The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 25, 1896, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO " WOULD KILL YOU LIKE A RAT" Supervisor Taylor's Tart Remark to Supervisor King. A FIGHT WAS AVERTED. Result of an Expose at the Monday Meeting of the Board. THE COLONEL'S LOADED CANE. King Was Called Down by a Man Aimost 0:d Enough to Be His Father. Supervisor Joe King came nearer to death on Tuecday last than he ever was before in his life, and in consequence his bearing toward one of his fellow-members in the board has changed since that time to a remarkatle extent. The man who *‘called him down” was Bupervisor Taylor, one of the oldest men on the board, and who, from his physique and dignified bearing, would not be taken for a man who could cow the burly Super- visor of the First Ward. The trouble arose over one of the trans- actions of the board at its meeting on Monday last. ‘While the matter of milk contracts was being discussed, Supervisor Taylor made a plain statement of facts regarding the manner in which milk is supplied to the Almshouse, the statement being directed at King, who is chairman of the Hospitals Committee, the inference being that he 'was responsible for the charging of exorbi- tant rates by the cohtractor who supplies the lacteal fluid for the use of the City’s poor. During & pause in his discourse he held 2 moment's whispered conference with Supervisor Dunker, who sits on his right, and, who is a member of King’s commit- tee. Then he went on to say that he un- derstood that the other committeemen haa never been consilted by King before the contract was let, that the committee had never been called together to con- sider the matter, ana that, moreover, the contract had been given to a brother-in- law of the Supervisor from the First. King was white with rage when Super- visor Taylor had finished, but he refrained from an outbreak at the time, contenting himself with a denial of the charge that | he had given the contract to any relafive, but admitting in the next breath that he | had given 1t to a friend withoutconsulting the members of his committee. Later, in the clerk’soffice, he called both Supervisor Taylor and Supervisor Dunker vile names behind their backs and threat- ened to wreak vengeance on them, but it was not thought the matter would go any further. The next day, however, King accumu- lated a heavy load of liquid refreshments and with fire in his eye and the events of the day before rankling in his breast startad on & hunt for those who had forced him to expose his methods of handling the City’s business. He presently ran across Colonel Taylor and began to make belligerent remarks in- tended for that person’s ears. He appa- rently did not wish to appear to start a disturbance, for he mentioned no names, but he talked of giving some one who had insulted him a sound thrashing. Colonel Taylor gained the impression that the threat was directed at Supervisor Dunker and, after listening to the tirade of abuse until he was thoroughly exasperated, said : “You seem to be looking for some one to lick, King?” “‘Oh, I don’t know,”” answered the repre- sentative of the First Ward insinuatingly. “Well, if you are determined to tackle some one, why don’t you begin on me. I was the one who told of your connection with the milk business?'’ said Supervisor Taylor. “Perhaps I might,” said King. “If I should what would you do about it?” He wasedging toward Mr. Taylor as he spoke, his rigat hand clinched and ready for business. % I would kill you like a rat,” answered Mr. Taylor gquietly, but looking King straight in the eyes. By this time a crowd had begun to gather about the men, and those who heard the words last quoted say that King gave one look into Colonel Taylor’s eyes and noting the look of determination there wilted and made no more threats, soon afterward taking his departure. Supervisor Taylor makes no secret of his bloodless but ratner dramatic meeting with King. I never could stand being bullied,” he said yesterday, “even by a young and athletic man like King, and I am not going to begin now. Asa matter of fact, King was intoxicated and smarting over the way he was exposed in the board, He wanted to lick some one, or tried to make it appear that way, but he tackled the wrong man when he went after me. I meant just what I said when I told King that I would kill him if he made an attack on me. He has the reputation of being a fighter, and as I understana it, has had a number of encounters, so that had he NEW TO-DAY. A50 CENT Bottle of CUTICURA RESOL- VENT, greatest of humor cures, is often sufficient to complete a permanent cure of the most torturing and disfiguring of ;k_in. scalp, and blood humors. BLo0n Brvsons. ¥ ares badon itk Gorchns | Boar, gentle applications of CUTICURA (oint- ment), the ekin cure, and mild doses of CUTICURA VENT, of the world. Price, R o s Gure Every Humor: malled free. struck me I should bave