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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1896. HOME-COMING Of OFFICER WEBSTER, Troubles of the Conéord‘s Purser, Now Due Here. TO BE COURT-MARTIALED Will Be Charged With Taking an Illegzal Bond From His Clerk. THE DEPARTMENT AROUSED. A Sensation Promised in Naval Cir- cles, and of Peculiar Interest in Vallejo. The United States steamer Concord from the China station, which left Honolulu for San Francisco a few days ago, is bring- ing home an officer whose reception at Mare Island will be anything but pleas- ant. Itis Passed A tant Paymaster Edwin B. Webster of the ship, and he will be called upon to answer bef¢:e a court-martial to charges unbecoming an officer in the val service. In 1894, while at the n yard, attached to the steamer Yorktown, he met William H. Tobin, a clerk in the | employ of the Government. The young man wanted to see the world and Web- ster offered him the billet of pay clerk on the Yorktown. But tbere was a condi- | tion to the position, Webster informec him, to the effect that pay cle put up a cash bond of plained that as clerk of the Yorktown he would handle $50,000 or $75,000 a month and the paymaster must have a cash se- curity in his safe from his clerk to cover any future errors or indiscretions on the part of the young man. Tobin had never heard of this practice and demurred, but Webster insisted that it was & new order from the department. Tobin bad no money and the paymaster went to the clerk’s mother., She reluct- antly furnished the $2500 and Tobin sailed for China in the Yorktown. He became sick in Yokohama and was | discharged at his own request by order of the Secretary of the Navy. He was with- out money to pay his fare home on the mail steamer and begged Webster to re- turn the cash bond. The paymaster told | him that he did not have the money and Tobin had to send to his mother in Val- | lejo for the price of his steamer ticket, Mrs. Tobin died last January and in her | E. McGettigan and Mathew Me- | | and in dles no money and has no responsibility in that line, A paymaster is under heavy bonds, but no bond is ever required of the clerk. If such were not the case you may know that the careful department would soon clap a bond on him. On vessels of the third rate, such as the Yorktown, Con- cord, Bennington, Adams, Ranger, etc., the pay clerk gets $1000 a year and is not an officer, but is empioyed by the depart- men¢ on the recommendation of the pay- master, ‘‘However, Mr. Webster took his clerk’s 2500 under peculiar circumstances, and he is coming home to be investigated, as Sec- retary Herbert informed me should be done. While he is undergoing the court- martial Mr. McManus and myself, as ex- ecutors of ihe late Mrs. Tobin’s estate, will begin suit against Paymaster Webster’'s bondsmen for the return of $2500. 1 have been to!d that he was in a hole and the money came to him in the nick of time. He certainly used it pretty quickly, for he was hard-up when Tobin asked him for it a few months later in Japan. If the young fellow had not received his fare from his mother, he would have been on the beach in Yokohama yet.” In aninterview with Administrator Mc- Manus and also with W. J. Tobin, it is learned that KEdward McGettigan, the other administrator of the estate of Cath- erine Tobin, deceased, while at Washing- ton & short time since in the interests of the River and Harbor Commissioners, called upon Secretary of the Navy Her- bert und had a personal interview with him in regard to Paymaster Edwin B. { Webster, U. 8. N. Mr. McGettigan was informed by the Secretary that the claim of the adminis- trators was a just one and that the pay- master had no right to exact the money of Mrs. Tobin, and he would be compelled to refund the same. He asked to have an acknowledged statement sent him by Mr. Tobin concerning the full transaction. This statement was recently forwarded to the Secretary, giving in detail the entire proceedings and also a copy of the receipt signed by Paymaster Webster. An immediate reply to this statement was received by Mr. McGettigan, who in the meantime had returned fromn Wash- ington. The purportof the reply from the Secretary was to the effect that he had or- dere:l Paymaster Webster’s transfer from the Yorktown to the Concord, which ship was under orders to proceed from the iatic station to Mare Island. This order virtually meant that the Secretary did not desire to incur any additional expense in sending the paymaster home by mail steamer. It is known that the commandant at Mare Island has received orders from the department to carry out the instructions of the Secretary, which are sufficently stated there, as embodied 1n the letter to Administrator McGettigan.