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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY., JULY 18, 1896. freshment stations when exercising on the roads possibly McAuliffe may get into condition “for” a 10-round contest,” con- tinued the great master of ceremonies. McAuliffe came very near whipping Slavin in England, and as the latter is now said to be a complete back number Joseph should stand a fair chance of turning the tables on Patrick Francis. The proposed ten-round contest be- tveen George Green (Young Corbett) ana Bob MecAribur, the clever amateur, is off for the present. Green did not care to box McArthur for a small purse and refused the offer. The Olympic Club will try to arrange a_ten-round contest between George and Bob for the open entertain- ment at the Pavilion next month. Lavigne, who is now in this country, will be open for an engagement after he has had an opportunity of visiting his rela- tives. S S T ATHLETIC. The Emmet Football Club Will Hold Its Annual Field Day To-morrow. A wrestling match between Al Lean, the professional, and Jack Williamson of the Acme Athletic Club has been arranged. |, It will take place September 4, and the conditions are that Lean to win must throw his opponent five times within an hour. The consideration is $50 a side. De Witt Van Court, formerly boxing in- structor of the Acme Club, will leave for Los Angeles on the 28th inst. to accept a position with the Los Angeles Athletic Ciub. The West Berkeley Athletic Club has been organized with twenty-two members, The elected officers are: George Phillips, president; Louis Borkheim, vice-presi- dent; Andrew Andrews, secretary; Thomas Williams, recording secretary, and Samuel Fisher, treasurer. A board of directors will be named at the next meeting. Arrangements will be made for a benefit, to be given on July 25 at Sisterna Hall. The ciub starts out_modestly by renting tbe large barn of H. W. Taylor for nemd- quarters. This will be remodeled and fit- ted up as a first-class gymnasium. The Manhattan Athletic Cluo has cted officers for the ensuing year as fol- President, Thomas Oassidy; vice- president, A. Barkheim; recording secre- tary, Sam Gray; financial secretary, A. Murphy; treasurer, J. Riley; captain, J. Killeen; marshal, H. Smith; trustees—F. C. Muller, William Herbert, J. Riley, J. Linenan, R. McCrosson. i The club has made arrangements for a grand exhbibition. which will be held on the evening of July 27in its gymnasium, 1749 Mission street. The Emmet Football Club wili hold its annual games contest to-morrow at Schuetzen Park, San Rafael. The princ.- val events, which are open to all competi- tors, are as follows: _100-yard race for valuable prizes for first and second winner; 220-yard race, 400-yard race, and mile race, same condi- tions; running hop, step and jump; long jump; high jump; throwing the 56 and 16 pounds weight, and football-piace kicking, besides numerous races for boys and girls. There will also be a grand tug of war between the Knights of the Red Branca Rifles and Emmets jor $100 a side (on cleats). R. C. O’'Connor will take charge of all the athletic events. e CRICKET CHIRPS. b 3 The Game Booming In the North. Echoes From Other Fields. By all accounts the game is flourishing 1n the north. On the glorious Fourth As- toria played Multnomah, and was defeated by 34 runs. Charley Lawrence, the ex- Alameda crackajack, captained the con- quering team, and made 58 not out. T. J. A. Tiedemann, the Pacific's treas- urer, has been in Portland trying to ar- range 8 match between his club and the Muitnomahs. He is reported to bave been greatly impressed with the M. A. A. C. grounds and elubhouse. To-day the Multnomah men are to play an eleven of middies selected from the ships in port. The lads have been coached during the week by W. Kerr Scott, and the event is to be a society affair. The English inter-couanty comnpetition waxes warm as the season progresses. Burry, in spite of their recent win over Yorkshire, are still in the second place. The position of the four leading teams is now as follows: Played. Won. Lost. Drawn. Points. 