The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1896, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALu, WEDNESDAY, AU 1896. UST. 12, NOTES WERE ONC 1S 600D A5 GOLD. But Now There Is a Dis- count Charged on Such Currency. THEY MUST GO EAST. The Local United States Sub- Treasury Will No Longer Cash Them. NO BETTER THAN EXCHANGE. Sudden Revulsion in the Local Money Market Segregating the Currency. The local money market is in a period of transition; discounts are being charged where before the paper was always at par and national bank notes have been low-’ ered from a position aimost as high as| gold itself to one of mere exchange. | This sudden revulsion is due to the action of Assistant United States Treas- urer Berry and his action is due to local financial conditions and possibilities. 1n November, 1894, the Treasury Depart- ment issued several rules to the assistant treasurers, among them being one to this effect: ational bank notes are redeem- able in lawful money of the United States by the treasurer, but not by assistant treasurers.” This rule was sent to the local sub-treasury, but it had always been the custom here to receive any kind of | money and pay for it in any kind desired. | Silver certificates were redeemable in silver, in gold, or in currency, and the same with notes and standard dollars. All money was the same at the local office ana good for its value in any other. This custom was continued after the rule was received and after a time the San Fran- cisco sub-treasury stood alone as the only one in the United States where there was no discriminiation. * Under that system a bank could take all national bank notes deposited and have them redeemed at face value at the sub- treasury. It could get gold for silver or | silver certificates, as well as silver for| gold. But now conditions have changed. To have their national bank notes re- deemed the banks must send them East. For standard silver doilars they can get silver certificates, but not gold—for silver | certificates they will be given only silver. | Since the rules of ember, 1894, were | received. Mr. Berry nas more than once | written to the Treasrry Department tor instructions. The rules were clear, but | they had been ignored in the administra- tion of the local office, and while the dis- regard of the rules was known to the de- partment, still the assistant treasurer de- sired definite instructions as to the course he would take. No answer was received, and within the past month he wrote again. There was still no answer, and so, as he says, he decided, in view of the peculiar financial conditions now existing, to run his office within a strict construction of all the rules of the department. Last Friday the Nevada Bank sent $5000 in national bank notes to the sub-treasury for redemption in gold. They were re- fused, and the bank had on its hands a pile of notes redeemable only in the Wash- ington treasury. To redeem them meant all the elements of a transaction in ex- change, and so when more notes are de- posited the price of exchange, ora discount similar to it, is charged. National bank notes, except those issued by the local national banks, are not at par value here any longer. Another rule, also in the circular of No- vember, 1894, and heretotore disregarded, has been suddenly enforced at the sub- treasury. It reads: ‘‘Silver certificates | are redeemable in standard silver dollars | only, or exchangesble for other silver cer- | tificates.”” Here again an old source of Eom supply has been cut oft, and the anks are corresponaingly depressed. “I did not want to carry on this office except under the strict rule of the treas- ury,” said the assistant treasurer yester- day. “Things are so uncertain now that I did not want to give any cause for criti- cism while this money agitation is going on. Besides, we must have gold enough to redeem such currency as is properly redeemable in gold, and so I have decided to apply those old rules, and to treat notes and silver certificaies as the rules direct.” This action at the sub-treasury means that from now on gold will be gold and silver only silver out here in the West. Already the apprehension over a possible silver policy being established is having its effect. and silver must flock by itself until its position in the financial world has be- come more than a guess. MANY MORs DeLEGATES. The Number to the Charter Convention increasing Daily. The Merchants’ Association is in receipt of official communications from the fol- lowing additional organizations announc- — The most potent rem- edy ever called upon in a case of emer- gency. A gentle tonic and stimulant, sooth ing to the stomach, helpful to the system; correcting derange- ments caused by over- eating or indigestible food. A temedy used the wide world over for 75 years, Sold everywhere, Ask for Fred Brown's, | Stephen Zadu, a Bartender, Seeks JFRED BEOWN C0., PHILADELPHIA, ing their delegates to the charter conven- tion this evening: Colonel Cass Post, G. A. R.