The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, "APRIL 7, 189€. n \ claimed that snfing;a for women would do M US‘I‘ PAY THE | 3‘;‘? with the last vestiges of such preju- : | ASSAULT TO MURDER. INSURANCE POLICY, | Charles Ewing, Alias * Frenchy,” Charged With Nearly Killing Louis B. McWhirter, | «Paddy’’ Clarke. Charles Ewing, alias “Frenchy,” alies Fresno Attorney, Was Murdered. | “Pistol Chariey," a sailor, was booked at the | the City Prison yesterday by Policemen T. Dillon and C. Callahan on the charge of | assault to murder. | The police believe that Ewing was one of the two men who slashed “Paddy” Clarke, the longshoreman, so fearfully on the night of Saturday, March 28. Clarke's | right hand and waist were so badly cut SUICIDE THEORY FAILS., that his arm had to be amputated above | the wrist, and a few days ago it was found necessary to amputate it above the elbow. | gXhie police have been ‘2“2?12 So find . . . { Ewing's companion, bu y 5 i 'y Mrs. McWhirter Will Receive | know him. and s soon a3 he a pears on 3 | the water front he will be arrested. Over Sixteen Thousand | " Ewing has been in several scrapes before, | but he has always managed to get out of Dollars. | them. Two vears ago last Christmas Emil | Klaus, who lived on Beale place, was | struck on the head with a hatchet near | his mother’s house and died in a few days. | Fwing was arrested on suspicion of being the murderer, but as there were no eye- witnesses to the deed he was released from custody. Ahuululyear s‘g(’s he was | arrested for cutting the watchman on The United States Court of Appeals | Beale-street wharf with a knife, but his Affirms the Decision of the | luck was with him again and be escaped SENSATIONAL CASE REVIEWED. | punishment, as there was no one to corrol‘)- Lower Court. orate the watchman. The watchman’s hand was so badly cut that it had to be amputated. WS PUT GFF THE ThAN The United States Court of Appeals has decided that the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company must pay the wife of Louis B. McWhirter, who was shot and killed at Fresno, the sum of $16,137 50 and cos' This decision is the outcome of one of the most sensational suit against an ance company, recorded within the tory of California jurisprudence. For ly four years this suit has been hang- re before the courts. Essayists have written and lawyers have proclaimed that te McWh and poli ¢ who was a foremost lawyer an of Fresno, committed sui- e, that his wife might acquire the emol- ents of his several insurance policies. These theories were at once dissipated by <he volume of evidence which the comr- plainants in the suit against the insurance company in question readily presented. Judge Knowles handed down the nion yesterday, aflirming the judgment of the Jower court. Itawards Nannie 8. McW hirter, widow of the murdered Jawyer, $16,137 50 from the Connecticut Mutua! Life Insurance Company. The action was based upon two life in- surance policies issued to the late Lou B. McWhirter. One was for $5000 and dated December 18, 1891, and the other was for $10,000 and dated March 15, 1892. On August 29, 1892, McWhirter was shot and killed in hisz back yard at Fresno. The c ainant claimed that he was murdered, but the insurance company set forth that it was a case of suicide. It will it the case was vigorously oth sides at the time and T i in a judgment for Mrs. Mec- Whirter for the full amount and costs. The appeal was based on the grounds that McWhirter concealed from the insur- ance company the fact that he had ene- ries who threatened his life; that the court erred in charging the jury to the ef- fect that the presumption was that Mec- "hirter did not kill himself and for not certain instructions requested by udant; also that the demurrer to the complaint interposed by the plaintiff in error should have been sustained. ‘The cause of action,” says Judge Knowles, ccrued before the filing of the complaint. not well taken upon this point. It should also be noted that after the demurrer was overruled the insurance company filed its answer, in which there is no pretense that the cause of action had not accrued and went to trial upon the merits of the case. Unless the complaint clearly failed to state a cause of action such action waived the demurrer. “I can see no error in rejecting the evi- ice of Bernhard. It was sought to show McWhirter about four years before contested by 1 did anything which would bring disgrace uvon himself or his family he would kill himself. There was no attempt to show that McWhirter had, as a matter of fact, done anything that had brought disgrace upon himself or his family. It is true he had been arrested upon a charge which he ed was