12 4 2 ® 4 13 % 1 10 5 1 1 4 3 2 [ 6 In the last Gloucestershire-Somerset match Champion W. G. Grace made 186 in the first inning. The same day, in the Oxford vs. Cambridge event, his son, W, G. Jr., acheived a pair of spectacles. In this match, by the way, considerably ad- verse comment was raised by the queer generalship of the Cambridge captain, Frank Micbell, in ordering his bowlers at a critical stage of the game to send down no balls, in order to increase the Oxford score beyond the “follow on’* point. Such tactics would not be tolerated in California. On the 2d inst. the Australians defeated Yorkshire. Bcores, 475—235. Their bowl- ing and fielding was superb. This made the ninth success of their tour. They have lost three events and drawn three. To-morrow: Pacifics vs. Californias, at Golden Gate. There will be no match on the other ground. UMPIRE. Coursing. The foliowing dogs are entered for the co ursing at Ingleside to-morrow: J. Nunan’s Revent vs. P. Riley’s Sam, V. Eyan's Mollie Bewn vs, . Traynors Lee Hov, W. J.Shields’ Little Brick vs. Larky & 0'Con- nor's True Blue, D.Tolan’s Fireman ve. W. Dutton’s Sally McClean, J. McCorker's Snow . Sexsmiil’s Fearless,” R. McCabe’s King o vs. J. Rivers’ Don Quixote, Cronin & Mc. Donsla’s Best Trump vs. D. Chilla’s Happy Day, J. R. Dickson’s Gold Dust vs. W. Creamers Capiain Jim, Cronin & McDonald’s Reliance vs. P. Fay's Free Siiver, W.J. Shieldy’ Climax vs. H. H. Devine’s Gov. Jim, George Wattson's Belmont vs. M. Tiernan’s Belle of Moscow, T. Butler's Susie vs. P. Ryan's Magpie, J Sex- #mith’s Mission Boy vs. Cronin & McDonald’s Lissak, M. Tiernan’s Tom Hayes vs. J. Tracy's Crap, F. Shallard’s 1 Wonder vs. D. Tosand's Jack, W. Dalton’s Riley Grannan vs. D. Tweedy’s Doblin Stout. s Handball. The following are the games arranged by Phil Ryan of the San Francisco court for to-morrow: R. Murphy and M. Edwards vs. J. Collins and W. Stansbuty, b, Kelly ned g, Evely vs. J. Slattery and Wiliiam Kelly, P. Hutchinson and Al Pennoyer, G. McDonald and M. McNeil, John Riordan (coast champion) and John Feeney vs. T. F. Bonnet and teur champ on). NEW COUNTY EXHIBIT. San Luis Obispo Represented at the State Board of Trade. Manager Filcher of the State Board of Trade has received the following letter: Hon. J. A. Filcher, Secretary State Board of Trade, San Francisco—DEAR Sik: 1 am pleased 1o giate 10 you that the Board of Su; sors of this county, by resclution adopted Thursday, July 9, agreed” to assist immigration by put- ting an exhibit in your rooms, and for that Eurpn:e have -Ppmprlned the sum of §15 to e paid monthly to your board; and the furs ther sum of $50 to be expended in gel.u:: the exhibit together and paying for a “show” table on which to place our exhibit. The Commissioners appointed are: E. A. At- Wwood,Sen Luis Obispo; A. J. Hudjion, Tem- pleton; R. Dodson, Cambria; W. H. Findley, Arroyo Grande. Respectfully, JoHN W. ‘l’,‘icxn, Clerk of Board, ibit will be quite an ac¢quisition 10 the Board of Trade rooms, and will con- sist probably of dairy products, vegetanles, ssphaltum ana buil ing stones. . Donnelly (ama- This exhi ————— A Deserted Baby. Officer Phelan found a girl baby on the door- steps at 308 Fifth street yesterday afternoon. He took the little one, which was sbout one month old, 1o the Bemlvla' Hogim ount St. baby was sentfrom there to Jose) Orpi.n Asylum. - No one saw the heartie patent or parents leave the child on'the steps. ] MAY THOMPKINS SAFE AND HAPPY, Her Father Took Her Away and Has Begun Suit for Divorce. | KEEPS HER IN HIDING. He Says Cigarmaker Samuel Oppenheimer Stole His Wife From Him. A MEXICO MINER'S STORY. Found Them Living Together in Ala. meda, and Says the Child Was Poorly Dressed. T. W. Thompkins made a statement | yesterday to a CALn reporter in which he admitted that he took his 10-year-old daughter, May, away from her mother's home in Alameda the day before. He also began suit for divorce from his wife, who is known in Alameda as Mrs. Oppen- heimer. Mr. Thompkins tells the story of a wronged husband. It goes back three years and covers a good deal of territory. Three years ago he went to Mexico to en- gage in the mining business. “Two years ago I returned,” said he, “‘and found my wife rooming at a house on Geary street, while 2 masculine friend of hers had a room across the hall. When I founa her there I intended to get a divorce, but finally decided to overlook the matter for the sake of our lijtle girl. 1 found her a home in the family of Samuel Oppen- hexmer at Ban Jose and returned to Mexico. I have sent her money regularly since I have been in Mexico. “Oppenheimer is a cigarmaker. He worked in Seattle before coming here, It was not long after my return to Mexico that I heard Oppenheirzer's wife had left him and that the only woman in the house was my wife. A week ago last Mon- day I retarned to San Francisco. I am now in the gold and silver mining busi- ness for myself at San Dimas, Mexico. My wife supposed that I thought she was stiil living in San Jose, but I found out that she and Oppenbeimer left there about four months ago, and have been living in Ala- meda, “I did not know where she was whea I first arrived here,” he went on, ‘‘and em- ployed a detective to find her. Besides this, I have learned that they registered at the Lewis House in Watsonville, about ten months ago, as Mr. and Mrs. Oppen- heimer. I went over to Alameda day be- fore yesterday with Attorney Van Nos- trand, who served the papers in the di- vorce case. When he addressed her at| the door she said she was Mrs. Oppen- heimer. While I was standing some dis- tance away little Mary came out of the bakery. Seeing me she ran up and put ber arms around my neck and kissed me. She was poorly dressed.