The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 24, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1896. PRAISE FOR SAN DIEGS HARBOR Commissioner Nemoto of Japan Pleased With Its Advantages. SUPERIOR TO YOKOHAMA He Will Recommend It as the Terminus for the New Line of Steamships. SOON TO BE IN OPERATION. Vessels May Ply From the Orient to the Southern Port Within Six Months. —_— SAN DIEGO, CAn., Juty 23.—Sho Ne- moto, commissioner of the Japanese Gov- ernment for theinvestigation of commerce and industry, arrived in San Diego to-day in the interests of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, or Oriental Navigation Company, which purposes making San Diego its terminus on this side of the Pacific. A delegation of business men of this city, with a num- ber of officials of the Santa Fe Railroad Company, met Mr. Nemoto at Los Angeles and accompanied him to this city. Mr. Nemoto has in his power to report favorably or unfavoraply to his Govern- ment regarding the advantages of San Diego for the terminus of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha steamship line, and upon his re- port depends the Government subsidy to that line.” He said to-day to a CALL corre- spondent: ‘“You may be assured that my report will be favorable to San Diego. I am delighted with the natural advantages of this harbor. It is much superior to Yoko- hamsa. Thne line, you can say, will come to Ban Diego. I consider it settled. San Diego is the natural port for Japanese goods on their way to Chicago and New York. The climate and topography of the country favor commerce through this harbor. Mr. Asano, president of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, will arrive here two weeks hence and he will make public the plans of the company. I am not con- nected with the company, but represent the Government only. *The company has a capital of $6,000,000 ard has already bought six steamers carrying from 4000 to 6000 tons of cargo each. These steamers will call at the Bandwich Islands and compete for their share of the rich Hawaiian commerce so largely in the hands of the Japanese. “They will also run down the Mexican coast as far as San Benito, Chiapas, touch- ing at the principal ports. Ido not know positively that the steamship company as a company has a contract with the Santa Fe, but I know it has an undérstanding on ra The Santa Fe is prepared to give a through rate for Japanese goods to Chi- caro and New York, and it will land cotton and flour here at rates that will make it profitable for the steamship company to handle these products. Weneed iron also, pbut I believe it will be found in Lower California in the Tepustete fields, which my Government has investigated some- what. I am much pleased with the result of my visit.” Toraji Kusakado, representative of the Japanese Colonization Association, is the companion of Mr. Nemoto, his object being the purchase of a large tract of Jand’in the State of Chiapas, Mexico, where a colony of Japanese will be located, and which will be the Central American terminus of the steamship line. The Japanese were guests of a company of San Diego business men, who took them out on the bay in the lighthouse tender Madrone and beyond the Government jetty at the mouth of the harbor. All pos- sible information touching the advantages of the harbor, as well as wharfage facili- ties, was sought by Mr. Nemoto, who had numerous confidential cunferences with the Santa Fe officials regarding rates for landing raw cotton from Southern States at San Diego. . Mr. Nemoto intimated that the line would be established within six months. The Japanese will be shown over the city to-morrow, and will leave in the afternoon for the City of Mexico and Chiapas end to inspect the Tehuantepec Railway. Mr. Nemoto will then proceed to Chile and Peru in the interests of his Government. el gt s B Seattle’s Chances Not Made Known. SEATTLE, Wasn., July 23.—Having enjoyed the freedom of the city last night and to-day and been shown the advan- tages of Seattle as a terminus, the Japanese quartet of promoters of trans- Pacific steamship lines departed for Tacoma this evening. They expressed themselves as well pleased, but gave no intimation of Seattle’s chances of securing the prize. President Asano is armed with many letters of recommendation and in- troductions, in several of which he is re- ferred to as “one of the biggest financiers and operatorsin Japan.” HONORED BY VISALIANS, Non-Partisan Reception Given to Democratic Chairman Alford. Conveyed From Tulare on a Special Train and Congratulated by Hundreds. VISALIA, CaL., July 23.