been perfectly justified in carrying out my intention. “This is not the first time I have been attacked. Several years ago I heard that 1 was to be killed and hunted for the man for days to give him a chance to carry out his intention, but he never even gave me a chance to interview him on the matter. “A couple of years ago a young fellow who was as big and strong as King, I should think, tackled me in my office, but he went away disappointed in his inten- tion of thrashing me ana carried the marks of my blows on his face for weeks. I am not looking for a reputation asa pugilist, however, from a contest with King or any one else. If it’comes to a point where I cap’t avoid him I shail see that he does not strike a second time.” Supervisor Taylor has a fad for collect- ing canes, and is the owner of quite a number of walking-sticks that he has picked up at various times during his ca- reer. Since his encounter with King he has taken to carrying an innocent-looking bamboo, with a round, black handle, which he twirls jauntily while not walk- ing. At first glance there is nothing danger- ous about this stick, but closer investiga- tion reveals the fact that the head is loaded, and that in strong hands the stick would be a weapon capabie of felliug an ox. Supervisor Kiug enjoys the reputation of being a handy man with his fists and a rough-and-tumble fighter of no small pro- ficiency. His latest accomplishment in the pugilistic line was to administer a savage beating to & newspaper man, about half his weight and size, who had dared to oppose him in some small matter. THE CAUSE OF LAGOR Only Trades Union Men Shall Speak at the Labor Day Meeting. Discussion of the Proposed Charter by the San Francisco Council. At the meeting of the San Francisco Labor Council last night' the proposed charter for San Francisco came in for some discussion pro and con quite unexpectedly. A letter from the Merchants’ Association, inviting the council to send two delegates to the charter convention August 12 caused the informal talk. Asit contained a sentence relative to the convention that “‘its entire object is to secure the adoption of the new charter for San Francisco,” Delegate McArthur wanted to know why the council should send any delegates. The only difference of opinion was upon the advisability of giving the Mayor power to appoint several City officials. A delegate answered objections on this score that while the appointive privilege gave the Ma vor greater powers it also im- posed on him greater responsibilities, and the reasonable inference was that the Mayor would have to be extremely care- ful, Under the new order of things one man wouid have to hold himself re- sponsible to the people for the honest anda intelligent administration of the munici- pality. The council voted in favor of a week’s delay in electing delegates to the conven- tion so that the members mignt study the whole question. A communication from the Cigar-mak- ers’ Union was received. It related to Labor-day celebration, and asked that the council would rule that only labor repre- sentatives be allowed to speak from the labor platform that day. Labor-day speakers were limited to members of trades unions. C. Shuppert, W. McArthur, John Hill, T. F. Burns, Ed Rosenburg, W. C. Acker- man and Thomas Hurd were elected a committee to select speakers and to make arrangements for the Labor-day mass- meeting. The council elected W. McArthur, T. F. Burns and C. Shuppert to confer with the letter-carriers’ band, in respose toa com- munication from the Mausician’s Union complainin5 that the band was cutting rates and offering its services free on some occasions. THE WRECKED COLOMBIA No Change Has Taken Place in the Condition of the Hulk. About Sixty Tens of Cargo Have Been Taken Out by the Spreckels Tug Company. The wrecked steamship Colombia is still securely resting on the rocks off Pigeon Point, Allof her people, except the first officer, who lives at the light station, nave left the vessel, and the Pacitic Mail Com- pany has practically abandoned the hulk. But little change has taken place in the weather since the vessel went ashore and the light swell hardly moves her. About sixty tons of cargo—most of it more or less damaged—has been taken out of her by the Spreckels Tug Company. To-day the schooner Chetco will be taken down to t ne wreck, On acconnt of her light draught she can be taken alongside of che hulk, where she can be easily loaded. No effort has yet been made to remove the engines, as they are under several feet of water, but if the swell remains favorable a diver will be used to nnbolt the machinery from its fas- tenings, when it will be hoisted piece by piece out of the steamer. A BLOW IN COURT. Attorney Pistolesi Is Called a Shyster and Ansgwers With His Right Hand. Attorney L. C. Pistolesi was addressing Police Judge Campbell yesterday during the trial of a case when John W. Ingram, who did not like the driit