** He (Webster) shall, upon his return home, make imme- diate payment of the $2500 obtained from Mrs. Tobin on a false siatement of facts, default of said payment the Secre- tary will proceed against Webster's bond- men for return of the full amount.”” The Secretary sa; further, that in case it should be necessary for Mr. Tobin to go to Washington to consult with him regarding the illegal transaction that Paymaster Webster shall be compelled to pay all ex- penses incurred by his trip to the East. Itis not known what action will be taken | by the commandant on arrival of the | Concord, but itis hinted the paymaster | may be fent directly to Washington for a | personal interview with the department. It is evident the Secretary intends having ! | the money refunded without delay, and o that he will not condone any act tend- to bring disgrace on the pay corps. It is also understood the paymaster is in ill- | repute in the Paymaster-General's office for sending statements falsely. Tobin | says the paymaster informed him the money was obtained for the purpose of squaring funds which he was short when EDW B. WEBSTER. Manue were named as executors of the | estate. Among her papers was the re- } ceipt from Webster, acknowledging the payment to him of the $2500 as a bond. McGettigan tried to get a settlement from the Yorktown's paymaster, and failing, wrote to Acting Secretary McAdoo, with whom he was personally acquainted. That official immem{;llely communicated with Webster, who stated in reply that he sim- | ply borrowed the money from the Tobins and that that sum was in nowise a secur- 1ty for the clerk’s behavior. McGettigan went to Washington and called upon BSecretary Herbert, to whom he stated the case. he Secretary was in- dignant that an officer in the service should take upon himself to extract a cash bond from a clerk, and began measures to have Paymaster Webster brouxht home to explain this unusual transaction, As the Concord was to be ordered to Mare lsland Webster was sent to that vessel, changing places with Passed Assistant Paymaster Leeds C. Kerr. The Concord, in com- pany with the Petrel, will probably arrive in this Yon from Honolulu next Friday, and will go directly to the navy-varda. Mr. McGettigan was interviewed by a Cavw reporter at the Russ House last even- ing and unhesitatingly made the forego- ing statement, giving in detail his meeting with the Secrétary of the Navy. “When I laid before hLim Web- ster's receipt given to Mrs. Tobin for her son's cash bond,” said Mr. McGettigan, ‘“‘Secretary Herbert was a very angry man., He also saw Webster's letter to McAdoo and the explanation that the money was only received asaloan, and that statement didn’t help the paymaster in the estimation of his chief. B “1 also informed Mr. Herbert that young Tobin had tried in vain to get some kind of a settlement out of Webstar, but that officer always answered that he had no money. His pay is $2000 a vear. He has been in several difliculties before and was court-martialed dut in China about a year ago. Paymaster Webster is a very speedy officer according to all accounts. ~ His tale to poor old Mrs, Tobin was a falsehood. «'‘A pay clerk in the naval service han- the Yorktown left here for the Asiatic station. ALTERING TRANSFERS. Robert Bell Arrested on Complaint of the Market - Street Cable Company. Robert Bell, an elderly man, was ar- rested at his residence on Pierce street, near Page, yesterday afternoon on two warrants charging him with “restoring a canceled check of a railroad company.” Tue complaining witness is Conductor McCoy of