between { Ninth and Tenth, next Thursday evening. | A Republican club was organized last evening at Kinzel's Hall, Maple and Washington streets. The following officers | were elected: George R. Sanderson, president; Dr. Martin~ Regensourger, J. Boyer, J. Voisinet, vice - presidents; Charles P. Fonda, secretary; O.D. Baldwin, treas- | urer; J. 8. Bellain, sergeant-at-arms. The | committee on credentials consists of Wal- lace Bradford, £. E. Gibson and R. H.: Countryman. 3 It was resolved to appoint a committee to confer with the other Republican clubs of the distriet in reference to representa- | tion on the ticket for delegates to be voted | for at the coming primary. The following | were selected: George T. Phelvs, J. D. | Boyer. J. Voisinet, President George R. | Sanderson ana Secretary Charles P. Fonda. The meeting then adjourned to Wednes- | day, April 8. i e et | THE CONTINENTAL LEAGUE. | The Republican Club Adopts a Con- | | stitution for Its Government. | The Republican Continental League, lately orgamized at 1017 Larkin street, held its regular weekly meeting last night. Frank D. Worth, president, called the meeting to order. Eecretary Maurice Asher reported that 150 Republicans had signed their names to the membership list and pledged their honor to support the nominees of the party, both National, State and municipal. 5 Will E. Fisher, chairman of the commit- tee on a constitution for the government of the league, reported the work of his | committee, which was adopted. | Treasurer W. T. Kibbler reported that | the league was in a bealthy financlal con- | dition and that no fears need be enter- | tained of their being sufficient funds to keep the league in good working order | during the campaign. | President Worth stated that the ques- | tion of uniforms, transparencies and ban- ners had not yet been considered, but that he would in the near future appointa com- mittee to look into that matter. 1t is not the intention of the Republican Continental League to take sides with irresponsible seli-made bosses, but to stand ogether for the success of the Re- an nominees, irrespective of the personnel of the man or men who may be intrusted with the local leadership. C, . GIBSON'S PROPERTY, iHis Brother Carried It Away | From the Sorrowing | Widow. The Higher Tribunals Will Be Called | Upon to Settle a Nice Point | at Law. can disregard his wife’s community inter- | The particular case at issue, which will cause wise Judges to ponder, anses from another, which was handled yesterday by | | e e | The question as to whether a dying man | | | est in bis estate and give it all away to | relatives is a nice point of law which will | be discussed shortly in the highest courts. | THE BIG STRIKE FAIRLY STARTED, The First Blow Has Been Struck at the Parrott Building, WORKMEN CALLED OUT Two of the Contractors Refused to Arbitrate the Matter in Dispute. MORE TROUBLE FOR PAINTERS They Learn That Many ‘“Friendly” Bosses Are Pledged Against the Card System. The big labor union strike in which all the building trades in this City are in- volved is now fairly on. The first blow was struck yester- for about £35,000, and it would be pretty hard for us to pay $18,000 or $20,000 damages, At this point, A. Feist, manager of the Emporium stores, joined the group with Mr. Kern, a contracting carpenter, who has a lot of union men employed in the building, Mr. Feist declared his position at once as favorable to the union and union demands, but like the superinten- dent, he saw no way of inducing the con- tractors to change their policy. “I'll see what I can do with Bruschke,’' remarked Feist, who left the group and went toa man who stood some distance away eye- inz the men with anything but a pleased expression on his face. Mr. Bruschke isa short, stout man, with a round face, f{nrlly covered with bushy side whiskers. is eyes are a light blue and are protected with Jarge glasses. Mr. Feist came back a few minutes later and shook his head, re- marking, “Can’t do anything.” A gen- eral discussion of the labor situation fol- lowed, and a few minutes later Bruschke came up to the group and the superin- tendent explained again what was wanted, to which Bruschke indigrantly exclaimed: I have nothing to do with these persons. I am a free-born American citizen and my men are free American citizens. I will not be die- tated to by anybody. Who are these men? What are they doing here? They are trespas- sers on privaie property and should be thrown out of this building— “Hold on there, Mr. Bruschke,” ex- claimed the superintendent, “you are go- ing too far. These gentlemen are not tres- passers and they are acting as gentle- men.” At this point McIvor broke in heartily and said: Trespassers? That is not true. We are here upon the invitation of the superintendent and others who are gentlemen and we will not stand any insults and bulldozing from you. This {s San