The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 2, 1896, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1896. VALLEY RAILWAY NEARS MERCED. Constructors Are Within Thirteen Miles of the Town. DIRECTORS AT STOCKTON They Inspect the Line and Are Greatiy Pleased With Its Progress. READY TO HAUL THE CROPS. Heavy Yields in- the ‘San Joaquin Valley Will Keep the New System Busy. STOCKTON, CaL., May 1.—A number of Valley railroad officials and citizens made atrip of inspection over the road this morning. The party -included Vice-Presi- dent Robert Watt, Directors Isaac Upham, A. H. Payson and Leon Sloss, Chief Engineer Storey and Bridge Engineer Schimbler. They were accompanied by S. D. Rosenbaum, P. B. Fraser, H. J. Cor- coran, A. L. Levinsky, Nate Harrold and Mr. Kahn of Oakdale. The railroad officials made the trip to in- spect the character and progress of the work and they were well pleasea with the way in which the construction is being pushed. The track is now completed to within thirteen miles of Merced and the line will be-able to handle freight between this city and Merced within a month. The party was particularly pleased with the trestle approaches to the Merced River and the construction of the bridge over the stream. The approach from this side is 19,000 feet long, and the one on the other side 8000 feet. Besides being well sat isfied with the progress of the work, the inspectors were- elated over the splendid Pprospects of a large harvest along the line of the road, and the consequent large ship- ments of grain. It is understood that the directors’ trip was made preparatory to adopting -the - freight schedules compiled by their traffic manager. This evening there was a conference among the railroad officials and a number of the members of the Commercial Asso- . ciation, and matters pertaining to the road. were discussed. The meeting was secret. APPLICANTS MUST WAIT. Governor Dudd Will Take His Time in Making Appointments. STOCKTON, CaL., May 1.—Governor Budd left on ‘the afternoon train to-day for-Sacramento. Before going he was seen by a Mail reporter with reference to cer- tain appoiritments of State officials whose terms of office have expired. He said that as a rule he would not make any appoint- ments until the ead of ‘the present fiscal | year, allowing those whose terms have ex- pired to remain in office until then, as he did not think it a wise policy to break into the year, but that it was better to allow most of the officers to_stay in until they had compléted their financial statements for the year. “1" will adhere to this ruleas much as possibie,” said the -Governor, “but, of course, it will be a flexible rule, and in some cases I will make appointments, per- haps, if the occasion seems to demand it. I recenily appointed two members of the Board of Dental Examiners, one from Santa. Cruz and one from Benicia. That was (o fill vacancies caused by resigna- tions and because the board did not have a quorum to do its work. “Icannot tell yet what I shall do with reference to appointing the members of the Yosemite Valley Commission. There will probably be a meeting of the mem- ters of the commission in San Francisco week after next, and then there will be the annual meeting in the valley the sec- ond week in June. I may wait before making any appointments on this com- mission until after these meetings. With the members of the Board of Pharmacy I shall probably wait until the end of the present fiscal year. If any occasion should arise before then to require an appoint- ment I shalt make it. *The term of some of the members of the San Bernardino Asylum will expire in May; but T cannot tell just now what wi!l be done toward filling their places. With the Napa Asylum there will be two va- cancies, but I will probably wait until after June before filling them.” *“What do yon intend to do about filling the vacancy caused by the death of Dennis Spencer, attorney for the San Francisco Board of Health?” was asked. *I may wait. until after the Supreme Court renders its decision in the case now pending before making the appointment of his successor,” replied the Governor. *1 have fully made up my mind as to who will be the nppointee, but will not make hisname public at