of Pistolesi’s argument, spreng to his feet and called out, “You are a shyster.” Pistolesi struck out instantly and In- gram fell to the floor, blood spurting from his nose. He got on his feet as quickly as sible and made a ran_at the attorney. he two clinched and Bailiff Goughlan then interfered, placed them both under :xrmt lhl!d wmo.k them ;go ;hu Central sta- on, where we iy Deriaic 'y were ed on a charge Pistolesi was acting as attorney for Mrs, . E. Ingram. who is a sister-in-law to John Ingram. The case was alamily quar- rel, which had reached the stage of threats to kfll, or at least allegations to that effect. ————— In Memory of General McComb. The president of the Pioneer Society has ap- pointed John S. Hittell, Henry B, Livingston and H. H-lE:l.lll a5 a committee to draft obit- resolutions on their fellow - jor-General John McComb, 'el‘lh:‘;arxnl:m gentlemen while in the editorial department of the late Alta California were intimstel: mm with n'&'f'o ‘:&ncr:ll. who during mi con e print Do had cons printing depariment ——————— SEE the list of the Star’s fearless, frank {Irze articles in another column, o lim THE FEDERATION IS INDIGNANT, It Will Hold a Mass-Meet- ing Next Tuesday Evening. : SUPERVISORS SCORED. The Grand Jury After the Heads of Seven Members of the Board. SEVERAL FAKED INTERVIEWS. The “Examiner” Asked to Exp'ain Statements on Behalf of the Ac- cused City Qfficials. Acting under the advice of District At- torney Barnes, the Grand Jury will pre- sent accusations against Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Hughes, Dunker, Morgenstern and Wagner. Instatingthis fact yesterday, the Examiner buried a grain of truth in a bushel of falsehood, with a reckless extravagance of space and type. It was stated that the Civic Feder- ation had called a mass-meeting of citi- zens. The Civic Federation did not call any mass-meeting until yesterday. The call was then issued for an indignation gathering in Metropolitan Temple next Tuesday evening. President I. J. Tru- man of the Civic Federation will intro- duce Mayor Sutro, who has consented to act as chairman. The proceedings against the solid seven of the Board of Supervisors for their action in reducing the assessments of the San Francisco Gaslight Company, the Spring Valley Water Werks and the Market- street Railway Company are based upon section 758 ot the Penal Code, which says: An accusation in writing against any dis- trict, county, township or municipal officer for willful or corrupt misconduct in office may be presented by the Grand Jury of the county for or in which the officer accused is elected or appointed. Section 759. The accusation must state the offense charged in ordinary and concise lan- guage and without repetition. Sec. 767. The trial must be by a jury, and conducted in all respects in the same manner as the trial of an indictment for & misde- meanor. Sec. 769. Upon a conviction the court must, at such time as it may appoint, pronounce judgment that the defendant be removed from office; but, to warrant & removal, the judg- ment must be entered upon the minutes, and the canses of removal must be assigned therein, Under the heading “‘Should Be Driven From Office” the Examiner yesterday pub- lished the following as a part of its Grand Jury story: The Merchants’ Association is in thorough accord with the Civic Federation in the matter of demanding that well-merited punishment be visited upon the *“Solid Seven.” We will be with the Civie Federation heart and soul in any action they may take. There is no dount that the Supervisors require a lesson at the hands of an outraged people which they will never forget. In giving them this lesson the Grand Jury should be backed by the sentiment of the entire community. A political campaign is approaching. There will be twelve new men asking the people to place them In the Supervisors’ chamber. The men who may be elected should go into office with the idea that if they become rascals their crimes will surely find them out. There is one ‘way to teach the new men that lesson and that is to throw the “Solid Seven” out of office in disgrace. This is not so much a fight to punish ras- cality already committed as it is to deter future Supervisors from committing similar oftenses. The blow struck at the seven men that are now under consideration shouid be so severe that no body of men in the Board of Supervisors will ever again dare organize such & combination. The reduction of those corporation assgss- ments in the face of the expert valuations fur- nished by the Grand Jury was an infamy on the part of the “Solid Seven” that the people should never forget. If any political party convention should ever in the future have the impudence to present the names of any of those men as candidates for office the people should bury that party under such an ava- lanche of votes that it may never be heard of again. Let the Grand Jury proceed. It hasthe well- balanced sentiment of the people behind it. The Merchants’ Association will do all in its power to strengthen the hands of the Grand Jury and back itin any proper proceeding to punish these scoundrels who have found their way into public office. F. W. DOHRMANN, President Merchants’ Association. This publication made President Donhr- mann very indignant.