—W. A. Walker and Timothy Cur- ran, Cambrian Mutual Aid Society— Frank Jones and John Edwards. Folsom- street Improvement Club No. 3—Leon Samuels and F.G. Hewston. Bay City Parlor, N. S. G. W.—S. Feigenbaum and M. Savannah. Norddeutscher Verein—E. F. Baruth and Dr. E. A. Brune. Hospital Lot Improvement Club—g. C. Priber and H. Keenan. Clan Fraser No. 78, O. S. C.— Edward Kerr and Dr. George Adam. Gen- eral George G. Meade Post, G. A. R.—Sam- uel W. Knowles and James Minnegan. This makes a total of 151 delegates at the opening of the charter convention, which will be held at Kohler & Chase Hall, 26 O’¥arrell street. Letters have been .re- ceived at the offices of the Merchants’ As- sociation from a number of other organi- zations requesting the privilege of sending delegates to the convention. There is every indication that the charter conven- tion will be the most representative as- semblage of citizens ever gathered to- gether in San Francisco. TO KILL THE MONSTER. Excursion From This City to Washing- ton on a Whale-Hunting Ex- dition. They have been having great fun re- cently with a whalein Henderson Bay, ‘Wash. Alljattempts to capture the levia- than, although he has been chased up and down the bay and has been fired at, have proved unsuccessfui. Two hundred spec- tators sailed out of Tacomaon a special tug to see the fum, but before they returned were badly scared. So the Washington whalers have tele- graphed to this port for assistance. Agent Mills of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com- pany in answer says that he is willing to take the contract to kill the troublesome whale uron certain conditions. He de- sires a guaranty of $1000 and wiil furnish four boat's crews. He also offers to wager $5000 to $: that he gets the whale, and $1000 to $500 that the capture will be made the first time a boat gets alongside. ‘PLe conditions have been accepted. and J. D. Spreckels’ big tug the Fearless will be titted up for the accommodation of excursionists from this City. Tickets will be on sale to-day at the office of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company on New Montgomery street. HE WANTED SHOTEUNS, to Annihilate a Fel- low Worker. The Story Ends in His Being Ar- rested for Sending Obscene Mat- ter Through’ the Mails. Seevpar | Stephen Zadu, otherwise known as Ro- kaz, challenged N. Milo to fight a duel out near the Cliff House, where the sad sea | waves and the barking sea lions could trill an appropriate funeral dirge to the resounding alarm produced by the firing of two double-barreled shotguns. But the duel to the death never came off. Instead Stephen Zadu languishes in the County Jail, charged with sending ob- scene matter through the mails, while the offending Milo continues to serve steam beer and other intoxicants at 219 Grant avenue. The trouble between the two parties named grew out of a position as bartender. Up to June last Zadu keld such a position at 219 Grant avenue. He was taken sick, and after looking about a bit concluded that Milo would be just the man to take his place temporarily. In time Zadu recovered his health and at once sought his old position. But Milo would have none of it. He had convineed | the proprietor that the job couid be done for considerably less than the price for- merly paid. | Then Zadu waxed wroth. He swore all | manner of oaths, finally winding up by | sending his_erstwhile friend an abusive postal card namiag the beach near the Cliff House as the proper plave to settle their difference and incidentally determine who was entitled to the coveted position. Yesterday ncon was named as the meet- ing hour, but Milo was not present. He had a representative, however, in the per- son of 'a Unitea States Marshal. Zadu was brought into tbe presence of Commis- sioner Heacock and without much for- mality held to answer before the District Court. The accused man acknowledged writing the offensive postal card, but said it was only a way of his to show that Milo had deliberately violated all labor rules, and to evidence further that the usurper was not a fighting man. He appearea to be ignorant of the fact that he had violated any law. OBE COIN FOR SHOOLS The Present Appropriation Is Considered Below the Mark. Director Murdock Expresses Dismay and Discouragement at the Outlook. ‘“We are dismayed at the outlook,” was School Director Murdock’ comment last night on the proposed $1,000,000 a year ap- propriation by the Board of Supervisors for public school work in the City. The Finance and Classification committees of the Board