present. It is possi- ble that the appointment may not be de- layed until after the Supreme Court ren- ders its opinion, but as matters stand at present I -think I will wais until that time.” — - CIVIL SERVICE RULES WANTED. A Move to Place: State Institutions Out of Politics. STOCKTON, Car., May. 1,—A. deter- mined effort is being made to-have the Representatives to the next . Legislature pledged to vote fora law- placing the in- sane asylums, the reform’ schools sand a few other State institutions under civil service rules so far as-the physicians, at- tendants and most of the emplcyes are concerned. It i¢ known' that Governor Budd is strongly in favor of the paseage of such a law and that he will usehis best endeavors to see such ‘a state- of affairs brought about as will prevent the work- ings of the State institutions. from being . hampered by the constant puliing. and hauling of political wire-pullers. Under the constitution of the State the | directors of the various asylums must be appointed every four years, but as matters are at present they are hampered in their work for the benefits of the institutions and annoyed beyond measure by the per- sistent demands for the discharge of faith- ful employes and their replacement by ward J)fl!!tlcmnm They are then often abused because they will not do as re. quested, and often ‘are villified because they will not absolutely turn over the patronage of -State institutions to local political committees. MISS YATES AT NEVADA CITY. . Addresses a Lavge Audiencs on Woman’s Suffrage Issue. NEVADA CITY, Cav., May 1.—A large audience assembled at the theater last night to listen to the address delivered by Elizabeth Yates, the noted advocate of woman’s suffrage. Miss Harriet Mills of Syracuse, N. Y., organizer of the woman suffragists, presided, and Hon. J. M. Wall- ing introduced the speaker. Miss Yates the presenied many strongarguments in favor of giving women the elective franchise, and answered the objections advanced by op;)onénts of woman suffrage. She made a favorable impression, and her -speech doubtless carried conviction to some waver- ing ones who were unaecided as to what stand to take upon this question when they came to vote upon the proposed amendment next fall. e HIDING IN THE MOUNTAINS. PORTLAND'S RING OF SMUGGLERS, Outlaw Phil Crowley Loscated by Kern| Prominent Men Arrested County Officers. STOCKTON, CaL., May 1-—Sheriff Cun- ningham has received from the Sheriff of Kern County a letter in which he states that be has located in the mountains of that county a man whose description answers to that of Phil Crowley, who escaped from the acylum here about a year ago, and who afterward terrorized the region about Haywards, robbing stores there and foraging on the people of Ala- meda County for some time. Sheriff Borg- wardt thought the man was an escape, as he was heavily armed and evidently in hiding. The description tallied so closely with that of Crowley that Sheériffi Cun- ningham bas notified the Kern County officer that the man located in the moun- tains is probably Crowley. There 15 a reward of $00 offered by the State for Crowley’s aporebension and an- other of $10 that the Alameda County authorities are willing ‘to give. Crowley was under life .sentence on a charge of murder, and feigned insanity and wassent to the asylum here. He managed to es- ve, and nothing was heard of him for eral months, when he suddenly made is appearance in the hills back of Hay- wards and had all the law officers of Ala- meaa County after him. He made his raids at night, and one night broke into a gunstore in Haywards and helped himself to all the ammunition and guns he wanted. He then eluded the officers and made his way south. He was seen back of Fresno after that, and it is probable that he is the man who has been located in Kern County. —_—— HOPELESSLY INSANE. Sarah Althea Rill-Sharon-Terry Cannot Eecover. STOCKTON, Cavn., Mayl.