Francisco, and not Chicago. We came here on a mission of peace and not to fight, if we can avoid it, nor to be grossly in- sulted. You claim to be & gentleman, but you evidently do not understand the first princi- Dles, to judge by your actions and your lan- guage. You are not in Chicago now. Thig reference to Chicago was based upon troubles that the contractor is said able men by Thursday noon the council decided to strike his job as soon as the Parrott building matter is well in hand. It was suggested that every ‘““unfair” job in the City be struck to-day, but the council decided that rather than stagnate trade by oue blow it would be petter to strike one job at a time. The council will meet again to-night. L JRE The Strike Indorsed. Along and interesting meeting of Car- penters’ and Joiners’ Union No. 22 was held last evening. The delegatesto the Building Trades Council came in late in the evering and reportea the strike on the Parrott building. The actign of the dele- gates ana business agents was indorsed with cheers. Notwithstanding that a big strike has just begun twenty-three new members were initiated. All of the mem- bers were instructed io keep away from all struck jobs. WILL FIGHT THE UNION. The Master Painters List Bosses Who Will Not Recognizs the Card. On Wednesday evening the Master Painters’ Association held its regular meeting. At that gathering the employ- ing painters expressed considerable dis- pleasure that the striking painters had claimed that certain of their members had unionized their shops. They stated that their members had pledged themselves not to recognize the working-card system, and in order that there might be no mis- understanding they would publish the list of all who took tbe pledge. Last evening the following communica- tion and list was received : THE MASTER PA OCTATION OF THE 0AST. SN F 1800, April 3, 1896, At the regular meeting of the Master Paint- ers’ Association, held at the Builders' Ex. change, forty-two new members were elected. " ,fl/ ’ 1L i % / il / When the Workmen on the Parrott Building Quit Work Last Night They Were Served With Notices That the Building Had Been *‘Struck.” day afternoon at the Parrott building. The grievance committee and the business agents of the Building superintendent of the structure yesterday afternoon and endeavored t» have the job Police Court Judge Low. J. A. Gibson was the defendant. He was aceused of taking $22,500 in money, bonds and other valuables from the pos- | session of Mrs. Charles Frederick Gibson, his sister-in-law, the complaining witness. | | Judge Low dismissed the case, owing to | the fact that the defendant showed he was | guiltless of any criminal intent, but the proceedings, as far as they went, developed points that are of great interest. 1t seems that on March 31 Charles F. Gibson died in this City. He wasa well- known sporting man, whose custom it was to keep plenty of money where he could | lay his hand upon it at a moment’s notice. | When he was 1ying at death’s door his | wife was summoned from Sacramento, | where she made her residence, and when | she came here sle founa she had been pre | ceded by her husband’s mother and | brother. The latter was not a very con- genial person in the opinion of the sick man, and Mre. Gibson wondered how it ever came that he, of all others, was by the side of the sick man's bed. She learned the reason later on. The day after the wife's arrival here $22,500 in” currency and coin disappeared | | from C. F. Gibson’s rooms, the brother | baving taken it to Sacramento without | making the widow or the other friends of | | the sick man acquainted with the move. | After Gibson's death, the widow caused | the arrest of his brother, who yesterday | produced a receipt signed by Mrs. Emma | York, the mother of the deceased, to the | effect that he had turned the money over | to ber. Hence the dismissal of the crimi- | nal charge against Gibson. | _Attorney J. E. Richards, who, with Delmas & Shortridge, has the interests of Mrs. Gibson in hand, was enabled while | the defendant was on the stand to learn | many imerestm;i points which will go | | down to making legal history. i Gibson told how the money was handed | over to him for safe keeping by Mrs. York, the dying man’s mother, to whom he sub- sequently returned it. Mrs. York, not being in court, could not either corroborate or refute the testimony. Her son, nowever, went on to say that when his brother was dving he turned to his mother and verbally presented her with what was upractically his entire estate—$22,500. There were no witnesses to the presentation, according to J. A. Gibson's testimony, but he felt satisfied that the presentation was made. Mrs. Gibson has, through her attorneys, | secured special letters of administration on her husband’s estate and has filed | bonds 1n the sum of $45,000. | Judge Coffey has issued citations for J. | A, Gibson