the Market-street Cable Com- vany. It is alleged that Bell altered the date on transfer tickets, plugged up the punch hole, repunched the ticket and used it to travel on the company’s lines. When searched several transfers were found in his pockets, He denied the ac- cusation and said that one of his sons was making a collection of transfer tickets as a *fad,”” and he gave him all he could collect, Bell was formerly steward at the City and County Hospital. One of his sons is in the Street Department and another is in the Assessor’s Office. The arrest is said to be the firstof a series, as the company has the names of several others who are accused of a simi- lar offense. ILLEGAL FISHING. An Unlicensed Fisherman Arrested and a Four Hundred Fathom Set Net Seized. M. Nordman of Benicia was arrested Tuesday by Deputy Fish Commissioner J. H. Davis for fishing without a license, Mr. Davis also picked up in Honkers Bay a set net measuring 400 fathoms anchored at one end by an anchor,and at the other The Handsome Four-Masted Schooner Muriel That Made the Run From Hawaii in Fifteen Days. She Was Built at Oakland and Is One of the Prettiest Schooners in the Bay. [Sketched by a ““Call” artist.] ALONG THE WATER FRONT The New Scheoner Muriel Made the Run From Hawaii in Fifteen Days. A VERY HANDSOME VESSEL. Funds for the Relief of the Men Drowned in the Blairmore Pouring In. One of the prettiest schooners in the bay is the Muriel, which arrived here from Honoipu, Hawaiian Islands, on the 26th | inst. She is loaded with sugar and this is her maiden voyage. During her run to Hawaii she made excellent time and the owners are justly proud of the new vessel. The Muriel will load general merchandise | for the islanas, and a full cargo has already been assured her. The Italian ship E. Raggio and the British ship Promise Hill were 1n collision vesterday. The latier had her outer bob- stay carried away ana the end of her jib- boom broken off. The Raggio had her jigger rigging carried away and her poop rail damaged. The vessels were separated without any trouble and a few hundred dollars will repair all the damage. About 4:30 o'clock in the morning a strong breeze from the southeast blew, and when the tide caught the vessels the Primrose Hill went adrift, The crew on the Raggio were on the lookout, however, and serious damage was averted. John Martel, who has for twentv years been assistant chief clerk on the Pacific Mail Company’s dock, died last Tuesday after a short illness. He was about 40 years of age and was one of the best-known | men on the water front. | The Harbor Commissioners are more | than pleased with the working of the new | purchasing depot. During the last six montns about $4300 lias been saved to the State. Superintendent S. E. Westlake thinks that a still ereater saving can be made. ‘It means a saving of over $700 a | month,” said President Colnon yesterday, ‘“and that is only the beginning of civil | service reform. Assoon as we get under- | way you will see expenses drop like lead, and while I and my brother Harbor Com- missioners may be called everf' name in | the calendar, still the State will be tens of | thousands of dollars in pocket by the transaction.”” The amount of money raised for the relatives of the men drowned in the Blair- more has reached the respectable sum of $1808 25. The lists are now closed, but a few dollars may be expected from the Union 1ron Works on May 7 (pay day). The list is as follows: E Before reported 1417 75 George Lovelock, Nevada. 500 Captain Watson 500 Captain Burfiel 500 The Bungalow. 250 Jumes A. Hanla 500 Collected by Miss Poud . 725 Dr. McDonald. 500 150 10 00 2 50 35 00 4325 Ship Gantock Rock, second installmen 600 Ship Morlalta. . 11 50 8hip Tuveres! 35 00 Ship Altair 14 00 Ship Alexander 16 00 Ship Leyland Bro 15 00 Ship Lucipara. 30 00 Shib Hyderabs 45 O Ship Wynustay. 27 50 Ehip Ldenballymore.. 35 00 Ship Craigend... 