—Sarah Althea Hill-Sharon-Terry is now hopelessly in- sane. For a time it was believed that perfect quiet and freedom from all dis- turbing influences would bring back her impaired reason, but from her condition recently it is very evident that this can never be done. 8he has now become vio- lent and has to be kept in close confine- ment. Several days ago it became apparent that she was getting worse rapidly, and one day this week she attacked her attendant. Mrs. | During the struggle that ensued she nearly bit the tinger off the attendant. Luckily, the laceration was treated immediately and blood poisoning did not ensue. She is gnarded now more closeiy than ever. Mrs. Terry’s reason has completely fled, and she only broods over her troubles, but many of her past experiences she does not remember. LIS, MGELES ROLSED | Southern Pacific Has Not Gained by the Methods of Its Agents. Whittier Reform Scheol Inmates Enrolled on Petitions for S:nta Monica. LOS ANGELES, Cavu., May 1.—The dis- closures in connection with the question- able methods of Southern Pacific hench- men to influence the committee in charge of the river and harbor bill for Hunting- ton’s harbor at Santa Monica has embit- tered the people here to the lastdegree, but the hope is now that the desperate game of these forgers will soon be de- feated. Encouraging telegrams were received here to-day from Senator White, who is now fully advised of the nefarious busi- ness. The Free Harbor League has se- cured additional affidavits to-day, con- firming still further the fact that unlaw- fut means were employed to secure signa- tures to bogus petitions. It bas been ascertained that George An- derson, the go-between, was iately paroled from the Whittier Reform School and tem- porarily employed by the Evening Ex- press, and that many of the names on the petitions were of inmates of that institu- uion. H. Z. Osborne, editor of the Ex- press, made the following statement to a CALL correspondent this morning: *Iknow that the town has been flooded with petitions on both sides of the ques- tion, and that Mr. Carrere, who has re- ported labor matters generally, was inter- ested in_circulating the petition in labor circles; butif there are any bogus names or forgeries I knew nothing about it. I knew nothing about the details, never saw the petilions and had nothing to do with them. 8o far as the attempt to con- nect me with anything dishonorable, or wiih these petitions, it is a falsehood. I desire to add that in all my life I have never received one cent from txa Southern Pacitic Railroad for anything but adver- tising and the legitimate business of the paper. “In this fight I have been actuated solely by the belief that the policy I bave pursted is the right one.”’ Late this afternoon Major Carrere calied at the District Attorney’s office and asked for a complaint against young Anderson. Carrere charges Anderson with obtaining money ‘under false pretenses. A warrant for Anderson’s arrest was issued, but he cannot be fouua. Carrere is a frequent visitor at the Whiirier school, and is fond of addressing and enceuraging the boys. On Anderson’s release he took him asa protege. < HOLD-UP AT WOODLAND. Deputy Sheriff La Brie Robbed Within Twenty Steps of the Courthouse. ‘WOODLAND, CaL.,, May 1.—One of the most daring hold-ups that has occurred in this city for years was successfully carried out to-night by two unknown men within twenty steps of the County Courthouse. Deputy Sheriff- La Brie was the victim, ‘38‘17 he was robbed of a purse containing La Brie, who is the jailer, sleeps in the basement of the Conrthousc. He had just emerged from his ‘room when two men conironted him with leveled revolvers and demanded that he lose no time in banding over his valnables. . There was no £oszible chance for de- fense, and the officer reluctantly handed over his coin. As he did so the smaller of the robbers gashed the jailer's wrist with a pocket-knife. he entire nolice and Sheriff's force are in search of the robbers. La Brie is a man of undaunted courage, and had he had the least chance he would undoubtedly have given the robbers a fight. Unlortunately he was not armed at the time. Owing to the darkness La Brie is unable to eive an accurate description of his assailants other taan that one man was tall ang the other short. A CONSTANT COUGIH, With Shortness of Breath Failing Sirength and Wasting of Flesh, all be! token Lungs more or less ser.ously affected, and demanding prompt treatmeat. By nsing Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorent serious results may be efther avolded or palliated. [ . by Treasury Agent Chappelle. LANDED MANY CHINESE. Scores of Mongols Brought From Vancouver on the Steamer d Signal. HAVE LONG BEEN WATCHED. A Custom-House Broker and a Court Inferpreter the Gang’s Leaders. PORTLAND, Or., May 1.