—Hon. W. H. Alford, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, was given a non-par- iisan recgption upon his arrival in Visalia this evening, which, for enthusiasm and good feeling, has never been equaled in Tulare County. When the people of Ta- lare City heard that he was to be given this reception, they telephoned over to Visalia and insisted that they be per- mitted to share in honoring the brilliant young leader of the Democratic party. Mr. Alford was met at the Goshen and was escorted to Tulare City, where hun- dreds of people were in waiting to offer congratulations and shake his hand., His party found a special train was ready to start to Visalia, When it arrived here the streets were crowded with people, and firecrackers were being exploded and a band discoursed patriotic music. Crowds gathered around Mr. Alford and offered congratulations. Calls for Alford were answered by that gentleman, who went to the balcony of the Palace Hotel, which had been decor- ated with flags and punting, where he de- livered a short and eloquent speech and was enthusiastically applauded. He said he had received congratulations frommen prominent in the Democratic and other parties upon his election as chairman of the State committee, but this ma nificent gathering of his friends and neighbors pleased him more than all else. When he concluded, three rousing cheers were given for Alford and the throng again pressed forward to extend greetings. —_—— ADVANCING TOW ikD WBATCOM. Flames Destroy a Logying Camp at Cen- tral Station. SEATTLE, Wasg., July 23.—A special from Whatcom to an afternoon paper says: Forest fires have destroyed the logging camp of M. M. Clothier & Son at Central station on_Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railway. The loss is estimated at $2000. i The entire country morth of here isin flames. Four freightcars and consider- able sidetrack of the Bellingham Bay and British Columbia road were destroyed at Everson. The fircs are gradually working toward this city. A anllna Rain in the Sierra. FRESNO, CaL., July 23.—An unusually heavy rain fell in the Sierra Tuesday night last, and Moore & Smith’s snwmi}ls at Sequoia had to close down temporarily on account of it. There are many people from the valley clmping in the open air in the mountains and numerous dis- agreeable experiences are reported. it s o 4 Killing at Stevestos. VANCOUVER, B. C, July 28.—Tosh McKenzie, a dissolute character of this city, was shot and instantly killed by a man named Sheehan at Steveston last night. A dispute arose over the tenantcy of a cabin, during which revolvers were used. WEALTH OF SANTA CLARA Slight Increase in Property Valuations During the Past Year. Progress of the County Shown in the Report of Assessor Spitzer. SAN JOSE, CaL., July 23.—The report of County Assessor Spitzer for the year 1896 shows tie total value of all property in the county to be $55,406,440, as against $55,304,885 in 1895, an increase of $1C1,555. The value of real estate and improvements for 1896 is $50,533,190, as compared with $50,154,435 for 1895, an increase of $378,655. The value placed upon different kinds of property is as follows: Rea! estate, other than city and town lots, $24,239,435; improvements on same, $6,980,840; city and town lots, $12,234,105; improvements on same, $7,078,810; personal property. $4,502,- 750; money, $305,600; soivent credits, $64,- 920. The value of property affected by mortgages is $11,390,715, and the value of trust deeds and mortgages on real estate is placed at $11,359,715. In 1896 the foliowing acreage was sown in grain and hay. Wheat, 13,076 acres; oats, 127; barley, 13,805; corn, 297; hay, 30,115, The acreage of grapevines is as follows: For table, wine grapes, bearing 10,917, non-bearing 305 acres. Tue total number of bearing fruit trees in the county is placed at 2,641,737; non- bearing trees, 1,933,804; grand total of fruit trees in county, 4,575,54L The in- crease in bearing French prune trees in 1806 over 1895 is 70,913. The increase in peach trees this year over 1895 is 25,930, The number of bicycles is placed at 2010, and they are assessed at a total valuation of $60.300. —_——— DESERTED HUSBAND AND BABRES, A Mother’s Flight From Home Kesulls in a Divorce Deoree. SAN JOSE, Can., July 23.