26 00 Grand Total $1808 25 The question of raising the vessel is still in abeyance, and Captain Burnt does not know whether to raise her himself or sell the hull as it lies. The chances are, how- ever, that work on her will begin next week. As the vessel has settled into the mll)d the work of raising her will be diffi- cult. TO RESTRAIN PEDDLERS. Retall Frult-Dealera Object to Thelr Ringing Doorballs. At a meeting of the retail fruit and game dealers Monday night it was de- cided to append to the petition already drafted for presentation to the Board of Superyisors, asking that peddlers be pro- hibited from taking stands with their wagons, but be compelled to keep moving about the City; a request also to prohibit peddlers from rineing doorhells in selling their wares. Both privileges now prac- ticed by peddlers are claimed by the fruit men to be illegal and unjustly detrimental to their trade. The association is rapidly increasing in membership. Already 215 firms finve joined. There remain now only about fifteen or sixtzen firms in the City outside of the association. Arrangements were made at the meeting to hold & grand picnic at San Jose the lat- ter part of next month. All fruit men are invited. —_——— BITUMEN ON EIGHTH STREET. Property - Owners Want the Rallroad Company to Pave. The property-owners along Eighth street between Market and Folsom are highly incensed because the Market-street Rail- road Company is neglecting to pave that portion of the street between the rails with bitumen. A few weeks ago the Supervisors award- ed the contract of paving Eighth street by weights of railroad iron. The net was turned over to the local authorities and complaint entered against Jonn Doe. with bitumen to the Pacific Paving Com- pany. Work was begun soon after, and concrete has already been laid along the 0 | fact that on east side of the block between Market and Mission. The entire block and half of the next block will hs completed by the first of next week, The failure on the part of the railroad to remove the cobbles between the rails and lay concrete along with the paving com- pany will seriously impair the pavement according to the s(atements of several of the propertv-owners. They wish the railroad to either remove the track altogether or join with them and put in bitumen. SEMI-CENTENNIAL FETE. Mexican Veterans Will Celebrate the First Raising of the American Flag in California. The following communication is self- explanatory: - | _To the Editor of the Call—SiR: The Associated Veterans of the Mexican War desire, through your columns, to express their sincere thanks io General James Forsyth, U. 8. A., command- ing the Department of California, for his gen- erous and patriotic aid toward the celebration of the semi-centennial anniversary of the tak- ing possession of California and the raising of | | the American flag at Nonterey on July 7, 1846, by Commodore John D. Sloat of the United | | States navy at that place, and, under his or- ders, by Captain Montgomery of the United States sloop-of-war Portsmouth at San Fran- cisco and the Presidio on July 9, 1846, as per | the following order. HEADQUARTERS DEPART! T OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 1896, Edwin A. Sherman, Chairman of the Commit- | tee of Arrangements, Associated Veterana of the | Mezican War, No. 1312 Webster street, Oakland, Cal. : Referring to your communication th inst., addressed 1o the department commander, inviting him and command to at- tend the semi-centenninl celebration at Mon- | ., in commemoration of the American ation of Caiifornia and the raising of the American flag at that place, etc., I am directed Dby the department commander to inform you that arrangements will be made jor the pres. ence at Monterey on the occasion specified of & light battery of artillery, which will be in- structed to fire requisite salutes and take part in the ceremonies; that the necessary salutes will be fired on July 7 from San Diego Bar- racks, Alcatraz Island and the Presidio of San Francisco; that from the last-naned post a sa lute will also be fired on July 9 in commem- | oration of the first hoisting of the American | | flag thereat, and that your invitation to all the | officers of the command to attend the ceremo- nies at Monterey has been communicated to them, with the Tequest that all such as con- template attendance on the occasion shall so signify 10 these headquarters, a list