—United States Marshal Grady last night arresied W. P. Swope, Custom-house broker and politi- cian;J. C. Dolan, a politician, and Eugene Dement, Japanese court interpreter and port Tax Collector, for violating the immi- gration laws. Valentine R. Ritter, an ad- vertising solicitor, and R. Lindsay, & book- keeper, similarly charged, are yet at lib- erty. For some time past there have been ru- mors of illegal work in connection with the identication of the Chinese arriving in | Portland on the steamer Signal from Van- couver, B. C., and soliciting laading. These rumors grew, as with each succeed- ing voyage of the steamer the list of Chi- §on, Idaho and Montana, 8t & salary of $15,000 a year. Mr. Burleigh -in petition- ing the court says: . ‘There is no probability of such uninca- tion (receivership unification) taking place in the immediate future and tbe legal af- fairs of the receiver are in such condition that the appointment of a general counsel to the receiver is now urgently demanded, and such appointment cannot await further delay on account of any hoped-for unification of the receivership.” St ke SANTA BARBaRA4’S CHARTER. Five Committees to Assist in Drafting the Asticles. SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May 1.—The board of fifteen Freeholders, clected early in April to frame a new city charter for Santa | arbara, met Jast night and organ- ized, with Judge Crane as president. Five committees, each consisting of three mem- bers, were appointed to draft articles re- lating to the various departments of municipal government, being selected as follows: Division one—Judge R. B. Canfield, Judge H. G. Crane aud E. 8. Sheffield; description and powess of the corporation, the legislative | branch and misceliancous provisions. Division two—B. F. Thomas, Adam Ott and D. F. Hunt; the judicial department, em- bracing the police, fire and health depart- ments. Division three—T, R. Dewe, A. M. Ruiz and C. A. Edwards; functions of the Mayor and other officials, together with finances. Division four—J. L. Barker, E. C. Tallant and J. C. Hassin, epartment of public works. Divison five—J. W. Taggart, J. N. Hiller and A. Goux; department of education and public library: The members of the board are going vigorously to work and Santa Barbara has every prospect of being pluced under an intelligent system of government conson- ant with her present needs. g s SANTA BARBARA’'S PHENOMENON. Fayette Birtch Again Wins a Hundred- Yard Sprint in Ten Seconds Flat. SANTA BARBARA, CaL, May L— There is much rejoicing here to-night over the news trom Ventura that in the May- day games Fayette Birtch easily repeated his record of 10 seconds flat in the 100- yard dash. The contest took place ona mile racetrack, and the boy ran at a disad- vantage. The Volunteer Fireman’s Association of Santa Barbara challenged Ryan of Los An- Fayette Birtch, the Santa Barbara Lad Who Runs 100 Yards in 10 Seconds. [From aphotograph.] nese passengers increased, until at lact the talk reached the ears of the Government officials. As a result a report was made to the Treasury Department. This report carried with it weight sufficient to cause the detailing of Treasury Agent A. W. Chappelle to investigate. Agent Chappelle arrived in Portland in the early part of last January and during the four months succeeding has bent his entire energies to the detection of crime and conspiracy—if such existed—connected with the landing of the Chinese on the Bignal. With eacl arrival of the steamer he has been a constant attendant at the examinations, yet none of the inspectors or general officials knew him in his proper capacity, so secretive were his movements. On the March trip of the Signal there arrived a Chinaman identifiea by divers and sundry witnesses as Lee Ging Bong. The next voyage brought Ah Sing Bing, who was also habeas corpused onto American soil by testimony which Agent Chappelle considered it his duty to look into. NEW DEPOT AT EASTLAND. Magnificent Structure to Be Erected by the Mount Tamalpais Railway Company. MILL VALLEY, CaL.,, May 1.