—Henry F. Porter was to-day granted a divorce from Ella J. Porter on the ground of desertion. The plaintiff was given the custody of the | minor children. The Porters were mar- ried in Vermont in 1875 and have nine children. The family came to this State several years -En and took up its residence on a ranch near Alum Rock, where the head of the family engaged in chopping wood. About'a year ugo Mrs. Porter tired of urban life, and taking the eldest son came to this city, where she has since resided. All efforts on the part of her husband to have her return to her family were futile. e G SOUGHT DEATH BY STRYCHNINE, Attempted Suiclde of a Woman Who Tired of Comstant Labor. BAN JOSE, CaL., July 23.—Mrs. John Long, who resides in a little shanty in the reac of 316 West San Carlos street, took a dose of strychnine this morning with sui- cidal intent. She was discovered shortly after 11 o’clock by her husband, who sum- moned medical assistance. Doctors worked over her all the afternoon and finally re- stored her to consciousness, but her re- covery is doubtful. Mrs. Long wrote itwo notes saying she intended to kill herself. She complained of being cheated out of money by peonle for whom she had worked, and said she was tired of constant work. She is a native of England, about 30 years of age. Ao ol Confession of a Burglar, SAN JOSE, UAn, July 23.—Herbert Kelley, who was arrested yesterday and charged with stealing slide-door rollers from the Independent mill, has been charged with another burglary. This morning Kelley confessed to having broken into the’ warehouse of Brown & Basker on North Market street on Tues- day night and stolen about $200 worth of household goods stored there. The prop- erty belonged to Thomas Fitzgerald, tor- merly of this city, but now residing in Ban Francisco. dl]ay told what he had done with the vro‘rerty. and to-day Chief Kidward recovered most of it. SAN BERNARDINO’S QUEER SUIT. Peculiar Phase of California Law De- veloped in the Smith Case. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., July 23.—A peculiar phase of California law was de- veloped in the courts here to-dav. Arm- stead Smith was arrested 1n May last for threatening an assault on W. Maguire. He was committed to jail in default of $1000 bond, and to-day {x was_developed under habeas corpus proceedings that, being unable to give the bond, Smith was liable to remain in the jail during the term of his natural life. " The California code Erovxdas that a Justice of the Peace may fix the bond at any sum not exceed- ing for a threatened assault, and vnder the law there is no way of getting the defendant out of jail. i It was during the habeas corpus pro- ceedings that this point was brought up and the defendant released. It is held by attorneys that sections 701 to 714 of the code are clearly uncondtitutional. —_— Trout for San Bernardino Streams. SAN BERNARDINO, Cav., July 23.—A consignment of about 100,000 young trout will arrive in this city on the 28th from the State hatchery and be placed in the mountain streams. ): ueen Victoria has just :‘reeud an Order of hthood called bearing 495, non-bearing 170; HOMES LUST 10 COLTON SETTLERS A San Bernardino Counfy Colonization Scheme Collapses. LAND SOLD AT AUCTION. Foreclosure of the Semi-Tropic Land and Water Company . Mortgage. RUINOUS TO SMALL HOLDERS. Many Unable to Retain Pro'perty Bought on the Installment Plan. Los AxGELEs OFFICE OF THE CALL, 328 SouTH BrOADWAY, } Los ANGELES, CAL., July 23. The sale to-day of the property of the Semi-tropic Land and Water Company, near Colton, in San Bernardino County, marks the failure of one of the most promising land subdivision schemes ever projected in Bouthern Califorria. In the struggle to consummate its plans the company has been involved 1n extensive litigation. This has been brought to an end by the disposal of 18,000 acres of land by anction under foreclosure of the San Francisco Savings Union. The company negotiated a loan of $300,000, which was subsequently reduced to about $263,000, and it was for this loan that the mortgage was foreclosed. The land was bid in by the Savings Union, except for tracts pur- chased by small holders. The company sold many small tracts to settlers, some of whom paid in full and obtained a release for their land. The 1arger number were unable to do this, and they are now the losers, The Savings Union people offered to accept the balance due from each of the owners of these small holdings, but very few of them were. able to meet the requirements and con- sequently will lose their homes and the work of several years. e LOWER CALIFOENIA GOLD. Capitalists Investigating a Strike Near the Gulf. LOS ANGELES, Cav., July 23.