and Mrs. Emma York requiring | them to be in court next Tuesday morn- | ing to answer questions pertinent to the | case at 1ssue, e e i Died After Being Insured. Anna Mary Kearney, 39 years of age, died in | her residence at 2420 Post street, on the 24 | inst., under circumstances which have taken {on a suspicious aspect. In consequence her | body was yesterday removed to the Morgue, where an autopsy wiil be held to determine the exact cause of death. Mrs, Kearney had been an invalid for a number of years, and during the last five weeks of ber life had’ two physicians, Dr. Adler and Dr. Shumale, con- stantly attending her. The day preceding her death, deceased took out a life-insurance olicy for $1000, on the 25 cent system. When the attending physicians discovered | thix fact, although expecting the woman to die at any moment, they refused to sign a | death certificate, as they wished ¢o be relieved from all responsibility in case of a suit over | the payment of the policy. . Mrs. Cooper’s School. The Sarah 8. Cooper Christian Endeavor Sunday-school and Kindergarten at Ninth ave- unionized. The attempt was a failure so far as two of the contractors were con- | cerned, although the superintendent and manager of the Emporium desired a set- | tlement. | tors stated that they would not | stand in the way of the unions, but | would withdraw their men without | prejudice. The business agents of the | council decided to call a strike on the building, and when the workmen were leaving the building at 5 o’clock, the fol- ! lowing notice to strike was served upon LN . The Parrot Bufldin is struck, April 4th, by-griler of the Building Trages\Councit. ] 2 & . M. SAUNDERS, Busess MPIS N g 1. waCIyoR, strike and promised to strike every ‘‘un- fair’” job in the City one at a time. A remarkable feature is that the trades unions are gathering strength in numbers on the eve of a strike that promises to be- come general and last indefinitely. The Master Painters’ Association in this issue publishes a list of those employing painters, members of the organization, who are pledged not to recognize the working card wupon which the main fight is based. This will cause a sensation in the ranks of the union paint- ers, many of whom are now working in these shops upon the supposition that they were unionized. From present indications this strike will be one of the largest this City has ever witnessed. e T THE CONFERENCE. The Parrott Job Could Not Be Set- tled and It Was Declded to Strike. The grievance committee of the Building Traaes Council and Business Agents R. T. Meclvor and H. M. Saunders went to the the purpose of settling the difficulties if possible. It transpired that it was impos- sible, and but one course was left for the representatives of the council to pursue— strike the entire job. The first one in authority was the super- intendent of the building, to whom the commiitee made known its grievances. Its demands were summed up in a few words. The council wants the Parrott building to be a union job. N. P. Kuss, the painter, has a gang of non-union ainters at work in the same line with J. t. Denis & Co.’s union painters. An- other, Charles J. Bruschke, manager of the 8an Francisco Furniture Manufactur- ing Company, has a gang of finishers tak- ing the places of carpenters. Mr. Stanford was asked to use his influence to induce these contractors to unionize their men, to which he replied: Gentleman, rather than have any diff witn the building trades or any ofher 335’;',”1 would be willing to do all in my power to straighten out any matter. But the situation is this. Mr. Kuss and Mr. Bruschke have con- tracts to do certain work, and are under bonds to fulfill their obligations. I do not see how we can compel either of these contractors to unionize their men or discharge workmen now. It is out of our hands, and if we attempt nue ana H street will be inaugurated to-mor- row afternoon, Mrs, Cooper will address the | meeting. to interfere with these coutractors fulfiliing their contracis they can come upon us for heavy damages. Now Bruschke’s contract is Trades Council met the contractors and‘ Sovers oriihs olle coutto | the superintendent, “but 1 am powerless | The council in the evening indorsed the | Parrott building at 2 o’clock yesterday for ! to have had in the Windy City with the | labor unions. To this Bruschke answered, defiantiy: Yes, I fought in Chicago and I'll fight agdin —ves, to the bitter ena. It isfight; do you un- | dérstand? D. J. McCartney took this up and an- | swered: *‘Then, fight it is, Mr. Bruschke, and to the bitter end, as you say.”’ Several others joined in the wrangl | and every one echoed the word, “Fight!”’ | “Iamvery sorry, gentlemen,’” remarked | to do anything one way or the other.” | He shook hands with thedelegates as they departed from the building. There were | two other men with whom the representa- | tives of the council shook hands. They | were St. Denis, the painter, and Mr. Kern, | the carpenter. The latter stated that he | by the council, and that he would not throw any obstacles in the way. PR R THE STRIKE ORDERED. Directed to Strike the Job To-Day. As soon as the reprecentatives of the Building Trades Council withdrew from | the Parrott buildiug they went to 115 Turk street and held a short conference which ended in ordering the Parrott building struck to-day. In order to notify all the union men what action had been taken several hundred cards were printed for distribution as the men left the building. All of the workmen left the building by the Jessie-street exit. When the 5 o’clock whistle blew Saunders, McIvor, Bean, Mc- Cartn Rose and several others were there with the notices to quit duly stamped with the seal of the council. To many of the workmen the notices were a surprise, but many were fully posted. One of the carpenters on emerg- ing from the building, remarked: Idon’t want it. Kern told all of his men re not to return to work until the ttled. We will get our jobs back ail ight when this is over. St. Denis stands pat, too. He told his men that he would find work for them on the outside until the strike on the | building is declared off. None of us will come | back until we are told. | . While the men were pouring out of the building Sergeant Davis and a patrolman | stood near the entrance and kept the men | from congregating on the street and side- walk. Every one seemed to take the notice good naturedly. The non-union workmen were easily recognized by the fact that the majority refused to take a card.and by their hurrying away. No remarks were | made by the strikers to the non-union men. ot THE PLAN OF ACTION. No General Tle-Up WIill Be Ordered, but Unfalr Jobs Wiil Be Struck Singly. | The Building Trades Council held a | special meeting last evening, and the situ- | ation of the strike was discussed. Business | Agents McIvorand Saunders reported that | they bad called out a1l the union men on | the Parrott building, and their action was heartily endorsed. J. McCartney, of the grievance committee, reported that he had used his best endeavors to have the diffi- culty settled by arbitration, but that the representative of Kuss, the painter, and Bruschke, of the furniture manufacturing company, had flatly refused to settle, com- promise or arbitrate on any terms, A report was made that the Plumbers’ and Electrical-workers Unions had. sent word that tbe{)wonla stand by the strike in the Parrott building and walk out with the rest. It was decided to request all unions and those 1 sympathy with the cause of the strikers to join in the move- ment. Attention was again called to the non- union lathers at work on tbe Logan job on Post and Larkin streets. Asit was stated that the contractor had violated an im- plied promise to get rid of the objection- | | | | did not_ feel aggrieved at the stand taken | Union Men in the Parrott Bullding | After the introduction of the new members the regular monthly business was transacted. The action taken by the association at the pre- ceding meeting in refusing to comply with the ‘‘card system’” of the Journeymen Painters’ Union s unanimously approved and rati- fied. The following is a list of the members: E. H. Black, president; W. R. Eaton, first vice- resid nt: L. A. Rea, sezond vice-president: B. L. randt, treasurer: . F. Wagner, secretary; P. . Kuss, statistician; directors—John Quadt, V 8. Upham, W Armstrong, X. Clark & . Patchel, C. H. Anderson, W. P! Brace, W. T, Beck, J. A, Commery, i. V. Daniels, L. J. Dwyer, M. J. Dovovan, D. Foley & Co, J. P. Fraser, M. J. | Gallagher, R. J. Getz & Co., i, A, Herringer, i1, | W. Hanuemaon, H. H. J. H. Keefe, M. C. 3 Manizen, William Noble, E. Norman, H. Thomp- 3.8 S, Thomson, J. Bauer, J. S. Mel- , P. Broadtuorb, Learned, . Hallett, G. sky, M. Coh Deabaum, T. McCarthy, J. P. J. Murphy, Schafer Bros., A. ) Rose, A. vietz, J. A. Mohr, C. L, 8h Strotgen, J. C. Kimball, ). M. Briggs, William Patterson, M. Doud, J. Prieur, L. Bedoni. B. | Bacigalupi,'W. J. Lunny, W. G. Koch, £. Bel- lerire, Co, Leh R THE PAINTERS’ STRIKE. The Union Confronted With a Serl- ous Question Concerning Friendly Shops. The situation of the striking painters was not materially altered yesterday, but will be to-day. When a week ago a large number of union painters were given per- mission to return to work in friendly shops it was with the understanding that the employing painters in question had con- ceded to the union’s demandssnd had unionized their shops. Upon that undex- standing from 350 to 400 painters returned to work. The Master Painters’ Association to-day publishes in this column a list of those who have pledged themselves not to recog- nize the working-card system of the union. That this will cause another serious situa- tion goes without saying. The union