of which when received will be furnished you. Very Tespectfully Q. D. GREENE, Assistant Adjutant General, TOR CALFORA COL The Manufacturers’ and Pre- ducers’ Association Enters a Protest. Measures Adopted to Deter the Stock- ton Asylum From Using a Foreiga Product. Strenuous efforts are being put forth by the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Associ- ation to induce the managers of the State insane asylums to supply those institu- tions with native coal. These efforts re- ceived quite a douche of cold water when it became known that the Napa Asylum Trustees had signed a contract for the sup- plying of that institution with Welsh coal. The association forthwith entered the fol- lowing energetic protest: 8AN FrANcIsco, April 29, 1896. To the Honorable Board of Zrustecs of the State Asylum_for the Insane, Napa, Cal—GENTLE- | MEN: Our attention has been called to the the 25th inst, bids were opened at the Napa Asyium for iis supply of coal, and we are further informed that the fol- lowing bids were received : 600 tons Welsh coal at $6 03. $3618; 800 tons Clarke coal at 5, $2020; 800 tons Clarke coal being required to evaporate 13,- 888,100 "pounds of water as against 600 tous of the Welsh. We are further informed that although there is & difference of $698 in favor of the Clarke, which is a California coal, the contract was awarded to the parties bidding on Welsh coal from Great Britain. This association, numbering among its mem- berssome of the largest taxpayers in the State, has considered it a part of 1ts duties (o call the attention of State institutions to the fact that they should, at equal price and quality, give the preference to California manuiactures and roduets. In this connection communications aave been sent to said public institutions irom time to time. An interview was had some months since with Governor Budd on the subject, at which he declared himseif very warmly in favor of the patronage of home industries by said pub- lic institutions. Therefore, it was with much surprise that we heard of 'the action of your board in awarding this contract to the highest bidder; and supposing that it was an oversight on your part, we would most respectfully re- quest that you cancel said contract and award the same in favor of the California coal, thereby assisting home 1ndustries, as well as saving a large amount to the State. Trusting that this matter will receive prompt attentionat your hands and awaiting your iavorable repiy, I am, for the association, yours very truly, 8. H. TacY, Manager. In order to avert a similar contretempsat Btqckton, the following letter was sent to the trustees of the asylum there by Man- ager Tacy: | SAN FraNcrsco, April 29, 1896. To the Honorable Board of Trustces of the State Asylum _for the Insame, Stockton, Cal.—GENTLE- MEN: We have been informed that on the 23d inst. bids were opened at Stockton for the coal supply of the asylum, and thatamong others the following m&; have been receivea; 10,- 315.200 pounds of water evaporated with 500 tons Welsh at §6 83,$3415; 10,315,200 pounds of water evaporated with 822 tons Clarke at 374, $3074 48, making the differemce in avor of the Clarke coal grhich 18 the Cali- fornia production) of 0 52. Although I suppose it is hardly necessary, I desire to call your attention to the question of patronizing home products, and urge that the contract be given for the California (Clarke) coal. I have no doubt that the bid on Clarke coal belnfl lower for equal quality that this course will be taken by your honorable board, and tbhanking you in advauce, I am for the association, yours truly, | levy the eighty-fifth assessment of 11{ per FIRE PATROL. N DANGER, Report of Assessments for Its Support Showing a Heavy Decrease. SERVICE MUST BE CURTAILED. Insurance Men Surprised at theI Falling Off in Business During the Quarter. The latest development in the demoral- | ized insurance situation in this City is the | startling announcement thatitis no longer | possible to maintain the Underwriters’ | Fire Patrol on its old basis. Fully a third reduction in the income of | the patrol, which bas done inestimable service for San Francisco, has