—Consid- erable talk has been zoing on here in mining circles of late regarding rich strikes of gold in Lower California. Several Los Angeles capitaliste are making a careful investigation of a mine on the gulf side, about seventy-five miles south of En- senada. A schooner left San Pedro to-day with a crew of twelve men aboard. They will touch at San Diego, and from there will sail into the Gulf of California. Bur- ros will be used to carry ore from the mine to the schooner. ~About fifty tons will be brought to this city, *where it will be tested. If it should average $30 a ton the mine will be purchased by the capitalists. e e g Editors Will Gather at Avalon. LOS ANGELES, CaL., July 23.—Tke an- nual session of the Southern California Editorial Association will convene a Ava- lon on Saturday. A large delegation will leave for the Catalina Island resort to- morrow afternoon, remaining until Mon- day morning. bas been arranged for the entertainment of the members and their friedds. This being the annual meeting, the election of officers will be held on the last day of the session. ——— Anti- Annexationssts Defeated. 108 ANGELES, CAL, July 23.—Judg- ment was rendered by Judge York to-day for the city in the case brought to prevent it from annexing suburbs voted into the limits of Los Angeles at the recent elec- tion. No one appeared to contest the an- nexation. - . SANTA CRUZ -ENCAMPMENT. The Ministerial Association Concludes Its Labors—Women Planning Mis- sionary Work. BANTA CRUZ, CaL., July 23.—The Min- isterial Association at Garfield Park closed its session to-day. Rev. E. W. Matthews of San Francisco read a paper on the Chris- tian Endeavor movement and the special work of the Christian churen, wherein he taught that their aims were identical, and advised the church to resist any effort that might be made for a denominational society for the young people. The Chris- tian Endeavor, he said, had the right creed and name. The Woman's Board of Missions, which has in charge much of the home and for- eign mission work of the church, opened its session at 1:30 ». M. with devotional exercises, led by Miss May Bateman. Mrs. H. G. Hartley of Butte City is president and Mrs. Ella Cutler of Irvington sec- retary. The president’s address showed that the society had keenly felt the pinch- ing of hard times, but had not been com- pelled to curtail its work, not one of its missionaries being called from the field. The number in foreign lands had been in- creased, and this fall they hoped to enter several new countries. Mrs. J. F. Tout of Hollister read a paper on *“Individual Work.” Mrs. L. A. Pier of Willows delivered an address on ‘‘District Development,” incidentally showing how she had organized the women in three counties. Rev. James Small of Oakland preached tloqnenuz last night tc a large congrega- tion on *Christ’s Estimate of Man.” St PRESNO CARRIERS UNDER FIRE. Charges Filed by a Secret Agent of the Postal Department. FRESNO, CaL., July 23.—The mail- carriers of Fresno Postoffice are under the fire of secret service agenisof the Postal Department. A few days ago the carriers received notices from Washington inform- ing them of instances where they had been derelict in their duties. After much in- vestigation the distributors of mail have learned that a secret agent was in this city last May following the vocation of a book- agent. Fault had been found with all butone | of the carriers. Some are charged with loitering on their routes and holdin, ‘slunnt'chlt-. while others, it is alleged, id not gather mail from meny distant boxes in the city on each of their tri Bome_ are charged with falsifying the r-cord of time when they reported on and off duty. in formulating answers to the com- plaints, and they claita that they can ex- plain matiers satisfactorily. - .S'Thz‘ Government did n:n i:ulfi::h the cret Service Department until the ) ent administration took charge of lfi:: It is claimed that ' An interesting programme | 3 e carriers are at present en- | ® Republican carriers are | in which the made to suffer most by the system of espionage. SLAVERY IN CHINA. Millions of Girls Are Sold on the Block While They Are Still in Their Infancy. . SEATTLE, Wass., July 23.