without foundation. ot show that he had done the act which would induce his suicide according to his own declaration. That he had ever 1any conditions thought of commit- suicide seems to have been regarded as pertinent in the case. Idonot conceive t to be correct. ‘Many a man has talked of suicide in the way McWhirter did, and upon the occa- hout any intention of committing the deed. Then the purpose expressed was so conditioned and so remote that I cannot conceive that any presumptions were raised upon the point atissue. If there were any presumptions to be raised by such a declaration, 1 would say that it would be that McWhirter was a man so sensitive as to his honor that he would not contemplate the committing of suicide with the view of defrauding a life insur- ance company. “The alleged error as to the charge of the court to the jury that the presumption was that McWhirter did not kill himself has already been sustained by the Supreme Court. In this case the plaintiff in error in the court below assumed the burden of proof and undertook to show that Mc- Whirter did kill himself. This was upon the theory that the presumption was that McWhirter did not commit suicide. The contention of the plaintiff in error cannot be maintained upon this assignment.” The court held that there were no speci- fied threats against the life of the accused and concealed by him from the insurance company shown in the evidence, but there was evidence of statements of political enemies, of apprehension of beaily injury. But there was no fear of death from them. PROF. STILLMAN’S LECTURE. He and Miss Anthony Entertain l]l!: Channing Auxiliary. Professor J. M. Stillman of Stanford University addressed the Channing Auxil- | iary at its regular monthly meeting at the | First Unitarian Church yesterday after- noon. The life and works of Mme. Sonya Kovenski, the Russian mathematician, | sion furnished him the theme for an eloquent | and entertaining lecture. The lady’s ge- | nius was of the highest order. She won first honors from the French Academy of Eciences, the award being made when the Jearned judges were ignorant of the fact | that the competitor was a woman. She died in 1890, shortly after she wasappointed to the profassorship of mathematics in the | University of Stockholm. Miss Susan B. Anthony followed with an address, in which she referred to Mme, Koveuski's struggle with the prejudices of her parents against her studies, and said | such conditions were responsibie for the dwarfing of mueh budding genius. She most sensational murders, and prob- | Hence the demurrer was | death said to Bernhard that if he ever | This | | court yesterds George Martin’s Suit Against the Southern Pacific Rail- road. Testimonv Taken Before Judge Dain- gerfield Yesterday Morn- ing. The case of George N. Martin, who was put off a train at Towles because the con- ductor thought he had a scalped ticket, opened before Judge Daingerfield yester- day. Martin was the only witness of the day, | and his cross-examination was not finished | when court adjourned in the evening. | Martin is a resident of Sioux City, Iowa. He came to this State in 1894, bound for San Diego. He traveled on a ‘‘return” ticket from Sionx City to San Diego and back. He arrived in San Diego without | encountering any fopposition, and having transacted his business there came to this | Cit s y. After remaining here a few days he tarted Eastfor his home. When a little way from Oakland the con- ducror called for his ticket, and when it was presented Martin was told it was a scalped ticket and had to be taken up. He protested and showed his match-safe, his cane and his ring, and called attention to the name on them, it being the sameas | that on the ticket. Then he wrote his name, but the conductor said he was dis- guising his handwriting, and so the ticket | was taken up. | _ After passing Sacramento another con- ductor came through the car and demanded | fares. Martin told him how his ticket had been confiscated. The conductor said he knew nothing about what any one else had done. The conductor who had taken | the train to Sacramento had gone back from there, and unless Martin paid his fare he would have to get off. Martin had not the money and after going as far as | Towles he was put off. He had asked to be ‘gut off at some place where there was a ank so he could identify himself and so | get some money, but the conductor said ‘::_e thought Towles was good enough for | him. | Martin secured permission to ride back to Sacramento on a freight train.after pur- chasing a first-class ticket, and he went | into the Sacramento depot. to pass the re- | mainder of the night. He was ordered out | and at about 4 o’clock