—The Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenio Rail- road has at last accepted plans for its station-house at Eastland. The railroad company has purchased a couple of lots from J. H. McInnes fronting on Blythe- dale avenue and with a large frontage on that avenue will erect a fine structure. J. H. McInnes of Mill Valley designed the building and it will be upon an elaborate plan, with waiting-rooms and offices for the use of the officials of the road. Work on the building will be commenced in a short time and will be compieted by the zi;:c the mountain road is in running order. The publication in a_San Francisco paper this week, to the effect th electric brake had been tested and proved success, and would be put upon the cars of the road, was erroneous. The brake was a failure, and did not stop the car; the men were compelled to resort to the hand brakes, in order to slow up. The North Pacific Coast Railroad is about to erect large freightsheds at East- land station, and lay out the grounds :!:ou( the depot in lawns and flower gar- ns. The mountain road has constructed over two miles of track and built nine trestles. The men are now at work constructing the tenth far up Corte Madera Canyon. The grading of the roaa for a distance of six miles has been finished, and_the workmen are now engaged on the hardest stretch to build, as the road goes over a_rocky coun. try and construction is difficult. s, 5 T A NORTHERN PACIFIC AFFAIRS.. Underwood Confirmed as Counsel for the Western 8 SEATTLE, WasH., May 1.—Receiver Andrew F. Burleigh to-day filed in the Unitea States court his report of opera- tions of the Northern Pacific for tne six months ending March 31. Upon the rec- ommendation of the receiver W. A. Un- derwood, a New York lawyer, was con- ‘firmed as general counsel of lhe Northern Pacific in~ the States of Washington, Ore- eeles, Birtch’s single rival in Southern California, to run againsi the boy to-day, but Ryan declined. Ryan was beaten by Birtch in the Santa Barbara races, but it is not generally known that three of the seven stopwatches at the track caught 9 4-5 seconds 1nstead of 10, the record an- nounced. ON THE EASTERN TRACKS. Three Favorites Reap a Rieh Harvest at Bennington. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1.—The fa- vorites reaped a good haryest at Benning- ton to-day, capturing four of the five events. Four and a half furlongs, Florian won, Can- no‘;nde second, Second Choice third. Time, B ix furlongs, Pay or Play won, The Sage sec- ond, Buckeye third. Time, 1:17 3-5. Four and a half furlongs, Successful_won, Promp second, Libos third. Time, :55 1-5. One mile, Shakespeare won, Volley second, Mirage third. Time, 1:44 25. Five furlongs, seliing, Navaho won, Eliza- belle second, Mormon third. Time, 108:3-5. NASHVILLE, Texs., May 1.—Track good, weather clear. One mile, Lizelg won, Mattie Lee second, Guard third. Time, 1:473 Four and a half furiongs, zeyl won, Lelas Cuckoo second, Granvy B {hird.” Time, 5315 One mile, Ben Eder iwon, Rondo second, Lady Inez third.’ Time, 1:46. One mile, Overella won, Blasco second, Joc O'Scot third. Time, 1:47. our furlongs, Chappie won, Harry B second, Voltaire thira " Timer :5 it . CHICAGO, IrL.,, May 1.—Forsyth closed its fifteen days’ spring meetini to-day. Sheffield will open to-morrow for the same number of days. Jockeys H. Davis and Hager were temporarily suspended for | suspicious riding. Laura Cotta was the only favorite to win. Five turlongs, Laura Cotta won, Jim Rerry second, Lilliau Seibel third, Time, 1:013. Half & mile, Senator Quay won, ond, Ethel Farrell third. Time, :49) Five furlongs, Connemara won, Efie T ond, Blacking Brush third. Time, 1:15%. Five furlongs, May Fern won, The Rook sec- ond, Warren Leland third. Time, 1:0134. Six furlongs, The Deuceswon, Tramp second, Elsie Ferguson third. Time, 1:15%. LEXINGTON, Ky., May 1.—Two favor- ites, one second choice and two outsiders were the winners to-day. All starts were made by mackine, 8ix furlongs, Cuti 3 e 0131. Chflnb;:hlr‘c:l. c]fl;:’o {’:lt(‘;zh Fantyow nie mile, Ram ond, Hndenh‘:lnr? fhl?