—Rev. J. E. Adams, a Chinese missionary, writing from Hongkong to a friend in this city, says: “Slavery and polygamy seem to be twins, and they go hand in hand to-day in China. There are millions of polygamous houses 1n China and millions of slaves. Even in the Chinese quarters of cities which are owned by European Goveflupgn"‘ such as Hongkong, Singapore, Penang, Macao, Manilla, Batavia and Delhi, slavery is al- most as prevalent as in China proper. Slavegirls are purchased from their parents or guardians when they are quite young. From 3 to 7 yearsisthe favorite age in the market, as the child when stripped shows how it will look when fully grown. The price is then quite low, rang- ing from $10 1o $16, and the danger of the child becoming hLomesick and running away amounts to nothing, They are treated kindly, and at 15 are often ad- mirable housekeepers. They receive no wages, of course, and as for lodgings, they are supposed to sleep—well, anywhere— on two chairs, a board, a stone bench or a tile fioor. A great many girls are sold into immorality by their parents annually, and go into the lowest dens in the. Orient. “Girl slavery has been favored by the Chinese for many centuries, and is an or- ganic feature of their civilization. It ex- tends from the imperial household in Peking down to the lowest coolie family. A 8an Francisco merchant of good social and financial standing has three beautiful daughters who belonqrw_one of the worst dens in Hongkong. Their mother was a slnva, he owned while here sixteen years ago." AL TICOHA_HROLSED Large Reward Offered for the Apprehension of Ballot Thieves. Business Men Combine to Stamp Out Lawlessness in the City. TACOMA, Wasg., July 23.—The robbing of the ballot-boxes in the City Controller’s vaults, coming as the culmination of a series of dishonest transactions in the public affairs of Tacoma, has resulted in thoroughly arousing thecity. A meeting of bankers and other business men was held this afternoon, at which a resolution was passed urging the City Council to adopt vigorous measures to apprehend the ballot-box thieves. A mass-meeting has been called for Fri- day afternoon, at which time the business men will probably organize for the pur- pose of stamping out stuch lawlessness. Citizens of all classes, without regard to their interest in the mayoralty fight, de- clare this erime to be the worst yet perpe- trated upon this long-suffering commu- nity. X The City Council held a special meeting to-night and after vigorous addresses, passed an ordinance appropriating $1000 to reward the man who hunts down and convicts the guilty men. It is believed at least five men were conoerned—one who planned the job, two who broke through the wall into the vault and at least two watchers. The general supposition is that the perpetrators had some interest in the continuance of the present administration. Two weeks ago Janitor Blanchard found at the top of a back stairway two crowbars, partly covered with brickdnla and the prints of bare feet. A few days later another crowbar had been added. He called ihe attention of Commissioner of Public Works Doherty to them, and it is considered strange that the latter did not begin an investigation. e told Blanchard the tools must belong to the city electricians. After long arguments to-day on the question of counting the remaining bal- lots, Judge Pritchard decidea that the count should go on. The -ballots of one precinct were counted. Controller Ben- ham testified that further investigation disclosed that the seals on the ballots of five or six more precincts had been broken. 1t is believed now that the official returns will be admitted as evidence for the pre- cincts of which the ballots were stolen. Four of these precincts gave Orr a majority of 108 votes, 80 that by counting them out Mayor Fawcett’s majority would be 110, e ey GERMAN SOCIALISTS MOBBED, Hot Reception of Delegates to the Con- gress at Lille PARIS, Fraxc, July 23.—A Bocialist congress is in progress at Lille and to-day there arrived in that city to take part in the proceedings & number of German delegates. The French delegates went to the railway station to receiveand welcome the Germans and their presence attracted a crowd. ‘When the German. delegates appeared outside the station they found that the crowd had E‘repured a welcome of its own for them. They were greeted with hoots und jeers and cries of “Down with Ger- many! Long live France!" ks A scrimmage ensued in which several persons were injured. The police were speedily on"the scene and restored order without much difficulty. The aisturbance was entirely due to the French popular feeling against everything German. —_—— The Dundonald Safe. QUEENSTOWN, Igevaxp, July 23.—The British bark Dundonald, Captain Girvan, from San Francisco March 10 for Hull, previously reported as having been in \colision with the British steamer Penarth, via Madeira for Manaos, sinking the latter and proceeding in a damaged condition, has arrived here. Her bows were stove in by the collision and her spars and fore- eak carried away. She is also leaking adly and her hold is full of water. The captsin and crew of the sunken steamer SBantarez are on board the Dundonald. B . Spanish Confirmation of Maceo’s Death. HAVANA, Cusa, July 23.