* I told her to come with me, and she came right along. “I have spent between $50 and $60 in buying her new clotbes. She is in a secure and a comfortable place nowand is happy. I have never been served with a summons for divorce by my wife, and if she has secured a divorce 1 do not know it. I am confident she hasnot. The reason I took the child is that I heard my wife and Op- penheimer were going to Seattle, I shall not return to Mexico :ill my suit for divorce is decided.”” In taking the child Mr. Thompkins acted on the advice of his attorneys, Judge W. H. Leyy and Joseph P. Kelly. Mrs. Op- penheimer has applied to Chief of Police Crowley to recover the child for her, but Attorney Kelly says the Chief can do nothing, as the case is a civil one. Attorney Van Nostrand said that when he served the papers on Mrs. Thompkins she said she had been expecting them, but did not think they would come 80 soon. PARADE ~ PREPARATIONS laborate Decorations Along the Line of the Bicycle March. Large Banners Illuminated and Bear- ing Suggestive Legends Hang on the Corners. The committee on the bicycle parade and jollification on Folsom street, which will take place on the 25th inst., is making elaborate preparations for that event. The illumination and decoration will be both original and effective. A banner will be hung across Folsom street, at the inter- section of Eighth, which will be 8x25 feet in size. On this will be the legend in large characters *'FINISH FOLSOM STREET.” In front of it will be placed five electric lights. At the corner of Market and Eighth streets a similar banner will be hung, bearing on the Eighth-street side, *‘Finish Folsom street,” and on the side toward Market, ‘“‘Repave Market street.” Ten electric lights will be hung to illuminate this banner. A gold medal will be awarded to the best mountecd aid to the grand marshal, and a prize will be given to the most unique and original idea to illustrate the difference between the bitumen pavement and the cobbles. This must not be in the natare of a float. Mush dissatisfaction has been engen- dered along the lower part of Folsom street, owing to the fact that the proces- sion will not go farther down than Sixth street. The committee states the reason for this is because the bicycles could not ride over the cobble-paved portion of Fol- som street south of Sixth, 4 A prize is offered by the South Side peo- le, independent of the parade, for the Eest decorated house along the line of march. The City officials have been in- vited, and will Teceive a special invita- tion not only to be in the parade but to deliver short addresses indorsing the movement for good streets. W. L, Williamson offered to provide twelve handsome saddle-horses free of charge for the use of the Supervisors in the parade. which it was placed and wrecking two others. The J)owder company sought to ‘be reimbursed for the loss of the powder, a claim which the railway company re- fused to admit, owing to a provision in the shipping contract exempting it from lia- biity for dnmn%e by ‘‘fire from any cause whatsoever.” This view was sustained by the inferior tribunal, as was also the au- thority of an emploge of the plaintiff cor- poration to ship the powder under the conditions recited in the contrsct. It was held that the powder company could not ruling the Supreme Court has confirmed. STAND FOR PROTECTION The Austrian-American MeKinley Club Urges an Early Regis- tration. ' The Austrian-American McKinley Club met last night at its headquarters at 25 Turk street, ¥. Morreno presiding. Secre- tary James J. Feely read ihe communica- tion from the State Committee in regard to registration, and strongly urged all citi- zens who had any fealty for-Republican faith and principles to register as quickly as possible. He was followed by Henry A. Williams, who voiced the same senti- ment, and further advised all good Repub- licans to first protect themselves as Amer- ican citizens ‘from the evil and sad influ- ences of foreign pauper labor. P. Bokariza, Colonel W. E. Peck, M. Mortijia, James F. Kavanagh, L. Sturiza, J. W. Ryan and A. Gagre in short speeches urfied all present to stand by McKinley and the great principles of protection. A strong resolution presen by James J. Feely, indorsing the action of the County Committee in 1ncreasing its membership, and thereby showing its interest in the welfare of the entire people, was heartily approved. The evening was enlivened with songs and recitations by W. Kid Nel- | son, Eugene Weiner and W. R. Street. | AFTER EASTERN METHODS Temporary Postoffice Where Cars Can Be Utilizad to Carry Mail. A Brief Description of the Form and Accommodations of the New Building. | | Under the supervision of Howard C- Holmes, chief engineer of the Harbor Commissioners, the temporary Postoffice site at the foot of Market street is begin- ning to take on the appearance of a per- manent puilding. The more substantial parts of the framewoik are now in posi- tion and the finer details will be begun soon. The structure is in the shape of a trape- zoid, each side and the lower base which fronts toward the bay being 140 feet in length. The upper base is only 28 feet in length. Over it will be reared the clock | tower, the summit of which will be 56 feet from the ground. | The area of the grourd floor is 8000; recover the value of the powder, and this | He Enunciates His Convic- GILLESPIE RAKES THE DEMOCRACY, tions in No Uncer- tain Terms. SORRY FOR THOMPSON. The Secretary Says His Letter Should Have Been Kept Private. SPEAKS OF GOLD AND SILVER. An Eloguent Plea for the People’s Party by One of Its Devoutest Adherents. A knot of political luminaries had gath- ered in the Palace Hotel courtyard just after lunch vyesterday-and were in the miast of a deep and serious discussion as to the merits of the respective Presiden- tial candidates, when who should come along but George D. Gillespie, secretary of the People’s party County Committee and State Executive Committee. *‘Hello, George,”” called out one of the group, *‘what do you think of the letter in this morning’s Examiner from A. W, Thompson to T. V. Cator in refereuce to the inaorsement of Bryan for the Presi- dency by the People’s party 2"’ “I think,” answered Mr. Gillespie, draw- ing near and taking a comfortable oratori- cal position, “that Mr. Thompson made a serious mistake in baving his letter pub- lished. While it may have been difficult for him to keep silent upon the subject of destroying the People’s party, and entirely abandoning its most sacred principles, it would have been better if he had sent his letter in the usual way through the mail to Mr. Cator at St. Louis, instead of giving it to him second hand in the nature of 2 stump speech through a newspaper. “I feel sorry indeed to.learn that Mr Thomoson’s mind does not run along the same lines in regard to fusion, or, I might more properly say, disorganization of the People’s party, as does the general opinion in the County Committee. “In 1892 some gentlemen undertook to turn the People’s party or San Francisco into a non-partisan movement, and they were sorely rebuked; and I fancy after the National convention there wili be some whno will wish they had kept quiet just a The Temporary Postoffice, as It Will Appear From the North Elevation. dquare feet. On the upper floor a gallery 20 feet wide extends around the sides. The triangle inclosed by the gallery is uilateral, each side being about 60 feet. This_triangular space is inciosed by a wired glass roof similar to that used in the Parrott building. This roof, together with the large number of windows, will afford ample light. All the mail cases will be in the gallery. All in all the building is intended to fol- Jow the plans of those in use in the East, 80 that the streetcars can be utilized in de- livering the mail. The spot chosen is the best to be had, as several streetcar lines terminate close by. BASEBALL., Games to Be Played in This on Saturday and Sun- day. There will as usual be two games of ball played 1in this City to-morrow, one at the Presidio grounds and one at Sixteenth and Folsom streets. At the former place the Californias and Pacifics will meet and at the latter the new Oakland team will play the San Franciscos. There will also be a game at the Folsom- street grounds this afternoon. Play will not be called until 3 o'clock. Foliowing is the make-up of the teams for to-day's game: 5 City Positions. Oaklands. O'Neill H. At the Sunday game the make-up of th Oaklands will be the same as on Sax:m-dnye but