-}'.m'l.'l.m:? mrhe mfiznmnii’tln?:‘il ‘luku, g:e and an eighth n.sfxwmu mlr{f. Time, 1:0004. o s riongs, o “";‘“’l'n m:'nlo:l;g‘)zon, anlon second, ve furlongs, G: T second, The Blossom :m‘:«'x’."’;i'g:’, TiopTele it ol Stanford-Berkeley Baseball Game. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., May L—A second intercollegiate baseball game is to be piayed here to-morrow, and 8 close score is expected. - Stanford will make every effort to defeat Berkeley, and the nine is in prefty fair training at present. Pitcher McLaine and Shortstop Taylor, both of whom were sick when the last game was played. 1 - fig iy no‘:v yed, are well and play- —ii Damages for a San Jose Death, - SAN JOSE, Car., May L—In the suit of T. B. Butler against the San Jose Railroad Company for $30,000 damages for the acci- dental death of his son, Ormond M. But- ler, the jnri brought in a verdict to-night awarding the plaintiff $5000 damages, ého Jjury were out over eleven hours, and only Dine jurors apreed to the verdict of $5000. The ballots taken ranged from $1500 to BUILDING TRADES FIGHT, Determined to Enforce the New Working Card System - at Once. COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED. Ready to Start the Ball in Motion All Over the City on Monda; Morning. ; The business agents and the grievance committee of the Building Trades Coun- cil started out yesterday morning upon the lines laid down by the council to enforce a strict observance of the working card. A fair attendance was present at head- quarters, 115 Turk street, considering that but short notice of the first meeting had been given. The foremoon’s work con- sisted of perfecting plans for enforcing the union rules, wages and the eight hoursa day principle. It was decided to lay out the City into a dozen or more districts and appoint large committees with a chairman for each. The chairman of each committee will be furnished with credentials from the coun- cil and he will bave the same authority to strike an ‘‘unfair job” as one of tha busi- ness agents. This movement will be dif- ferent from all previous actions, as the strike committees will consist almost wholly of the unemployed of all the unions in the building trades.” It will be the duty of the committees to visit every job in their districts and make a detailed report to the grievance commiltee as to the standinz of each, whether union, non- union or mixed; tiie names of the con- tractors and the owners; also the names of all non-union men at work and of union men who refuse or fail to obey an order ‘o stnike. Opportunity will be given non- union men to join the unions of their crafts. Considerable time was spent in laying out the distriets. J. McCartney called the meeting to or- der in the afternoon, explained the objects of the movement and gave the instruc- tions. Hesaid that the chairman of every committee must pldce their men so as to cover every district. - He said that books would be kept showing the names of all men called off jobs, also the names of the. unemployed. The object of the latter book is that the idle men'may be regis- tered in order that the council may assist them in securing employment when the opportunities present themselves. Those members of unions who refuse to comply with the orders of the deiegates or com- mitteemen will be disciplined by their unions and the council. Messrs. Meanwell, Neegard, Taylor and Dunn were elected as secrastaries. J. Mc- Cartney was made chairman. Business Agent R.T. Mclvor made a full explanation of the objects of the meet- ing. He said that many believed that the card was a farce and would never be en- forced. The following chairmen and districts were named: Sixth sireet, south of Market, to .the water front, D. W. Sporough chuirman. Sixth to Thirteenth and Channel, Charles Doyle chairman ‘hirteenth to Twentieth and Valencia to the Uniou Iron Works, — Babcock chairman. Twentieth to Twenty-fifth, east of Valencia, — Bell chairman. Twenty-fifth to Thirty-first, east of Valencia. Thirteenth to Twenticth, Valencia to Mar- ket, Williaxs Dowling chairman. Twentieth to Thirtieth, Valencia to Douglas. Market and Kearny to the water front, T. Maloney chairman. Kearny, Market and Van Ness avenue to North Beach, E. H. Windser chairman. Van Ness avenue, Baker, Ridley and Geary streets, Theo Hansen chairman. Van Ness