taken place in the last quarter. Twenty fire insnraace companies that on many an occasion have been saved thousands of dollars by the | patrol's assistance have withdrawn their support_entirely, leaving the remaining | companies to face the quesiion of sustain- ing the patrol. The first notification of this serious fall- ing off was received by tae local insurance | men yesterday. Itcamein theeighty-fifth | regular assessment notice for the support of the Fire Patrol for the quarter ending March 31. This private circular stated that at a meeting of the board of directorsof the patrol, held April 28, it was resoived to | cent on the basis of premium receipts, less | return premiums and reinsurance premi- ums paid to companies contributing to the expense of the patrol on policies covering property in San Francisco. The total number of companies report- ing was fifty-nine. For the corresponding quarter of 1895 it was seventy-nine and in 1894 eighty-seven. The premium receipts show a heavy falling away and, conse- quently, the assessment aggregates little more than two-thirds of the total figure of the first quarter of 1895. For the sake of comparison the figures are given as follows for the first quarters in 1894, 1895 and 1896. PPPRPERPRIPRPERIRP I DRIV PR PSR RRRP |Numberof| Premium | Asscssment Quarter. companies| _receipts in reporting. |San Francisco| patrol. 1894 87 $564,91799 | 37,081 00 1895 79 538736 44 6,677 70 1896 59 390,504 97 4,881 55 The companies which failed to contribute to the Fire Patrol are the Agricultural of New York, American of New York, Broad- way, Uontinental, Delaware, Franklin of Philadelphia, Germania of New York, Glenn Falls, Girard, Magdeburg, Mer- chants of New Jersey, Niagara, North- western National, Orient of Hartford, Pacific of New York, Patriotic of Dublin, Sun of California, Teutonia of New Or- leans, Traders’ of Chicago, Westchester of New York and Williamsburg City of | Brooklyn. With but two insignificant ex- ceptions, all these companies are Ameri- can. Notone of the wealthy foreign cor- porations failed to give their share to sup- port the patrol. 1 The decrease in fire insurance business as shown by the quarterly report was dis- cussed all day long in insurance circles yesterday. It was noted with misgivings, for the income had dropped down to an unprecedentedly low figure. Several com- panies had fallen over 100 per cent in their receipts. Of the lar:er companies the Liverpool, London and Globe fell from $20,- 098 60 to $11,170 15, the Royal Exchange from $17,945 to $10,197, the Etna of Hart- ford from $16,445 to §8066, the New Zea- land from $19,780 to $5727. Bome general managers had refused business at very low rates, and conse- quently they made a poor showing. The Royal, Firemaa’s Fund, Commercial Union, Connecticut, London and Lanca- shire, Queen, Lancashire, German-Ameri- can, Hamburg-Bremen and some others increased their incomes. Insurance men, however, admit that their business is utterly demoralized in San Francisco and are begzinning to think seriously of a new compact to sustain rates. They could not say what would be the future of the Fire Patrol, although unless some understanding be reached re- garding rates they fear it will not be par- ticularly bright. THE WOMEN’S CONGRESS. The Third Annual Meeting Will Con- vene in Native Sons’ Hall Next Monday Morning, The third annual meeting of the Women’s Congress of the Pacific Coast will convene in the Native Sons' Hall next Monday morning at 10:30 o’clock, the president, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, de- livering the address of welcome. There will be three sessions a day for seven days. The programme will be as follows: 10:80 A. congress. 2. Re- ony, Rochester, N. ., Mrs. Henrotin, Chi e - bRy 35‘9“5"-“ cago, Ill. 3. Inirodue: 4. hyiat Opening address by the Afternoon session, 2:30 P. M.