Eber, Eiberg and Peters and Levey’ will be substituted -for Beisel, Cooney, Billings and Pfeiffer of the San Franciscos, The City League is in better shape now than at any time th son. The three teams are piaying fast ball, and because of the training and changes that have bsen made the lovers of the game will be treated to an exhibition to-morrow that will be well worth witnessing, The Cali- fornias haye secured a number of new glnyun and promise to make the Pacifics eep up a good gait to keep near them, It has heretofore been a hard task to 5“ good pitchers and catchers, but that ifficulty has mow been overcome and Manager Rockwell promises that this time on no fault will be fonnd'on'{m score. Following is the make- for Sunday: Pacifics. up of the teams Position ol s 3. L:luornhl. LIABILITY OF CARRIERS. Not Responsible for Ignition of Powder ‘When Damage by Fire Is Exempted. In the appeal in the case of the Cali- fornia Powder Works vs, the Atlantic and Pacitic Railroad Company, the judgment of the lower tribunal in favor of the de- fendant corporation has been affirmed by the Supreme Court. It appears that a carload of giant der, property of the Avwll-m‘ was being con- :I:yod ho:n ‘the 8 ee’s uu-;yl line rough Arizona. e powder exploded killing two men, destroying the car in William Kirchner was arrested earls this morning by Officer J. Hill for stealing l’l‘le'l- paper from the steps of F. N, Fahey of Fulton street and Van Ness avenue, Mr, Fuhey has been missing papers for some time past. Kirchner was wearing a special officer’s star, he having served us & watchman at the Park Tho. ater, which recently closed its doors. The fakes MRS A e Joncl man on his own reoogniuncn. Decanss He puss family dependent upon him, e ——— Ninety-five thousand tons of American ;rrxl- are imported into England every | people. little bit longer. In 1890 the People’s nar!f' took up the subject of free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, and have ever since been its constant champions, and made it I:osslble to elect a President upon this ssue 1n 1896,"” ‘‘Hooray for Gillespie!”’ shouted a lusty voice from the crowd which had slowly collected about the orator of the hour. ‘‘Shut up and let him go on,” com- manded the impromptu master of cere- monies, none other than Dr. Rottanzi, and Mr. Gillespie proceeded : ““All through this long struggle the Democratic party has ridiculed the Popu- lists @s free-silver cranks, and in the South they have practiced every low and contemptible trick of ballot-stuffiing, counting out and bulldozing known to ‘de push.” The Democratic gargy promised many reforms to the ple in 1892, and has violated every obligation. Now they are drifting apart and becoming com- pletely routed and demoralized. Their general rides behind his fast-retreating army and shouts to the fast-approaching and “charging Populists, ‘Halt, ye Pops, we are for silver or anything else in God's world to save our lives.’ “Now it seems exceedingly strange to me for men that we have hounored with the duty of carrying our standard as Pres- idential Electors to turn face, and in the most discourteous and unkind manner say, ‘We surrender.” Mr. Thompson ac- knowledges that fusion is disastrous to the People’s party and may temporarily destroy its autonomy, turning its youn strength to a revival of the corrupt and dying Democracy. i “If the Democratic party isdying why not let it die? The People’s party can take its place and give the people of the United States not_only free silver but direct legislation, Government ownership of railroads and abolition of National banks, giving in their place Government banking. Tgen, and not until then, will we have a Government for and by the **There has been no time in the history of American politics when a party,once disorganized and killed was rehabilitated and made to carry the cotntry for its principles. Of course if the People’s part; 18 killed the Socialist Labor party will receive a great impulse, but not sufficient to carry the country for many years to come. “In the meantime if the Democrats suc- ceed they are not competent to carry even the free coinage of silver for the reason that they are dfvided against themselves. No matter what their platform is the party is still in the rands of the same old machine, which naturally fits in the same old groove. Inthe East they will elect gold Democrats to Congress where they elect any at all. When they hold their caucus to elect the Speaker of the House they will have another big row and a split. The gold men will join the Republicans and elect Ozar Reed, and he