- He denounced it as a gross fabrication. The following cir- cular was, in consequence, issued yester- day by the sutnority of the board of di- rectors and copies sent to ali members of the Merchants’ Association : » Your particular uttention is respectfully called to the following: An article headed ““Should Be Driven From Office” was published by one of our daily papers oyer the presumed signature of the president of this assoctation. A committee of our board finds that this arti- cle had neither been written, signed nor in- spired by the president; in fact, not even an interview had been had with him upon the subject. In bringing this matter to the notice of the paper in question it was promised that an investigation and correction would be made. 3 Your special attention Is now called to this matier in order to prevent any erroneous im- pressions that the executive officers of this association would sssume to speak or write for its members without first having the board or the association at its proper meeting con- sider and pass upon any questions that may ::!:‘ect the association or the welfare of the ¥ The subject referred to in the atove article had not been before our board of directors, because the time of its members is now so thoroughly taken up with its efforts to secure the adoption of the new charter that 1t is im- possible to take an active part in all questions Or controversies that may be of interest to our members. We deem it opportune tostate that, while your board of directors will make every effort to induce all political varties to favor th adoption of the new charter, no member of this board or officer or employe connected with the same will be & candidate for political preferment, nor will accept any political office within the gift of the people. v A@ yesterday’s session of the Civic Fed- eration, it was unanimously decided to call an indignation mass-meeting of citi- zens next Tuesday evening in Metropoli- tan Temple, Following is the official call, _addrensd to the citjzens of San Francisco, in which the object of the meeting is tersely yet strongly explained: A controlling number of the Board of Super- vigors of our City and County, namely, Super- visors Joseph King, Peter A.Scully, Charles E. Benjamin, Edward C. Hughes, Chris Dun- ker, A. W. Morgenstern and E. L. Wagner, have, in the interest of unscrupulous corpora- tions, willfully, deliberately and grossly be- trayed their trust. It may be that these men will escape punishment and retire, rich with corrupt gains, from the offices they have pros- tituted and betrayed. It may be thatother persons, contemplating their example, even now intend to seek oliu at the coming elec- tion to procure gain in like betrayal oftruer, But it would be infinitely worse if the people were by silence to acquiesce in such official coFruption. e therefore call uponfevery good citizen to assist in arousing the peno';u The people have the power to prevent such wrongs. Where there 1s & will, there must be a way. Let not, then, the power lie dormant. Let the will of the pen}fl- be aroused. The present and the future of our City and County demand that the general indignation be given expression. We ask your attendance at a mass-meeting, to be held at the Melmeounn Temple. on the evening of Tuesday, July 28, to give expres. sion tothe genersl indignation and to concert measures against the recurrence of such be- trayal of official trust. THE CIvic FEDERATION. By order of the executive committee. 1. J. TRUMAN, President, There will be blazing bonfires and in- spiring music by the Golden Gate Military band. Speeches will be limited to five minutes. Mayor Sutro will preside. Messrs. I J. Truman, Joseph Leg- gett, J. H. Barry, Henry N. Clem- ent, H. E. Highton, H. W. Phil brook, J. D. Phelan, F. J. Sullivan, D. Gilbert Dexter, C. W. Reed, W. M, Ab- bott, A. W. Thompson, Walter McArthur and other prominernt speakers have con- sented to address the meeting. The list of vice-presidents will comprise the names of prominent citizens to whom formal invitations will be sent, ‘When Supervisor E. C. Hughes was seen last night, he’ was in _the company of Supervisors E. L. Wag- ner and C. E. Benjamin. In making the statement which follows, Supervisor Hughes said he was voicing the sentiments not only of himself and his two colleagues then present, but of \the entire seven chargea by the Examiner with corruption and malfeasance :n office. “The only thing we have to say,” began Supervisor Hughes, “is in regard to the article that appeared in the Examiner. We wish simply to state that