in the morning had to hunt around Sacramento for a hotel. He was suffering from locomotor ataxia at the time and he said bis trouble was much ag gravated by his treatment. His cross- | examination consumed the entire after- noon and will continue to-day. WOMEN 1S VESTRIME A Question That Is Puzzling the Episcopal Priest- | hood. | Pertinent in View of tlie Fact That Annual Pari:h Meetings Are Held To-Day. Are women communicants eligible to the office of vestryman ? The question has been discussed at in- formal meetings of the rectors of varfous | City parishes recently, but it was agreed | to disagree, and the decision was left to an attorney. The ladies have as yet mani- { fested no interest in the question, not by | any overt act at least. The question is pertinent at this time because of the an- | nual parish meetings to be held to-day, at which the election of yestrymen will take place. vestry, and if by any fortuitous or unfor- | tuitous combination "of circumstances one | is elected to-day it will be the first instance of the kind in the history of that church. The California Diocesan Convention, | held in Los Angeles a year ago, gave to | women communicants the right fo vote. | The contingency of their desiring to hold | office was not considered at the time. W hat | first opened the vexed question was the | election of Mrs. Octavius Parker, wife of a | priest at Ventura, as delegate to the prim- | ary_convention at Los Angeles in Decem. | ber, which elected Bishop Johnson to his | high oftice. “If a woman is eligible to a delegate- ship she must also be eligible to the | vestry,” is the way that some members of | the priesthood argue, while the others say, “‘But all voters are not eligible to ail offices. For instance, thousands of peo- | ple vote for President of the Umited States who are not eligible to that office.” Meanwhile the priests cogitate. It has come to light that a reader of the Pacific Churchman, the organ of Episcopalianism on the coast, addressed a letter to the erudite editor of that journal asking him to cut the Gordian knot of ethical diffi- culties. Mr. Chetwood's reply was to ad- vise the anxious ene to seek a secular at- torney. PR LT Chopped With Seissors. Mrs. Tiilie Thurber, 265 Clementina street, | swore out a warrant in Judge Joachimsen's for the arrest of her husband, Charles Clark Thurberya butcher, on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. She said her { husband on Sunday night,in a fit of anger, hit her over the head with ashoe and then chopped her with & pair of seissors, He left ihe house after assaulting her snd had not re- turned. She had to call in & physician to bind up her wounds. Release of Summetha; H.J. Summerhayes wiil be released from jail to-day. He was sentenced to five months by Judge Morrow for contempt of court. He had betrayed the secrets of a jur ——————— TAKE to the country Mitchell's Magic Lotion. Cures sunburn, insect bites and sprains. * No Episcopal church has a lady on ite | VOORSANGER'S REPROCF, Asks Methodists Why They Try Their Strength Against Israel. PASTORS HEAR IN SILENCE. The Baptists Say Cutting Things About the Useless Miracles of Thcosophy. “Do your religions duty as yon think right, Go to the people you think need converting, but remember that the Jews have been law-abiding citizens, and why ghould you not inquire before measuring your religions strength against that of 1srael?” It was to these words and others in the same strain that the Methodist pastors listened yesterday morning from the mouth of Rabbi Voorsanger. The rabbi was not down on the printed programme of the day; in fact, his advent was a sur- prise to most of those present, but two weeks ago a8 committee of pastors, Dr. W. R. Goodwin being president, indorsed a little mission to Christisnize Jews, which has been started at Cambrian Hall on Mission street. Yesterday Rabbi Voor- sanger went to their meeting to tell the pastors his mind about that indorsement. “] understand.” began the rabbi, *‘that the Methodist ministry has indorsed a so- called Christian-Jewish mission. I have no wish to interfere with your domestic policy, but I should be extremely sorry if that vote had been given under a misap- prehension. It was stated that the strength of Israel was waning, that Israel was ripe for the ingathering. That is not so. Israel was never so strong as it is to- day. I do not speak on any narrow- minded grounds, but I do not believe vou would wish to lend yourselves to an un- dertaking under a misapprehension. Israel is 2,000,000 strong in the United States to- day, and I want to tell you this, that there is not so much to trouble about in the spiritual condition of the Jews as there is in