painters working in the pledged shops will either be obliged to walk out again or dis- regard the card system, to which they are bound by their union obligations. To-day this question will probably be decided. FEE D I SHINGLERS ORGANIZE. They Are for the Card and Appoint Delegates to the Building Trades Council. The shinglers met at 115 Turk street last evening and perfected their organization and elected the following permanent of- ficers: E. Murphy, president; H. Byrnes, vice-president; W. E. Irving, secretary; B. McGrath, financial secretary; E. J. Davis, treasurer; L. C. Smith; sergeant- at-arms. All of the shinglers in the City, about 50, are enrolled as members of the organization. t was determined to stand by the card and three delegates, George Barker, Wil- liam Doyle and H. Thom son, were chosen to meet the Building Trades Council to pro- cure a charter, etc., next Thursday even- William Schafer, Bacigalupi, iampolini & ing. Committees were appointed on halls and printing and the meeting adjourned to meet in the same place I'riday night. COOKS AND WAITERS. The New Organization Supports the Labor Councll. The cooks and waiters held a meeting last evening to effect permanent organiza- tion. T. A. Holland occupied the chair and James Brown acted as temporary sec- retary. A constitution was adopted and it was decided to bave the union known as the Cooks’ and Waiters’ Socie Francisco. They decided to j Labor Council and huave nothing to do with the alliance or any other political organization. —_————— If you once use Mitcheli’s Magic Lotion you will never be without it. * OFFERED A WATER PLANT, Owners of the Castro Lakes Rights Desire to Sell Them to the City. SAY THE SUPPLY IS UNLIMITED Supervisors May Visit the Reserv oir Which Is Said to Be a Living Spring. George A. Knight, appearing as attorney ! for the owners of the water rightsof the | Castro Lakes, located near Castroville, Monterey County, told the Water Com- | mittee of the Board of Supervisors yester- day that San Francisco could own its own water works with an inexhaustible supply for from $10,000,000 to $12,000,000, The owners of the rights sent in a com- munication to the board some time ago, in which they stated that they would agree to furnish the City with water much cheaper than it is now being obtained, and | yesterday was set for a hearing of the matter. Since the owners first addressed the board their minds have somewhat | changed, and they now desire to sell the | entire plant after it has been completed | for a stated sum, the City to take entire ownership and control. | Mr. Knight said he merely wanted the Supervisers to visit the lakes and see what a magnificent supply it was, and convince themselves that it was entirelv feasible to furnish water from that reservoir to San Francisco. Incidentally, however, he | talked of the advantages of the lakes and of the low figure at which the City could buy the entire concern. The lakes, he said, were nothing but a vast living spring fed, it was believed, from Lake Tulare through a strata of gravel, and having a daily How of 100,000,000 gallons. He stated that the present outlet of the lake is twenty feet wide and eight feet deep, flowing constantly, and that the depth of the lake showed that the supply was inexhaustible. So violent was the | current produced by the water gushing | from the earth at the bottom of the lake that it was impossible to sink a lead and line deep enough to find hottom. The fil- tering of the water through many miles of gravel had purified it comnvpletely, and | none better could be found in the country. *‘San Francisco pays,” he said, “$I.- | 750,000 annually for water on a valuation ; of $25,000,000 for the Spring Valley Com- | pany’s plant. This plant can be bought complete for §12,000,000 at the outside, and the water will be far cheaper and better in proportion than Spring Valley water.” Engineer Hansborough, who located the water right, also spoke on the matter, and said that all that was asked was to have the Supervisors look at the lakes and then ! listen to the propositions of the owners. | He said that by the system of pumping in use in Denver atd many Eastern cities the water could he forced into San Fran- cisco at a uniform pressure of eighty pounds or more if 3an Francisco plumbing could stand it. It was proposed to lay a five-foot main fouFail Moo el 1o snaniyi cifies along the line if arrangements could be made. He stated that the revenue that could be obtained from this source wonld materially lessen the cost of maintaining the plant should the City decide to pur- chase. The fieure that had been made on the plant contemplated a capacity of 36,000,000 gallons per day, or about twice what San Francisco now uses, He asked the committee to name a day and date when they could visit the lake. The committee could not give a definite answer, though the matter seemed to strike