will appoint none but gold men on the important com- mittees, and it will be exceedingly ditti- cult éo get a free-coinage bill reported to e House. “No! The Democratic party will never do. What we want is the People’s party that is imbued with principles as illumi- nary as a middey summer sun. And not only looks the same but is the same in the north, south, east and west. . “Yes, the People’s party is really a bi; ger party to-day than the Democratie {ufly. and by actual count has more votes han the latter when its gold votes are eliminated. Therefore I think it would be better for the Democratic party to indorse our entire platform and candidates if it is really a question of principle with them and not of offices as they now claim. *‘As far as Mr. Cator is concerned I whereof I speak when I say that he is no | dera Jud, double-barreled fusionite, but a straight, middle-of-the-road Populist, and has no 5\1:]3 ,v.roxd in his vocabulary as ‘surren- ler.’ And the crowd cheered the genial George to the echo. OVERWORKING HIS MEN. A Complaint Filed With the Labor Com- missiover Against Contractor Murphy at the Presidio. Martin Nightwine, employed by Con- tractor Murpby, who has taken the con- tract from the Government to reclaim the marsh lands at the Presidio, filed a com- plaint yesterday with Labor Com missioner Fitzgerald, stating that the contractor is working his men ten hours a day. “This is in direct violation of his contract,’” said Deputy Dam yesterday. *“We have no jurisdiction over Federal work, but we will notify the quartermaster’s depart- ment of the state of affairs, who are un- awdre that the men are working longer than eight hours. The department is very much in favor of the eight-hour sys- tem, and it is likely that it may cost Con- tractor Murphy dearly for violating his contract in this manner.” The reports from the trade unions re- | quired by the Labor Commissioner have been received from nearly every locality in the State except San Francisco. The Commissioner has written to every county Assessor in the State to forward a cov,y of the report he sends the Board of Equaliza- tion. These reports are not coming in fast enough. Thirty-eight counties have filed statements of the articles of incor- poration filed with them last year. In the employment office business is gefung very brisk, an average of thirty men being sent out daily. Three big .ditch contracts bave been awarded in the mountain mines, and large numbers of men are being sent to this locality. A order camedown to thebureau for forty woodcutters, at wages from $1 25 10 $150 a day. This year tnere have been less fruit- pickers required than ever before. Hop- pickers also have been little in demand. DROP 1N ASSESSMENTS, Outside Lands South of the Park Cut Nearly a Third. Wells, Fargo & Co. Asking for a Reduction- on the Valuation of Their Property. The Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Equalization determined yester- day to finish up its business and report to the State board on Monday. Mr. Benjamin made a motion for an extension of ten days, but afterward with- drew it. The business before the board was sreaily reduced by the statement;made by Deputy Assessor Briggs that the assess- ment on nearly all the lands south of the park was excessive. The valuation, he said, had been based on sales made several years ago. There have been no sales lately and nothing to base the valuation upon, and in the hurry of the early part of the year to fix the valuation and to get ready for the levy the valuation had been fixed as stated. He thought it an error of judgment tnat sh ould be corrected. Mayor Sutro was present, and before the Deputy Assessor nad been heard from m ade a statement to the effect that the va luation was excessive and thought a cut of 50 per cent was about right. The board reduced the assessment 30 per cent. A great many applications had been filed for reductions from this district and this general cut shortens up the busi- ness considerably. A reduction had been made for a large part of the district and the Deputy Assessor's suggestion :lgpua- to property lying west of First and Forty- ninth avenues and between M and W streets. Ex-Judge R, Y. Hayne appeared before the board asking for a reduction of the $32,000 assessment on the furniture in the Parrott residence, at 517 Sutter street. The assessment last year was $5000, and the Assessor, on the ground that there bad not been a full return last year, bad made an assessment for t at also to the amount of $28,000.