the need to conyert the thousands of heathen living in the United States. The Jew is not a heathen; he is what you would call a Christian in his ethics, though his philosophy is ditferent.” The rabbi proceeded to give a brief his- tory of Christian Jewish missions, which he said in London, Belfast and other towns had been the history of a set of frauds imposing on good Christian geople, and he hinted, in no veiled terms, that the same might be said of the Jewish Chris- tian mission in this City. “If a man cannot stand an_inauiry why should he be patronized? There wasan individual in this City who said he was descended from David. I tell you that man lied. I can give you proofs, in black and white, that every Jew converted has been converted at the cost of $30,000. When I know that a man has lost his character among his own Yeo le, when he poses to you as a great high priest, it is time to denounce him.” The rabbi, as he descended from the platform, hurled this Parthian shot at the assembled pastors: “There are 300,000 Protestants in ths. City, and only 10,000 are communicants. I am ready to help you to gather in the rest, but leave us alone.” The Methodist pastors had listened in silence to the whole address. At its con- clusion the silence remained unbroken. H. Chester apd Charles Katze had been the two gentlemen from the Jewish- Christian mission who had sought their co-operation, but np one asked whether either or both of these missionaries was the subject of Rabbi Voorsanger’s denun- ciations. When questioned on the subject of this silence afterward a prominent Methodist divine said: “The fact is that we none of us knew how to act. Rabbi Voorsanger had the floor and was in a sense our guest; no one liked to get up and argue, so we just sat there in embar- rassed silence.” Distinguished guests with a few sting- ing words to say seemed to be raining on the Methodist pastors yesterday. After the rabbi, in a silence that could be felt, had taken his seat, Miss Susan B. Anthony was introduced and proceeded to tell the pastors why, from a political standpoint, they had little more power in the com- munity than members of the disenfran- chised gex, *“1 am here,”” said Miss Anthony, “to talk to you in favor of having the word ‘male’ struck from “your constitution, ‘What I ask of you is to use your influence with your party, whichever party it may be, to have a suffrage plank put in your platform. I ask this of you preachers, be. canse—I hate to say it—but your political influence is scarcely more than mine, as a woman; and why? Because the majority of your constituents are women.” *Miss Anthony concluded by begging her hear- ers to work for the carrying of the amendment, The paper of the day, by Rev. Chandon Fair, was entitled “What I Know About Chinatown.” The speaker gave an inter- esting account of the Mongolian quarter and ridiculed some erroneous ideas respect- g it, as for instance that which asserts that the chief food of its inhabitauts. con- sistsof cat anddog flesh, The paper ended with an eloquent comparison of the effects of Christianity with those of heathendom. Baptist Preachers, Theosophy was the subject discussed at the Baptist preachers’ meeting yesterday. Rev. O. H. Medhurst, pastor of Santa Clara, read a paper on the subject, in the course of which he said: “Theosophy is nothing but modernized Buddism, though thisisa fact which the theosophists themselves strongly deny,” In prooi of his assertion Mr, Medhurst compared the beliefs of theosophy and Buddism to show them to be almost iden- tical. He explained how, according to the law of Karma, the sufferings and woes sometimes inflicted in this life, on ap- parently innocent people, were explained on the assumption that dluy were the ex- piations of sins committed in a previons state of existence, and the speaker added: **Theosophy and Buddism have much food for the brain, but little for the heart. “In that respect theosophy has fallen be- low its Buddhistic parent, for we read that Buddha wrought miracles for the good of humanity, and by that means converted many people. The theosophists also work miracles, but they are always among them- selves, and consist of bells ringing when there are no bells, roses falling from the ceiling and other miracies which accom- plish no good to humanity. The people who do these things shouid take a lesson from Christian miracles.” In the discussion some of the pastors thought it was well to study theosophy, in order to combat intelligently the argu- ments of members of the flock who might have been ensnared by its allurements; other pastors thought it wiser to leave the- nsn&rhy severely alone, but I. D. Woeods said: “What on earth is the use