—ft is now known that Jose Maceo was killed during an engagement of the insurgent forces un- der nis command with the Spanish troops commanded by General Albert and Colonel Varia. Theconflict occurred on June 5 at Lama del Gato, a place near Sango. The insurgents were defeated. —_——— Insolvent Australian Bank. LONDON, Exc., July 23.—A petition has been presented to the English courts asking for the winding up of the Commer- cial Bank of Australia, on the ground that it is unni‘bla u:o pay its ddebr.; l‘h’ubbuk’l Te; T ¢ ~ar ending June' h obit balance of £24,000.5 Eieen L ——— Ecuador Rebels Triumph. COLON, Coromsia, July 23.—Aavices re- ceived here from Ecuador are to the effect that the rebeis have triumphed over the Government forces at ca and other points, and that they are about to form n administration. Battle at Demir Hissar. A VIENNA, AvstRiA, July 23.—Advices received from Salonica say that the Turk- G S e AL el v e onian ins at De ‘the insurgents losi 500 men, STOCKTON'S FETE ~ UNDER THE OAKS, Native Sons and Daughters Picnic at Goodwater Grove. GAY OUTING AT NIGHT. The Admission Day Fund Swelled by the Proceeds of a Mid- summer Revel. DANCE BENEATH LUNA'S RAYS Speed Contest of Cyclers Astride of Gayly Illuminated Wheels. STOCKTON, CaL., July 23.—There never was in the history of Stockton so many of the leading social lights of this city at Goodwater Grove as to-night, the occasion being the moonlight picnic and hop of the Native Sons. The affair was devised to raise funds to defray the expenses of the water carnival on Admission day, and it proved to be a success beyond the expecta- tions of the most sanguine. The night was one of those perfect ones for which Stockton is noted, and hundreds of maids in white muslins, mulls and ilawns grouped about under the lantern-decked boughs of the giant oaks at the grove lent beauty to the scene. Before 9 o’clock there were over 1000 people in the grove and every car brought more until the time for home- going, near midnight. The scene on entering the grove gate was like 8 glimpse into fairyland. The branches and boughs of the great oak trees had been hung with hundreds of Japanese lanterns, which vied: with the electric lights to dispel the darkness until the moon loomed up and cast its beams of approval upon the merry gathering be- neath the oaks. There was a concert by a picked band that lasted from 8 until 9:30 o’clock, and while the band was discoursing pleasing musié the throng promenaded about the walks or occupied the settees that cover the ground between the clubhouse and the dancing pavilion. Here and there ¢ were booths, where sweet-faced Native Daughters dispensed cooling drinks or sold popcorn and icecream. They plied a thriving trade and added many a dollar to the carnival fund. During the evening the Terminal City ‘Wheelmen came to the picnic in a body with' their wheels decorated with Japa- nese lanterns. They formed in line and paraded about the grounds, after which they went out to the track at the erove and raced by the light of their own lan- terns. The affair was a success financially, as well as socially, for the carnival fund was increased by many hundreds of dollars. s g s STEAMER LINES CUT RATES. San Francisco-Stockton Round Trip Now Costs but 25 Cents. STOCKTON, Car., July 23.—A lively passenger rate war is on between the lines of river steamers plying between here and San Francisco. The fare has been uniform on both lines up to a few days ago, when the old line—the California Navigation and Improvement Company—cut the rate in half, making the price for the trip on the river 25 cents, the charge for a berth 25 cents and 50 cents for a stateroom. This afternoon the Union Transportation Company, the new line, put the price down to'25 cents for the round trip be- tween this city and San Francisco. Every- body now looks for a rate war such as was waged eight or nine years ago, when both lines would almost pay a man for riding with them rather than let the opposition t his patronage. To-morrow the old fiene will probably meet to-day’s cut and &0 it one better. g b NEGROES CLAIM THE CHILD, Bitter Contest for the Possession of a White Girl. STOCKTON, CaL, July 23.