avenue to Baker street, from Geary north, T. E. Zant chairman. Ridley to Twentieth, from Valencia west, — Freeman chairman. Twentieth to Thirtieth, Valencia west, — Mec- Coy chairman. T Frederick, Baker and Turk streets and First avenue, — DeVillers chairman. Baker and Turk streets and First avenue to Pacific street, R. T. McIvor chairma Richmond District, — Hughes chairman. South San Francisco, C. F. Schadt chairman. Several chairmen will be appointed at the meeting this morning. On account of the shortness of the time it was decided that no jobs should be struck vesterday or to-day, but that the committees, which shall consist of from ten to forty men, shall simply canvass their districts to-day and report. MORE NEW LEGAL LIATS Thirty-Eight Out of Seventy- Five Pass the Supreme Court. Some of Stanford’s Favored Pupils Among the Number That Passed the Ordeal. The ‘stiffest ex.” that has ever been given by the Bupreme Court to budding |. lawyers bas just been finished. A class seventy-five strong marched up the stairs to meet the Commissioners,who examined, and thirty-eight were successful. Commissioners Searles, Hayne and Bel- cher sat as a court of inquiry into the legal knowledge of the students, and it was only after a most rigid and lengthy examina- tion that any applicant was allowed to go and hope. An interesting feature of the class was a bunch of students from the law depart- ment of Stanford University, the first that has appeared for admission to practice. Nearly every one who came to the scratch passed, and among the thirty-eight who were ‘plucked,” Stanford had few if any representatives. The Stanford men who assed were: Reuben Ferdinand Gilliam, ohn C. Applewhite, Wiiliam Elder Steuart, Irwin G. Hopkins, Lewis H. Smith, Paul R. Frost and Matthew H. Kingore. Edgar 0. Clayton and Louis P. Boardman, two ex-Stanford men, also sed. The other lucky students were: John F. Glover, R. S. lor; Edith McKinley, Thomas K. Dougherty, J. D. Beggs, Mrs. Ma; V. Beggs, Samuel A. Beggs, Abelardo Juan Soto, Adolph Bauen, Albert Jeffreys, Edward T. Houghton, Allen G. Wiight, James P. Sex, William Whitman vamu. George W. Phelps, Edwin G. oykin., William J. Webber, Guy E. C. Collins, Phil C. Dibert, John "A. Mc- Guire Jr., Henry L. Melander, F. J. Murphy, John B. Zindars, Georie H. Hat- ton, Arnold W. Liechti, J. F. Pardee, George 8. Green, Arthur F. Allen and William Rigbfi Jr. The three Beggs who passed are hus- band, wife and brother. George F. Hat- ton is the ex-newspaper man of Oakland. MISSION IMPROVEMENT. Executive Committee Recommends a Plan of Action for the Carrying Out of Its Idea. The executive committee of the Mission Improyemnet Union held a meeting at James D. Phelan’s office, Phelan building, yesmdlyidghernoon, F. W. Van Reyne- om presiding. T'here were present Ge i. (?tnter. gflllinm Meufier?'}oh:org).; J. H. Grl%’, A. B. Magun, A. P. F. . _Van Reynegom, D. Kelly and George Walcom. - & J. C. Young was elected a member of the execu- tive committee. The sub-committee reported the result of its meeting with the presidents of the former cemeteries in the Mission. The sdme sub-committee reported that it had collected data for information in regard to the Mission High School and submitted the following report: ‘Your committee visited the Superintendent of Public Instruction. He stated that he would give us all the assistance in his power and would furnish us with data as to the num- ber of children attending grammar schools in the different sectious of the City and as to the number of pupils that will graduste this term in the ission district. © He also stated that he would support all efforts that may be made to advance our cause on the grounds of doin justice to a larze and densely populated seetion of the City. He said thata igh school in the Mission is undoubtedly a great necessity and should be provided for out of the next tax levy. He alsostated that he would apply to the Board of Education for the use of & room or two in the Valencia-street Grammar School in whick to hold meetings relating to the high school; and that there would be no objections to distribute circulars in the public schools, relating to matters con- nected with the high school. Your sub-committee recommends thata