of drop- Ping roses and scratching around on ceil- ngs when there is suffering humanity to be cared for? Why do not they go to Armenia and feed the starving people with their miracles?" “Perhaps they think the Armenians are only paying for their sins in a former state of existence and don’t want to meddie with Karma,” remarked Rev.C. H, Ho- bart. Rev. Mr. Boynton said he believed theosophy must be studied in order to combat it, but he did not believe in preach- ing on the subject: “‘If we adwertise this business from the pulpit some of our bright youn; pe:rgle may be led to study it and be switched off.” Pastor Dietzsaid: “These are all speculations. Science can- not teach us anything about the here- after.” Presbyterian Preachers, On the recommendation of a committee | consisting of Rey. Drs, Farrand and Be- ( vier the Presbyterian Ministerial Associa- | @ tion yesterday morning indorsed a scheme | for peace among the English-speaking ‘ nations, proposed by a certain Pastor Pirch, who is announced as a Baptist pas- tor from New England. The pastor, who, the Baptist ministers | of this City stated yesterday, was quite | unknown to them, has a scheme for bring- | | i ing peace and good will on each by grant- ing home rule to Ireland, converting the Solomon Islanders and bringing the col- ored and white races of this country into close relations in church circles, In his printed communication to the | Presbyterian Ministerial Association all | these objects are set forth at considerabie | length, and Rev. Mr, Bevier stated that all the association indorsed was the gen- | eral principle of settling disputes by arbi- | tration. o indorsement was given to | such statements as “In the first instance | good tobacco would be more aceeptable to | the Solomon Islanders thun gilt-edged | Bibles.”” . | The paper of the day, which was by | Professor Miller of Btanford, gave an in- | teresting account of a tramp through the northern part of Greece. Rev. 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To be absolutely sure of ing one of these sets the initial payment of $1.00 should accompany your letter. If the work is not as represented it can be Teturned within ten days and the payment will be refunded. This gives you opportu: nity to examine the entire work. Y ?WWWWWWWWWW% Upon Nature”” was read yesterday before | the Congregatioml Monday Club by Rev. P. Hatch of Berkeley. LIKCH ON THE COMSTOCK Another Conference With the Miners’ Union of Vir- ginia City. Tangerman's Fate Wi!l Be Decided When Jere Lynch Comes Home. Jere Lynch, president of the Hale & | Norcross Mining Company, is in Virginia City. He left here for that place laat Sat- urday, and it was understood by his asso- ciates that he would have a long confer- ence to-day with representatives of the Miners’ Union. Mr. Tangerman, the superintendent, whose departure from the Comstock was accelerated by a multitude of miners, is still in S8an Francisco. Itis yet uncertain whether the management will retain him as superintendent or send to the mine some one more acceptable to the Miners' Union. | Tangerman says he is anxious to go back. “Tam not afraid. I do not know what fear is,”’ be remarked. ‘When President Lynch was in Virgin: City a few days after Mr. Tangerman was escorted out of town by the miners, they assured him that they could getalong with any person other than the evicted superin- | tendent. Since then the president of the company has sounded the county officers of Storey County and the State authorities | at Carson to ascertain if civil and military forces could be obtained to proteet Mr. Tangerman in the performance of his duties as superintendent. i The assurances of protection which the | president expected were not given. The Governor of Nevads was not in Carson | when Mr. Lynch called, and the acting Governor declined to consider the sugges- | tion of calling out troops until the Sheriff | of Storey County indicated that the eivil | authorities were not able to preserve the | prace. President Lynch came. back to San Fraucisco burdened with a full sense of | the honors which he fought so nobly to obtain in his campaign against Colonel Nat Messer for the presidency of the com- pany. On returning to the scenes of his | trinmph in the towa he preseryved discreet silence concerning his mission to the | Comstock. He likened himself to the | sphinx of his well-loved = Egypt. and | went into raptures over his own reticence. | Of nis second advent in Virginia City, | which began, significantly, on Easter Sunday, no tidings have been received. When' he comes back to San Francisco and makes known the details of his second conference to Mr. Baggett and the mine directors a decision will