—Domingo G. Pena to-day applied to the police for assistance in getting the ciothing of his 15-year-old niece, Juana Garcia, from a house on California street that is kept by negroes. The girl had been placed with them for safe keeping, believing that she would be- well cared for, her relatives, Pena and his wife, being too poor to sup- port her. Several days ago they secured a home for her in the family of a Stockton attorney, but she refused to go, saying she referred to stay with her negro friends. g’e-urdlv Pena induced her to go with him to the cemetery, where his brother, who lives in the mountains, was waiting, and they forcibly took the girl to the home of the brother. The negroes are deter- mined to get the girl back, and so refused to give up her clothing. The Result-of a Fivid Imagination. SAN JOSE, Can., July 23.—The story published some few days ago stating that Henry Nuttman and wife and twelve chil- dren of Santa Clara were just recovering from an illness caused bLuuing milk from acow affected with tuberculosis appears to have proceeded from a person possessed of a most vivid imagination. There has been no illness in Mr, Nuttman's famil, except that Mrs. Nuttman has been a suf- ferer from Bright's disease, though fortu- nately her condition is now much im- proved. Minister Spuller Dead. PARIS, Fraxce, July 23.—Senator Se- raphin Eugene Spuller, Minister of Public_ Instruction in the Cabinet of M. Rouvier in 1887, died to-day at Dijon. He was born December 8, 1835. SOCIALIST P LITICAL CLUBS. Organizations Effected in the Twenty- Eighth and Twenty-Ninth Districts. . The Socialists of the Twenty-ninth As- sembly District met last evening in Irish- American Hall and organized the Twenty- ninth Assemby District Club of the Social- ist Labor party. C. H. Davies was selected as gecretary. C. Solomonson was selected as the temporary chairman and financial secretary, also as delegate to the County Committee. ) It was decided that the club shall meet every first and third Thursday evening of each month at 287 Natoma street. Solo- monson was directed to make an arrange- ment for a district mass-meeting, and Davis was appointed to make arrangements for holding open-air meetings on con- venient streets from mnow until the elec- Y oPhe socialists of the 'rwntyoaiq%th met in the same hall and formed the Twenty- eighth A Labor .. W. Bean was selected as re- secretary and delegate to the - District of the Socialist | sif County Committee. F. Schiller was se- lected as recording secretary. 1t was de- cided to meet on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month. COLORED DEMOCRATS. They Issue a Public Challenge to Republican Orators for a De- bate on Party Questions. The colored Democrats are coming to the front, and seem ready to vouch for the courage of their convictions, to judge from the subjoined communication: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 23, 1896. Editor of The Cali—SIr: The Republican daily Frela of this City haye devoted much space of ate to the theatricals of the local colored Re- Puh“c“. clubs of the City, #he presumed ntention being to create’ an impression that the colored men this State are not alive to the issues of the day which confront them in common with the rest of the Nation; but that on the contrary they are still willine to be led to the music of the demagogues of the Republican party, who alone profit by the fealty of the colore vote. Believing that such an impression should not be allowed to pass unnoticed, and on be- half of a large body of young and independent tninkers of this State and of the United States, we hereby publiely challenge the Republians of this City to produce two men (we draw no color line) who will meet usin joint debate on the issues of the present um;‘l-xgn and their relation to the interests of the colored of men of the country, the debate to take vlace at Metropolitan Temple at an early aate and under the auspices of the State central committees of the Repub- lican and Democratic parties, the representa- tives of the side losing the debate to defray the expense of the meeting. Respectiully, CORNELIUS A. HUGHES, President Ticonderoga Club. GEORGE W. DENNIS JT., Ex-Member Democratie State Committee. If this challenge be accepted a lively and most interesting debate may be looked for. Mr. Dennis has made a special study of the subject of free coinage, while Mr. Hughes is an eloguent and powerful advocate of a low tariff. These well- known colored orators will endeavor to show the voters of their race that the Democratic platform is safest and strong- est to stand upon. The outcome of the challenge is looked for with much interest. THER. HOMES IN CHINESE DENS, How Fifty White Women and Girls Spend Their Lives. SOME IN TEEIR TEENS. Society for the Suppression of Vice Will Be Asked to Act. DIRECT VIOLATION OF LAW. Dens Scattered Through the Streets and Alleys in China- town. An investigation made yesterday dis- closed the fact that about fifty white women and