pe- tition to the Board of Eaucation be prepared, and that a large number of signatures be se. ‘oured thereto; that a large committee be ap- pointed to present the petition to said board and.to urge on it the mnecessity of providing in i% next year’s estimate & sum sufficient for a'high school in the Mission. Also, that & committee be appointed to pre- pare and present a petition to the Board of Supervisors, at the proper time, to sustain the estimate of the Board of Education. A BABY'S HOUSE HUNTING The Marceau Child to Be With Mrs. Green for the Present. The whole Marceau family was in court yesterday to find out what was to be done with the Marceau baby. The authorities at the Children’s Hospital would not allow it to remain there; the hospital is for sick and not healthy children, they say, and they would not allow Miss Emma Bennett, the nurse who had charge of the chila, to leave the institution and serve for him elsewhere. As a meansof settling the difficulty Judge Slack was appealed to yesterday. Miss Bennett was present with the baby in her arms; Mrs. Marcean: Theodore Mar- ceau, the plaintiff; Mrs. Martha Green, a friend of Mrs. Marceau’s; several more {riends and a few lawyers. The case came up in the morning first, and then J. C. Campbell and Garret McEnerney, who represents - Mrs. Marceau, stated that the managers of the hospital refused to keep the child there any longer as they did not wish to be blamed if the child contracted any disease in the institution. Campbell then asked that the child be allowed to remain with its mother until further pro- vision could be made. Judge Paterson objected, however, so the matter was set for 1 o’clock when the case should be ar- gued. The case was' evidently argued between times, however, for when 1 o’clock came the counsel had agreed upon a course of action. Mr. Campbell said that it had been decided that the child might go under the care of Mrs." Martha Gréen, an old friend in the Marceau household, she to care for him under the same conditions as these which governed the custody of the child when in Miss Bennett's care. This is only a temporary arrangement, however, for next Monday the matter of custody will come up again to be settled. Judge Paterson affirmed what Mr. Camp- bell had said, and then the whole family trooped out of court. The motion to set counsel fées, which was on the calendar for next Wednesday, was put over until next Friday. Primrose and Weat Minstrels. The Primrose & West Minstrel Company will begin & week’s engagement at the California Theater next Monday evening. This combi- nation s said to be at the head of the profes- sion of minstrelsy. A pleasing departure is offered in the combination of two organiza- tions—the original Primrose & West Company numbering forty and a company of thirty o ored minstrels, iorming an aggregate of seventy members. The colored brethren are utilized chiefly ia the musical part of the programme, and this feature is said to give a_distinctive character to the entertainment, which it would be diffi- calt to obtain in any other way. A street pa rade, in which the three brass bands and the entire organization will participate, is an- nounced for Monday afternoon. MOST CONTEMPTUOUS. Schilling’s AMdavit Finds but Little & Favor With Judge Slack. Frank Schilling, who has heen trying to have the guardianahi er of Peter Owen Matthews trans « from Judge Coffey’s court, has been 1 _aning justalong the line of contempt, and it may be before he is through Judge Coffey will have | bim up. Schilling was appointed guardian of the person and estate of Peter Owen Matthews, an incompetent, and in the settling of the estate he has done nothing but wrangle with the court. He finally conceived the | idea tnat Judge Coffey ‘was prejudiced against him, and he wrote to tue Judge and told him so. Then he gave notice of an intention to move to transfer the cause from Judee Coffey’s jurisdiction, and he filed an afidavit making his charges of prejudice. Yesterday he made moan to Judge Slack, but Judge Slack proved most unsym- pathetic. The affidavit was read and the motion made, and then Judge Slack or- dered the affidavit stricken from the res- ords of the court. 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