—“The Begin- ning of Good Government,”” Mrs. chu‘i:i?e 8. H. TAcY, Manager. Perkins Stetson, Chicago, lil.; “Functions of [’fl c [ day Lindsey refused to pay him and beat him Government,” President Kellogg, University of California. Evening session, $:00—“The Eyolution of Government,” President Jordan, Leland Stan- ford Jr. University; “The Trend of Govern- ment To-day,” Rev. Anna H. Shaw. TUESDAY, MAY 5—FORMS OF GOVERNMENT. Morning session, 10:30—“The Chief,” Mrs. William Keith, Berkeley; “The King,” Miss Mollie E. Connors, Oakland; “The Peopie” (paper). Mrs. Charlotte Perkins-Stetson, Chi- cago, Til. Afternoon session, 2:30—‘The Family,” Miss Catherine M. Graydon, Oakland; “The Tribe,” Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor: “The State '(or Kingdom)”, Mrs. Mary Prag; *The Nation,” Miss Eliza U, Keith Evening session, $:00— What Americans Came From, and What We Came For.”” Hon. Taylor Rogers; *What We Did for the World,” Rev. Anna H. Shaw; “What We Are Now,” Dr. Ed. A. Ross, Stanford University, Cal. Mornin ‘WEDNESDAY, MAY g session, 10:30 — “Women as o Popular Myth,” Miss Cordelia 8. Kirkland, Chicago, I1L; “Woman asa Plain Fact,”” Miss Sarah M. Severance; “Woman as & Social Fac- tor,” Mrs. Eliza_A. Orr; “Woman as a Social Sufferer,’’ Rev. Eliza Tupper Wilkes, Oakland. Afternoon session, 2:30 — “Women in Re- ligion,” Rev. J. K. McLean, D.D., Oakland: “Women in_ Fiction,” Mrs. Lovell White; “Woman in Poetry,” 3rs. Dorothea Rotn. Evening session, 8 — “As She Was and as She Is,” Rev. Jacob Voorsanger, D.D.; “As She Is Said to Be,” Miss Elizabeih V. Yates: “AsShe Will Be,” Rev. Anna H. Shaw. THURSDAY, MAY 7—THE HISTORIC VIEW. Morning_session, 10:30 o’clock—*Primitive Woman,” Mrs. Saran Gamble; “In Savagery, Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster; “In Barbarism,” Mrs. E G. Greene of Santa Cruz; “In Ancient Civilizations,” Mrs, George Oulton of Bouldin Island. Afternoon session, 2:30 o’clock—“In China and Japan,” Miss Elizabeth U. Yates of Maine; “In Indi; Miss Sarah D. Hamlin; “In North- ern Races,” Miss Agnes Manning; “In Feudal- ism,” Mrs. Mary Field of San Jose. Evening session, 8 o'clock — “Our Fore- others,” Charles A. Murdock; ‘“Woman in odern Europe,” Mrs. Heien M. Henrotin of icago; “In America To-day,” Mrs. Clara B, 1by, Washington. FRIDAY, MAY BTH—SOME SPECIAL PHASES. Morning session, 10:30 o’clock—*America’s Great Queens,”Mrs. Harriet R.Strung,Ranchito del Fuerte, Cal.; *“The Queen Dowager,” Mrs. Sturtevant-Peet, Sau Jose, Cal.; “The Power Behind the Throne,” Miss A. M. Fulton; “Mothers of Great Men,” Mrs. Ada Van Peit, | Ozkland. Afternoon session, 2:30 o’clock—“Heroines of History,” Mrs. Henry Krebs Jr., “The Slave as Ruler.” Mrs. George T. Gaden; “Woman in War Times,” Mrs. E. O. Smith, 8an Jose, Cal. Evening session, 8 o'clock— The Modern Change in Ideals of Womanhood,” Professor Edward H. Griggs, Stanford University; “Woman’s Stake in'the Country,” Miss Sarah M. Severance, College Park; “Tne Mother—Old and New,” Mrs. Harriet W. Russell Strong, President Ebeil Society, Los Angeles, Cal. SATURDAY, MAY 9—CLAIMS—GENERAL AND SPE- CIAL. forning session, 10:30 o’clock—*“Women as Citizens,” Mrs. Emma Seckle Marshail, Oak- land: “Housekeeping and City-keeping,” Miss Harriet May Mills, New York; *Rightof Rep- resentatio! iss Alice Moore McComas, Los Angeles; “Reaction of Injustice,” Miss Sarah Severance. Afternoon session, 2:30 o'clock—*“Rights of Property and Rights of Persons,” Mrs. Harriet W. Russell Strong; “Private-Spirited Moth- ers,” Rev. Anna H. Shaw; New Citizen- ship” (symposium), Mrs. A. A. Sargent, Mrs. John F.Swift, Miss Mollie E. Connors and Miss > Mills; ronger Home,” Mrs. Helen Camp- bell, Chicago, I11. Evening session, 8 o’clock — “How Far Is Woman Ada d and Adaptable to Political Funetions,” Professor H. H. Powers, Stanford ; University; “Children of & Larger Growth,” Rev. Anna H. Shaw; “Practical Ethics for the Home and Government,” Mrs. Sarah B, Cooper, president of the congress. SUNDAY. MAY 10. Evening session o'clock—Sermon, Rey. Anna M. Shaw; 4l services to be con- Qducted by Mrs. Marriner-Campbell. The subject to be discussed by the con- eress is, ‘‘Woman and Government.” Speeches will be limited to twenty min- utes. —————— ‘Would Not Pay His Bill. J. P. Lapcaze, laundryman, 809 Sutter street, sworeout a warrant in Judge Joschimsen’s court yesterday for the arrest of A.G. Lindsey of 1255 California street on the charze of bat. tery. Lapeaze