girls are living in various dens in Chinatown in plain violation ot law. The matter will immediately be brought to the attention of the Society for the Sup- vression of Vice. So debased are the lives these women are leading, and many of them girls in their teens at that, that the region where this illicit traffic is carried on might well be called “*In Darkest Chinatown.” The principal districts in which this deplorable state of affairs exists are: Dupont street, Waverly and Oneida places, Brooklyn alley and Sacramento street. The law in reference to the matter is very plain—so plain that it will be an easy task to fix the blame on the persons re- sponsible, Order No. 2191, given in “gen- eral orders of the Board of Supervisors,” reads as follows: Section 1. No person shall, in that portion of the City and County of San Francisco bounded by the north side of California street, east side of Powell street, west side of Kearny street and the north side of Broadway, keep or meintain or become an inniate of or visitor to or shall in any way contribute to the support of any disorderly house or house of ill fame, or knowingly to let or underlet or transfer the possession of any premises for use by any per- | son for any of the said purposes, or to permit any premises to be occupied or used by any person or persons for any of such purpocos after he shall have notice of such occupation and use., Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this order shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of uot less than $250, nor exceeding $1000, or by imprisonment not less than three months, nor exceeding six montns, or by both such fine and imprison- ment. Despite this stringent order of the board, it is a notorious fact that there are white women and girls now engaged in the business placed under the ban. Many of these women, especially the young girls, do not make the dens a per- manent residence. They go to them early in the evening and leave about midnight. On whom the blame for this infamous traffic will fall is not known, but it is un- derstocd that the Society for the Suppres- sion of Vice will endeavor to check the evil and bring those directly responsible to punishment. The attention of the investigators was first brought to the subject by a policeman whose regular beat is in that distriet, but even he did not know the extent of the evil, Many of the houses are well known, others have been bat recently established, but they are but carelessly hiddon—th_e carelessness being the result of long im- munity. They are not confined to the narrow streets of tbe center of Chinatown, either, for more than one of the infamous places may be found on the outskirts of the quarter, and close to where respectable people live. There are more of the places than any one has any idea of, and when the Society for the Suppression of Vice gets to work, it will have lots to do. ———— Charged It to George Law. The death of George W.Law was the subject of a good deal of sympathetic com- ment in the Tenderloin. The owner of a cafe recalled an incident that occurred one afternoon when the millionaire drove through Twenty-eighth street. He was evidently having a good time. A saloon- keeper, at whose place Law often stopped happened to see him. Turning to his bar- keeper he said« ‘‘There goes George Law. i’;‘fit ehl.l’[& Mnfi saog lo; wine.” Adnd the ill was paid.—New York correspondence of Pittsburg Dispatch. i Every ielegraph le in the remote dis- tricts of Norway has tobe oontlmullg wal on account of the bears whic have a mania for climbing the poles and on the crossbeams swaying back- m and forward until the pole finally NEW TD-DAY. HAVE YOU A KEY? Combinations Are in Order These Days. A BIG Combine Occurs To-day, and if the Quantity Holds Out Saturday. As Well. Some 600 pretty Blue Double - Breasted Suits. made from dood Blue Cheviots; some right pretty Tweeds for boys agdes 5 to 15 years, in- cluding an extra pair of Pants and a pretty Cap to match. The Suits are eleganitly tailored and are worth $5. The combine to-day for -$2.95—- There’s a whole lot of pretty Reefer Suits, deep collar, elegantly braided, in blue, also in mixed colorings, very swell styles -—-including extra Pants and Cap. THE ENTIRE OUTFIT FRIDAY SURE, SATURDAY IF QUANTITY HOLDS 0UT, AT -—$2.95-~ When the big store gets at prices it doesn’t gdo about it in a namby- pamby way ; it uses the hammer and tonds. YOU GET FHE BENEFIT. RAPHAEL’S (Incorporated), THE FRISCO BOYS, 9, 11, 13, 15 Kearny St. Weak Men andWomen HOULD USE Dw‘ BITTERS, TH& greas Mexican i §—¢-u The Bexual Organs, U7 Hewish usd |