- This Mr. Hayne de- clared was unlawiul. He believed there had been no concealment of property. Mr. Pease, the agent of the property, being callod said that the froveny was bought in 1889 for $12,000. 1r was furni- ture originally purchased by Mr. O'Brien during the bonanza times and was over fifteen years old. Assistant Assessor Herzer said that a large portion of the furniture had not been reported for assessment and the new as- sessment represented the real value of the whole as well as the property omitted last year. He said the house wasone of the most richly furnished ones in the City, the furniture having peen made to order in New York and was worth $75,000. The assessment was readjusted at $10,- 000 and the omissions of last year—chiefly pictures—at $2000. b Following were other applications for reduction of assessments: London & San Franciscs Bank, from $1,262,260 to $144,900 ; First National Bank of San_ Francisco, from $677,355 to $8000; Wells, Fargo & Co., from $3,846,032, to $833,996. ASK A CONFERENCE. Milkmen Want Financial Relief for the Killing of Their Cows by Health Authorities. The Board of Health received a letter irom the Milkmen’s Association yesterday asking that a special meeting of the board be called for the purpose of a conference with the milkmen. - Since the resultof the test of the cows at the Swiss Alpine dairy was made public consternation has reigned among the ranchers, Shouid the Baumann Brothers lose thirty out of their herd of fifty-eight cows it means bankruptey to them, and many others feel that their fate may be similar unless some provision is made for remu- nerating them for the cows killed. It is with this idea in view that they de- sire a meeting with the health authorities, The matter will not end here, however, for the dairymen have determined on an appeal to the next Legislature for relief and pay for the cows that are killed, and tne National legislators may even be askea to pass laws for the relief of those who suffer loss through the tests of health authorities. T — S. LAZAR'S FINANCIERING. A Madera Judge Prevented His Return to This City as a Prisoner. On July 15 two warrants were sworn out for the arrest of Sol Lazar, on complaint of Charles R. Haven, for obtaining goods by false pretenses. The complaint states that Lazar went to Murphy, Grant & Co. and represented that he was a merchant at Grass Valley and had $11,000 worth of stock, besides $8500 clear of all debts. Upon this repre- sentation he purchased a bill of goods amounting to He told the same story 1o Steinbe: Kalisher & Co. and ob- tained g worth $159. These were shipped to Grass Valley, and then by Lazar reshipped to Madera. The warrants were placed in the hands of Policeman Wren, who arrested Lazar in Madera, but the ulflnhls of that place be- lieved that some mistake had been made, 80 the Superior Judge ot Madera released Lazar on $3000 bonds, and Officer Wren ‘was obliged to return without his &rh- oner, but he has the bonds which the Ma- accepted. e 11 LEPERS BUOYED WITH NEW HOPE The Goto Remedy Inspires Them to Live Again. NO LONGER HEARTSORE. Burning of “the Skin Disappears Under the Strange Medicine. IMPROVEMENT IS NOTICED. Dr. A. P. O'Brien, the City Physician, Says That the Patients Feel Better. The Japanese drugs, familiarly known as the ‘“‘Goto remedy” for leprosy, have come like a ray of warm sunshine to the cheerless, hopeless leper hospital on Twenty-sixth street. Itisnow little more than two weeks since this novel factor in medicine was applied to the lepers of San Francisco’s Pesthouse, and already new life has come to the unfortunate lepers. The one absorbing topic of conversation is the Goto cure. Its praises are spoken on the steps of the miserable shed, where the lepers are imprisoned, in half a dozen dif- ferent languages, and the patient sufferers themselves betray their feelings in the brightness of eve and lightness of spirit to which they were long strangers. The utter abandoa of hope was even more dreadful than the very loathsome- ness of their disease, but now a new hope has inspired them to dreams of recovery, to live again in the sunshine and be part of the world itself. For some of them as- sert that the remedy has eased the con- stant burning peculiar to their affliction, and otherwise alleviated the multitudi- nous pains. Even more, under the influ- ences the process of healing has begun to show itself. Dr. A. P, O'Brien, City Physician, paid an official visit to the leper hospital yester- day. The lepers greeted him with smiles, for they were all happy and apparently coutented. In reply to his questions as to how the Goto remedy acted on them they said it had done tiem much good so far. And their faces, cruelly distorted and in many cases revolting, beamed with the relief of encouragement it afforded. “They claim to be a great deal more comfortable,’”’ remarked Dr. O’Brien. “Isit not imagination?”’ “No, not altogether. In two cases in particular, the worst cases by the way, tu- bercular leprosy, the patients claim that the sensation of burning of feet and differ- ent portions of the skin has been relieved. All patients seem to think that their appe- tites have improved and they feel more or less invigorated. Of course it is too soon to say if there is any change. They claim only an extremely palliative effect for the remedy, but not a cure. All the nodular conditions of the skin are disappearing. I must say they do not appear as angry as before. To get a thorough idea of its effi- ciency it takes three or four months’ steady application. Old Annie n:‘{s she is going 10 get well and is delighted over the pros- ects.” : Lena Grimm, the young girl from Ukiah who was received at the hospital last Sun- day, bas settled down to her dreary life in ber living prison. She appeared stoical about her affliction yesterday, but felt de- pressed over parting with her father, who spent an hour at the Pesthouse before leaving for his ranch in Mendocino County. Lena did not know of the Goto remedy, which may not be tried in her case as the resent supply is too small for general use. E‘or an experiment, however, it is being carefully used on several patients, and the results are watcned with interest. BANK (F CAMPBELLS. A License Granted Yesterday by the Bank Commissioners. The Bank Commissioners yesterday granied a license for the establishing of a banking concern at the little town of Campbells, sitnated a few miles to the southwest of San Jose, in Santa Clara County. The house will be known as the “Bank of Campbells,” and is organized as a com- mercial bank, with an. authorized capital of $50,000, $25,000 of which has been sub- scribed, The bank will be opened August 1. The officers are: Samuel F. Cooper, president; Benjamin Campbell, vice- president; John T. Duncan, casnier. The directors: A. James, F. W. Righter, W. W, Turney, W. P. Cragin, R. K. Thomss, P. G. Keith, C. D. Cutting, 8. G. Rodeck and 8. A. Moulton. Campbells lies in the center of the richest fruit_district of the Santa Clara Valley, and its citizens are neariy all the owners of large fruit ranches. FOUR PERMITS GRANTED Boxing Exhibitions to Be Given by the Olympic and Occidental Clubs Soon. The Health and Police Committee of the Board of Supervisors heard the argu- ments of several organizations desiring permits for boxing entertainments yester- day, and granted a number, refusing others. The Olympic Club was given permits for two dates, the first to be the 3lst inst., when three eignt-round goes are to be de- cided. The second will take place at the Pavilion on a date not yet settled. When the application of the Occidental Club came up for two permits—one in Au- 8ust ana another in September—Super- isor Dimond opposed them vigorou: saying that the Smith-Gallagher exhil tion given under the auspices of the club was a disgrace, and that the organization should not be allowed a chance to re- peat it. The other members thought that the club, particularly as it guaranteed $270 to charity, should be given a chance, and overruled Mr. Dimond. The application of the Pheenix Club was denied. Supervisor Taylor's ordinance closing all saloons at 12 o'clock at night went over for two weeks. ——————— Suit for Services. Marie Boland has sued the estate of P. B, Hewlett for §520, said to be due for services rendered as nurse during the illnessof de- ceasea. —_— ALL GOES TO CHARITY, The Profits Derived From the Celebration of the Fall of the Bastile. The Police Force Fund for Widows and Orphans Will Come in for Some Benefit The celebration of the cne hundred and seventh anniversary of the Fall of the Bastile will benefit charitable societies to the extent of about $1500. . The finance committee, consistine of P. A. Bergerot, J. Lambla and J. Bayle, as well as Treasurer J. Godeau, have been hard at work for two days gathering in the receipts from outside ticket-sellers. The total receipts so far are a fraction under $2500, out of whick bills amounting to nearly $1000 wiil have to be paid. As soon as these liabulities are all in and audited by the finance committee they will be liquidated, and on to-night week the general committee will vote on which charities (and in what amounts) will be benefited. 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