be reached on the question of retaining or dismissing Mr. ‘Tangerman. . Recently the Nevada papers have been publishing articles to fl{:ow that Mr, Tas german was accused of stealing builion in | Colorado. At the office of the secretary of | the Hale & Norcross Company the state- | ment is given out that Mr. Tangerman’s | Colorado career is straight enough. All | that is now brought against him in the | Neyada press was brought out in the trial | of the Hale & Norcross suits before Judge | Hebbard in this City. When Tangerman | Wwas on the witness-stand he was asked by | Lawyer Deal if he was ever arrested in Col- orado for stealing bullion. Tangerman replied *‘Yes,” and Deal asked no other questions. When the cross- examination was reached Tangerman told the whole story. According to Tangerman's statement a conspiracy was formed against him and men were hired to put stolen amalgam on the Tangerman premises. The conspiracy was exposed, Tangerman suid, the ring- leader confessed, was indicted, tried and sentenced to imprisonment. The sum and substance of the accusation may be found in the transcript of the Hale & Norcross case. 5 SELLING POOLS TO BOYS. Thomas Mullen Arrested Outside the Ingleside Racetrack. About two months ago a boy was ar- rested for selling pools to newsboys and messenger boys outside the Ingleside race- track. He stood beside a tree close to the fence, and after making up his book he climbed up the t and with a pro- gramme in his hand watched the race, be- g able to tell the winners by the colors of the jockeys. The arrest had the effect of stopping the ool-selling for a time, but on Saturday ’aptain Gillen was notified that it had commenced again. Yesterday he detailed two officers in citizen’s clothes to go to the racetrack, and, sure-enough, there was a crowd of newsboys and messenger-boys making pools in the same spot. The af- | ficers arrested Thomas Mullen, who was selling the pools. He gave his age as 24 and his occupation as a performer, He was charged with violating the pool or- dinance. e JUDGE CAMPBELL'S LOSS. Left Yesterday to Attend the Funeral of His Mother. Judge Campbell adjourned court for ten days yesterday. He was handed a dis- pateh stating that his mother had died yesterday morning at Junction City, Or. The Judge left last night to attend the funeral. Mrs. Campbell was born in Washington County, Pa., seventy-five i““ ago. She was a danghter of Matthew McKeever, who was associated with some of the most noted Abolitionistsof Pennsylvania before the war, and a niece of Alexander Camp- bell, the founder of the Campbellite or Christian church. 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Theodore Roosevelt, President of the Civil Service Commissioners, New York City—DEAR SIR: Under snother cover 1 take pleasure in sond- ing you a synopsis of the proposed new char- uxs or Blny Francisco. T‘r’lh charter will be voted upon at the coming election in Novem- ber, and if ratified by the people will become the organic law of this City, provided it re- ceives a majority of each house of the subse- uent Legislature. 4 Civil se!r\'h:e reform is one of the main fea- tures of this proposed charter. The article upon eiyil service 18 taken lrumfi similar lrlg olo'in the charter of the city of Brooklyn, wit which, no doubt, you are familiar. The conden- sation of the civil service article on page 22 of this synopsis gives a fair and correct outline of the article in the original work. This synopsis is much less than a tenth of the volume of the original document. In all essential features, however, it is an accurate compilation. The Merchants’ Association of San Fran- eisco, of which we send you a recent publica- tion, has decided to advocate the adoption of this proposed new charter for the City. No community is more in need of such & progres- sive step. As the rapid advance in the work of civil service reform s almost solely owing to the determined efforts of yourself in past years.we are anxious that youextend to us the invaluable benefit of your counsel and ad- wvice in this matter. 1t would be & crowning victory of your pud- lic career to witness the permanent establish. ment of ciyil service in_every progressive city of the United States. New York City having succeeded in securing the beneficent results of civil seryice reform it is but fitting that San Franeisco should follow in the footsteps of her illustrfous sister. Sincerely yours, J. RicHARD FREUD, Secretary Merchants’ Association. Mr. Roosevelt's answer, which was re- ceived yesterday, is couched in the follow- ing terms: & NEW YoRK, March 31, 1896. J. R. Freud Esq., Miils Building, San Fran- cisco, Cal.