the members favorably and took the matter under advisement. EOOD FRIDAY SERVICES, His Grace the Archbishop Offi- ciated at the Cathedral Yesterday. Impressive Services, With Appro- priate Sermons and Music, at the Other Churches. Altars bare of ornaments and sanctua- ries shorn of flowers gave the Catholic churches yesterday an appearance of deso- lation well in keeping with the anniver- sary of the Savior's passion and death. All day the chiming bells and pealing or- gans remained silent, what music there was being exclusively vocal and of sadly solemn type. At the Cathedral his Grace the Arch- bishop officiated, being attended by the Revs. Charles Ramm and Joseph Conway | as deacon and sub-deacon respectively. The officiating clergymen, robed in black vestments, proceeded to the altar without he us ual accompaniment of musie, iights and incense, and as they prostrated them- selves before the black-veiled cross the altar was covered with one simple linen cloth. The required lessons and responsories having been recited, the Passion, or the history of the sufferings and death of Christas recorded in the Gos- pel of St. John, was chanted by the Rev. Joseph F. Byrne, Joseph Conway and F. Hannigan, the chanters being vested as deacons in plain albs and black diaconal stoles. The long series of chanted petitions for all conditions of men came next in order, the Archbishop’s rich voice giving a tone of plaintive solemnity to the words of sup- plication which rendered this portion of the service most impressive. The adora- tion of the cross by clergy and people was followed by the so-called ‘‘mass of the pre- sanctified,’” a service peculiar to Good Fri- day wherein the celebrant communicates himself with the particle of the eucharist reserved on holy T ursd‘v. In the evening the ‘‘Way of the Cross” was led by the Archbishop, and the Rev. Father Byrne preached an eloquent and affecting sermon on the Savior’s passion. At St. Ignatius Church, in addition to the rubrical observances, the devotion of the “Three Hours’ Agony’’ was performed, lasting from noon until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the hour at which Christ ex- pired on the cross. Seven addresses or meditations were given from the pulpit, each followed by an extract from Mer- cadante's passion oratorio, *The Seven Last Words of Christ.” Services were also held in the other Catholic churches and in a number of Protestant ones as well, those in the Epis- copal churches being particularly interest- ing and impressive. e ————— FRUIT AS A MEDICINE. Its Use Is Always Advantageons in Cer- tain Forms of Disease. As a medicine I look upon fruit as & most valuable ally. When the bedy is in that breaking-up condition known as scurvy, the whole medical profession look upon fruit and fresh vegetables as the one and only known remedy. I believe the day will come when science will use it very much more largely than it does now in the treatment of many of the every-aay ailments. Impure blood means gout, rheumatism, skin diseases rickets, and other troubles. Asitis proved | that fruit will purify and improve the quality of the blood, it must follow that fruit is both foed and medicine com- bined. In fevers I use grapes and straw- berries, giving them to my patients in small ' but frequent doses — oranges and baked apples if tne others are not ob- tainable. For rheumatism plenty of lem- ons are invaluable. White girls, with miserable, pallid complexions, want a quart of strawberries a day; where these are not obtainable, bananas, which contain much iron, are a good substitute. Prob- {ably, of all fruits, the apple stands unrivaled for general purposes in the household; either raw or cooked it can be taken by nearly everybody, and it contains similar properties to the other more delicate fruits. To my mind the pear is more easily digested than the ap- ple and for eating uncooked is superior to it. Dried fruits should be used when green cannot be obtained. 1f soaked for a few hours before cooking they make a capital substitute for fresh fruits and they come cheaper to the consumer. For preserving fruit I look upon bottling in glass bottles as the coming thing. Not by the use of chemicals, such as salicylic and boracic acids, and the various pre- servatives made from them, but simply by protecting it after cooking from the fermentative germs in the atmos- phere. It keeps for years, turns out even more palatable than green fruit, is equally digestible, and contains all the virtues of freshly cooked fruit. Canned fruit is not so good; the acid of the fruit dissolves up tin and iead from the tin, and L have seen very serious cases of illness as a result. Besides, fruit should be sold much cheaper in bottles than in tins, as the bottle can be returned and used again,—Popular Science Monthly. S - The Marceau Case, Mrs. Amanda J. 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