said that Lindsey owed him $30 and when he went to collect the bill on Mon with his fists. MAHONEY MEETS DEFEAT His Delegation Refused a Place on the Temporary Roll. A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR HIM. The Battle Must Be Fought on Egual Ground Before the State Convention. The executive committee of the Repub- lican State Central Committee, after an hour’s discussion last nignt, decided to leave the contest between the opposing delegations from the Fourth Congressional District to the State Convention. Mahoney’s delegation will not be placed on the temporary roll, and will not be allowed to vote on the matter. So that the “battle will have to be fought in Sacra- mento. There were twenty of the thirty-one members of the executive committee pres- ent, with P. B. Cornwall in the chair and Jake Steppacher acting as secretary. At 8:20 . M. the meeting was called to order and non-members were requested to air themselves in the hallway. At9:20 o’clock the door of the committee - room was opened, and the members thereof emerged from the cigar-smoke and wended their way homeward. It was learned that[the discussion on both sides was temperate and gentle- manly. John D. Spreckels and Senator Mahoney represented the two headsof the contest. The Senator seemed to be disappointed | that his delegation could not get on the temporary roll, as that would be quite a victory for his side, and he seemed to feel the disappointment keenly. There was no other business transacted by the committee, and the Mahoney con- tingent went away mourning. IMPURE JELLIES. Letter on the Subject From the Manu- facturers’ and Producers’ Association to the Board of Health. Jellies composed for the most part of glucose, horses’ and cows’ feet, old livers and cheap flavoring extracts are said to be on sale in many of the grocers’ shovs of | the City. The matter being brought to | the notice of the Manufacturers’ and Pro- ducers’ * Association that body has ad- dressed the following communication to | the City Board of Health: SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 1896. To the Honorable the Board of Health of the City and County of San Franclsco: GENTLEMEN—In- formation has reached us that there is great flood of impure jellies in the San ¥ran- cisco market, which is endsnz g not -nly tnat field of manufacture in Caiifornia, but also is a menace to the heal'h of the community. We understand that this matter has already been called to your attention and that yon are now making some investigations of the sa and we write this letter to urge that you m; such investigations as thorough as mey be in your power, and that if your investigations yarrant it we hope that decisive steps will be taken to stamp out the evil. Yours truly, Frep H. DINGLE, Assistant Secretary. NEW @iiibiiii”i)i??iibii’)iiiiim”’i’iib'ii T h € rormrnrrrrr The Latest Spring and Summer Designs, from Paris, London and New York. &i’i?i)iiii?i"i - Wonder Milliner 1026 Market St. EAEEIEASEEEEE AR SRR B E ARG B RS RS EEEE R B IR TO-DAY. The Prices are Low. The Largest and Best Selected Stock Ever Displayed in This City. ES, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, RIBBONS, NO BRANCH STORE IN THIS CITY. x&li‘i!‘(fit‘i((!(éil&“QQQQQQQ(QQQQQIQQQ“““Il“‘at§ i To ALL Merchants Who Retal T0BACCO, BLACKWEL DURHA| sale offe: to-day. TOBACCO COMPANY. have ifficulty in procuring your cut on.t. {h‘ll notice and send It with your order to your whol i you OFFICE OF BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO COMPANY. Dear Sir: FREE from your wholesale dealer, &I:' ITE STAR SOAP Wwith all Blackwell's Genuine Durham Smoking Tobacco you buy- of soap Free with each pound, whether 16 oz., 8 0zZ., 4 0Z., OF 2 oz., packages. that we will supply them with soap to give yo supply of.i once,” an soap. One bar of Soap FR. each M, N. C. You dre entitled to receive One bar We have notified every whole= d:lle: in the United States %ERRE DURMAM at insist on getting your E with und you buy. Eolp is for a limited time, so order Yours very truly, L’S DURHAM ‘‘ONE YEAR BORROWS ANOTHER YEAR’S FOOL.” YOU DIDN’T USE SAPOLIO LAST YEAR. PERHAPS YOU WILL NOT THIS YEAR.