what was therein stated is not true in regard to the reductions of assessments by the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Board of Equaliza- tion. “That journal has intima; that we have been corrupied and bou, up by the corporations and induced probably by some means or other unknown to that T to reduce their assessments. **We hold that we reduced other assess- ments in the same way simply because we thought the reductions were just and equitable, We don’t think the reductions comparatively are any lower than those made by the Assessor himself on other people’s property. “The reductions were made in almost every case where any showing of right was made on improvements on private property at the suggestion of the Assesso: “Mr. Benjamin made a motion at a meeting of the Board of Equalization to reduce the assessment on the franchise of tb&#lrket-nmc Railway Company by “I made an amendment to that motion at the lugg:uion of ‘the Assessor, who stated that he thought if we reduced it MR. JONES’ KANGAROO IN SOME OF ITS FAVORITE POSES. ‘me, and that as CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1396, NEW TO-DAY—-DRY GOODS. NEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR! At 10 Cents. 65 dozen Natural Wool SOCKS, regulation weight, domestic yarn, double knit, wide merino heels and toes, glove ribbed, elastic top, regular price $2 a dozen, will be closed out at 10c a pair. At 25 Cents. 85 dozen Fast Color Medium Weight, Ox- ford Print, Madras and Cheviot WAISTS, made with 3 box plaits on front, 2 on back, nickel-plated buttons on waistband, regular price 35¢, will be closed out at 25c. At 35 Cents. 160 dozen Super Weight Camel’s-hair UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, all sizes, usual price $130 a suit, will be closed out at 35c a garment. At 60 Cents. 50 dozen MEN’S AND BOYS LATEST STYLE CUSTOM MADE UNLAUN- DERED SHIRTS, with folored bosom and detached cuffs to match, regnlar pric2 90c, will be closed out at 60c each. HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR At 10 Cents a Pair. CHILDREN’S BLACK RIBBED COTTON HOSE, double heels and toes, fast black, reduced from 20c. At 25 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, extra high spliced heels, double toes, made with unbleached feet, Herms- dorf black, reduced from 40c. At 15 Cents Each. LADIES’ SWISS-RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON VESTS, silk finished, han somely trimmed neck and armlets, regular value 35c. At 75 Cents Each. LADIES' NATURAL GRAY SANITARY WOOL VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, drawers to match, regular value $250 a suit., LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS! At 30 Cents. 200 dozen LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS, laundered coilar and cuffs, in fancy checks and stripes, will be closed out at 30c each. At 35 Cents. 180dozen LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in all fancy shades, regular price 75¢, will be closed outat 35¢ each. At 50 Cents. 150 dozen LADIES'’ PERCALE SHIRT WAISTS, fancy stripes, full sleeves, laundered collar and cuffs, regular price $1, will be offered at 50c each. At 60 Cents. 120 dozen LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in black and white, navy and red stripes, regular price $1, will be closed out at 60c each. At 65 Cents. 100 dozen LADIES’ and black, regular price $1, will be closed out at 65¢c each. At 75 Cents. 100dozen LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in tan and white stripes, latest style, regular price $1 50, will be closed out at 75¢ each. . At 75 Cents. 75 dozen LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in fancy tan and black stripes, yoke corded with black, regular price $150, will be closed out at 75¢ each. RIBBONS AND PARASOLS! At 5 Cents. 3-INCH DOUBLE-FACED SATIN RIB- BON, in dark colors, value 25c, will be closed out at 5¢ a yard. At 40 Cents. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in black only, value 75¢, will be closed out at 40c each. PERCALE SHIRT | ‘WAISTS, in fancy checks of blue, pink | Our GREAT SACRIFICE SALE closes another suc= cessful week with SPECIAL CLEARANCE OFFERINGS of the balance of our stock in the following lines AT A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ORIGINAL PRICES! %% TRILING! VEILING! At 15 Cents a Yard. THREE-QUARTER WIDTH CHENIL- LETTE DOTTED TUXEDO VEIL- ING, regular price 25¢, reduced to 15¢ a yard. At 25 Cents a Yard. THREE-QUARTER WIDTH CHENILLE BOTTED TUXEDO VEILING, regu- lar price 40c, reduced to 25¢ a yard. At 25 Cents a Yard. DOUBLE WIDTH CHENILLETTE DOT- TED TUXEDO VEILING, regular price 40¢, reduced to 25c a yard. At 50 Cents Each. BUTTER APPLIQUE BORDER ED WASHED VEILS, regular price 75¢, 85¢ and §$1, reduced to 50c each. HANDE BRGHIRFS! At 4 Cents Each. MISSES’ WHITE HEMSTITCHED VEINED LAWN HANDKER- CHIEFS, regular price 75¢ & dozen, re- duced to 4c each. At 15 Cents Each. LADIES’ WHITE SCALLOPED EM- BROIDERED SHEER LAWN HAND- KERCHIEFS, regular price $3 a dozen, will be closed out at 15¢ each. LADIES KID GLOVES! At 25 Cents. LADIES' UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, 8-button length, colors tan and mode, s1zes 5%, 7, 7%, 7%, worth regular $1, will be closed out at 25¢ a pair. At 55 Cents. LADIES’ 5-BUTTON KID GLOVES, col- ors tan and brown, also black, worth regular $1, will be closed out at 55ca pair. Murpiy Suilding, Market and Jones Strests. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streats. STORE OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Murphy Bullding, Market aud Jones Streets. half a million it would be perfectly prover and right. This amendment to the origi- nal motion was carried. “This charge of discrimination in favor of corporations 18 entirely unfounded. ‘Take any large piece of improved prop- erty in this City owned by a single indi- vidual &nd compare the asssessmenion that with the one made on corporation possessions. It will be found by examin- ing the assessment-roll that the corpora- tion property is assessed no lower propor- tionately than that of the individual. “In regard tothe San Francisco Gas- light Company’s assessment. The reduc- tion of $20,000 made on their improve- ments was recommended by the Assessor, who stated that the original assessment was made under error and should be re- duced. “*As to the reduction of $1,000,000 on the franchise of the Spring Valley Water Company, it is a fact that they have no franchise under the State law, which gives every person or party the right to supply cities and towns with light and water without securing a franchise. All they have to do is to file with the Board of Su- pervisors and Superintendent of Streetsa blue print of the streets through which they intend to lay pipes, and also file a bond with the Superintendent of Streets to place the streets in the same condition they were before. “When the water rate was fixed this year of the Spring Valley Water Company all expenses, including taxes, repairs, lay- ing of new mains and building of new works, were taken into consideration. In that estimate of expenses for the next year enough was allowed to pay 6 per cent on the stock. If an additional assessment of $1,000,000 were Pm upon them, amounting to something like $25,000 in taxes, there would be no provision for the raising of this $25,000. The stockholders would have to suffer. “These rates and the basis for them were agreed to between the Supervisors and the ‘water company. “Legal advice has been oblained on this question, and we are informed that the Spring Valley Water Company cannot be compelled to pay any waxes on its fran- chise, as it has never had any in reality. “Wedon't believe that the interviews published in the Examiner are true. Su- pervisor Taylor emphatically denies that he made any such statement as publish ed in the Examiner ana attributed to him to any repocter. In that statemen: Super- visor Tayior was made to say that we should be indicted and turned out of office. “Nor is there any truth in the state- ment published in the Examiner and pur- rting to have been made by President ohrirann of the Merchants’ Association, as this letter will show.” At this point Supervisor Hughes took a letter from the inner pocket of his coat and handed it to the interviewer. It read as follows: ¢ = BAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 1896. Hon, E. C._Hughes, Member of the Board of eriisors—DEAR SIR: My attention has been led to an article headed “'Should Be Driven From Office” published in to-day’s Examiner over my alleged signature. In justice to the association which I have the honor to repre- sent permit me to state that the above article ‘was neither writ! signed nor inspired by ter of fact I was not in- terviewed on thi bject at all. The Merchants’ Association was organized to endeavor to edvance the material conditions of San Francisco without in any way engaging in politics. It has been a rule adopted by its president to give n: expression and take no t1n any controversy of & public character unless pnvlmul{ discussed and decided upon b;:hl board of airectors of this association. The above matter has not been brought to their notice or consideration, and the entire responsibility of the publication, therefore, rests with the iner. A committee has just called upon the editor of the Examiner to ascertain how the un- authorized publication occurred. An imme- diate investigation, explanation and correc- tion are prom which will be made public without deley. In the meantime it seems fair that the above explanation should now be given to you. Respectiully yours, . W. Domryaxy, President Merchants’ Association. Concluding, Supervisor Hu:hes said: “A similar letter was received by each of the seven accused members or the board.” THE KANGAROO WHITE ELEPHANT, R. P. Greer’s Little Pet the Bane of E. C. Jones’ Existence. EATS LACE CURTAINS. The Only Wallaby That Has Ever Reached This Coun- try Alive. WAS CAPTURED AT A HUNT. A Cathode Ray Memento of the Last Pacific Coast Gas Association Meeting. R. P. Greer of the Pacific Ammonia and Chemical Company isa most recent ar- rival from the Antipodes. He got here just in time to attend the fourth annual session of the Pacific Coast Gas Associa- tion, at which he was one of the most con- spicuous features. His prominence was not because of his life in the association, but rather the life be put into it by the recital of his experi- ences in Samoa and New Zealand. “I was grandly entertained in the Col- onies,” he stated during his response to a toast on. “Dancing in Ssmoa,” at the ban- quet last Wednesday night. *‘The boys of the gas companies there couldn’t do enough for me, and, as it turns out, I'm glad they couldn’t do more. “They loaded me down with boomerangs and a lot of other things and at the last moment the thought struck them I ought to go away with a kangaroo. “Well, the kangaroo and 1 took passage on the Mariposa and it was nip and tuck whether he was sicker than I was for the first three days at sea. Natural con- ditions were in his favor, for he counld reach the vessel's side with but one leap while I had to remain in my stateroom. *Captain Hayward says that my feliow- ;r:.velor il.i thdetgnly mulaby kangaroo that ever lived through a journ - “’i{“‘ uéthls o}?nnt‘rg." L iy r. Greer has been here n weeks, and two -thirds of that t‘i:;yh:hl?l: been spending in trying to get some one to take his compagnion de voyage off his hands. He has appealed to the Park Com- missioners, who have absolutely refused to take the wallaby. They neither care to build fences, =0 as to keep the kangaroo within bounds, nor do they want to dis- turb the harmony of their 200, which would occur if the Antipodean were put in the same corral with the elks and deer, th;érh n:;un‘l enemies. 3 ether it was a graceful act - the part of Mr. Greer, he ;‘:-u:;l::tl?i‘: get to E. C. Jones, ex-president of the acific Coast Gas Associaticn. The beast was handed over on the same evening that Mr. Jones’ colleagues presented him with an album, the intrinsic value of which Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. represents hundreds of dollars, upon the occasion of his retirement from office. It is now a question much discussed in the association if it would not be advisable to compel Mr. Greer to withdraw his pre- sentation, as the ex-president’s business and domestic relations are seriously threatened. The first evening the kan- garoo spent in this City he ate up a pair of lace curtains and on the second day he ate up all the plants in the gas company’s erstwhile pretty garden at Ignnh Beach. President Crockett of the San Francisco Gaslight Company issued an unofficial suggesiion yesterday that Mr, Kangaroo be either fenced in or else muzzled, and Mr. Jones immediately prucesded to do the former. The animal 1s now sur- rounded by a wire cage in the gas com- pany’s grounds at the foot of Buchanan street, where five score of the association men viewed him yesterday in his peculiar antics. % In speaking of the animal Mr. Greer said: ‘‘The kangaroo was captured during a hunt I was invited to attend with a party of gentlemen from Sydney, Australia. The drive took place near Tarrana, 150 miles north of Sydney. There were ten hunters and twelve boys employed as ‘beaters.’” We were stationed in a gap of the mountains, each man separated about 100 yards apart and concealed 2s well as possible behind the rocks or brush. {‘The beaters made a circuit of about ten miles, driving the kangaroos toward us. 1 believe about 200 kangaroos passed us on this drive and made about a: exciting a bit of shooting as I ever expected to par- ticipate in. I killed seven from my sta- tion. One, a man kangaroo, measuring six feet in height. The young one now at the gas company’s works was captured by the boy ters running him down. e was made guite a pet of by the past sengers on the Mariposa, and is now very gentle, though they are very vicious in their native sitate. 'We had one of the dogs ;nfiped from his reck to his taii by the kick of an ‘old man kangaroo’ dur- lnE.the hunt.” be members of the Pacific Coast Gas Association will to-day each receive a copy of the photograph taken by S. B, Grimwood lzst Wednesday by means of the cathode ra; NEW TO-DAY. A FEW OF OUR Specialties AT CUT PRIGES One of Our Customers. Trusses (all kinds) Elastic Stockings. Ear Horns. . Politzer Bags....... Galvanic or Faraalo Batteries Rubber and Plaster Bandage Searby’s Bed Pans. Shoulder Braces. Stomach Tubes. Bloctrie Belis $5.00 to $25.00. Don’t fancy prices for Electric you have seen ours. |Our physicien give tation free. NO PERCENTAGE PHARMACY, 958 Marisel Street, South side, bet. Fifth and Sixth. 45 SHOTWELL ST., NEAR FOURTEENTH. 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