—MY DEax 8ir: I thank you heartil; for your kindness in writing me. Iam sure nee% not say how entirely 1 sympathize with your purpose and your work. " The future of good government in our_great cities depends upon the disinterested, organized, zealous work of just such bodies as yours. Iam un- fortunately a very busy man how and unable to get time for the exhaustive study I would neod to make before 1 would be willing to pass upon all the points of your charter. The general scheme seems to mé_excellent; but I could not speak of the special provisions. 1 can, hawever, very heartily speak in favor of the twelith article, dealing with the civil ser- vice. Itisof vital consequence to good gov- ernment that this articie should be incor- porated in your charter. Appointments to the reat bulk of the places under a muniolpality should be made as a resultof either competi- tive examination, or, in the case of laborers, of registration; the examination to be both ractical and relevant and suflicient youchers ng required to the applicant’s good charac- ter. Promotions should be made partly on senfority and partly on merit, soas (0 allow an ambitious and faithful publi¢ servant to rise rapidly. Every consideration of politics or creed shonld be ruled outin making either appointments or dismissals. With great re- gard and best wishes I am sincerely yours, THEODORE KOOSEVELT. SULLIVAN'S PLACE EMPTY There Can Be No Bond Clerk to the District Attor- ney. Judge Sanderson Has Decided That Only Courts Can Pass Upon and Acc:pt Bonds. John J. Sullivan, who was appointed a bond -clerk to the District Attorney, will get no salary for the place he was ex- pected to fill. He applied to the Superior Court for a writ of mandamus compelling the Auditor to sign his salary warrants, and Judge Sanderson has refused to grant the writ. Sullivan was supposod to re- ceive $100 a month. 3 The case bas been decided on the de- murrer of Auditor Broderick to Sullivan’s application. - The Auditor demurred on the ground, principally, that the facts stated were insufficient. On the ground Judee Sanderson sustained the demurrer, holding that the Supervisors have no power to appoint a bond clerk. The court says that “neither by resolution nor or- dinance has the board, in my judgment, any authority to create this office, there being no legislative grant of authority to them in that behalf. Continuing, the courtsays: “The Judges of the courts are chargeable with the duty of examining into and passing upon the qualifications and responsibility of bonds- men in criminal cases. The Board of Su- pervisors cannot exercise this duty and it cannot :Epoint an agent to exercise powers which it cannot itself exercise.” A lie travels faster than the truth and also meets more people on its travels. JAPANESE IN BUSINESS, The Little Brown Men -Were but Few in Number Five Years Ago. Some Interesting Figures From the License Office Which Show a Remarkable Increase. Not only are the little brown men from the land of the Mikado making inroads in various lines of trade by manufacturing articles in their own country for shipment abroad, to the detriment of the manufac- turers and white laboring people, but they are gradually insinuating themselves into business to the great detriment of the merchants in the same line of merchand- ising. This is particularly noticeable in this City, and there are those whe, watching "the Japanese, have discovered that they bave in the past five years been slowly but gradually entering in competition with the white merchants of San Francisco, and little by little offering the same class of goods, and in that way securing certain classes of trade that &t one time were good patronage of white merchants. 1f they go on increasing in the various lines of business in the same ratio that they have been doing in five years past they will become a problem that will in time not only occupy the time of the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade but become one of serious considera- tion by the mercantile community. The records of the Licence Office of this City show that licenses were issued to but few Japanese in 1891, and the same records show the number of these people who ob- tained licenses at the close of 1895: In n 1891. 1895, 18 Peddlers by hand 4 Intelligence office. 1 2 Shooting galle: R 1 Merchandise. L8 82 Restaurant % E 2 Hote! R 1 Bank. 1 Bil 1 Bar. 2 The word merchandise covers those who have established themselves in stores where they sell bamboo ware, bamboo furniture, chinaware, silken goods and teas. They bave not, like the {Chinese, located themselves in one particular sec- tion of the City, but have spread out in ail directions, and many of them have located on the prineival thoroughfares.