of Education had just held a secret session, the first-named occupying most of the evening in deliberations which, to the minds of its members, were fruitless. ‘‘Expenses are on the increase,” con- tinned Mr. Murdock; ‘‘evening High School classes are about to be opened in the Horace Mann, Washington Grammar and Hamilton schools, while only last night 100 new pupils were reported as en- rolled at the Lincoln evening school and fiteen new night classes have been opened in various other schools. Besides this many of the schools are in sad need of supplies, thirty being without dictiona- ries, while in others the dictionaries are | so battered and tattered as to be nearly useless, ‘‘Last year we got through on an ap- propriation of $1,000,000, but we had a balance of $30.000 from the preceding year and $50,000 from rents. This year we are already behindhand, and, allowing for no repairs and cutting down all expenses to the lowest figure, the least with which the schools can be kept open will be $1,052,- 200. The outlook is most discouraging.” The classification committee reported in favor of the permanent appointment of Miss Laura T. Fowler as principal of the Normal School. On motion of Dr. Clinton the following appointments were also recommended: George Bates, teacher of the high-school class in the Horace Mann evening school; Miss Crowley, principal of the Richmond evening school; Miss Buxtee:, plrmm:n}wol thia‘erirmonnt even- ing school, an iss SZY NSk in the Girls' High School, - " eacher — A Woman Burned, Mrs. Annie Greer of 410} Seventeenth street was pamnfully burned last evening. She was lignting a coal-oil lamp when she was attacked by a fainting spell and feli to the floor. The flames from the lamp ig:hed her dress, but the fire was extinguished before she was seriously injured. ~She was ireated at the City and County Hospital, OF SUCH STUFF OREAMS ARE MADE The Crocker Fete Cham- petre at Burlingame To-Night. A SHEPHERD'S VISION. Merry Revelers in Fairy Garb to Trip the Light Fan- tastic. LIKE THE CASTELLANE FETE. George Hall Has Charge of the Enter- tainment and Bruce Porter Is to Manage the Stage. It is a safe wager that those whose names adorn the pages of “Our Society Blue Book” breathed a secret prayer ere their heads touched their pillows last at the foot of the fountain, he sleeps. Thereafter the fairies—of his dream—come trooping in. They are dressed to repre- sent the seasons—spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each season has three hand- some representatives, and each season is appropriately gowned. Spring’s gowns are of green, the shade of the tender young leaves, and crowns of cornflowers rest lightly on their heads. In gowns of pale pink the summer maids are garbed, and their crowns are of gaudy sunflowers. Autumn’s representatives wear robes of gray, with the faintest tinge of heliotrope, and their heads will be crowned with pop- vies. In gowns of snowy white the winter maids are clad, and their crowns will be fashioned of the pale snowberries. As was mentioned fbefore each season has three representatives, one for each month, and each carries a different em- blera in her hands. The spring maidens respectively will carry a flower wand, a bird cage and a fresh branch of a tree. Summer’'s representatives carry respec- tively a fan of palms, sickle and a wand of corn. Autumn’s maids bear a pine- cone staff, the cymbals and a cup of grapes, afd the winter maidens carry a flaming torch, a mask and a leatless bough. As these fairies come graceiully gliding upon the lawn, coming from unexpected nooks and frem bebind tall trees, they chant in rhythmic measure this bit of verse, set to an exquisite measure, from the “Midsummer’s Night Dream’’: Thro’ this Louse give glimmering light O’er this dead and drowsy fire, Every elf and fairy sprite Hop as light as bird from briar, And this ditty atter me, Sing and dance it trippingly. The seasons thereupon group themselves round the sleeping shepherd boy. Spring’s 1] Y (1151 ) Lgnfi,;, iy ;T} S } £ f = 1) [‘\ i “THE SHEPHERD'S DREAM.” Pretty Lola as she will appear in the Polish dance, the last number on the programme of the elaborate fete champetre to be given to-night at Burlingame by Mr. and Mrs, Will Crocker. A shepherd dreams at the base of a fountain while the Seasons are grouped around. night for a starry heaven and propitious weather this evening. Everybody is on the tipfoe of expecta- tion concerning the Crocker fete cham- petre. When Mr. and Mrs. Will Crockér sent out their 150 invitations acquainting the chosen with their purpose there was a great hum and buzz, and speculation was rife as to the exact nature of the enter- tainment. Those in charge of the affair were as silent as the grave. And when ’tis written “those in charge’” it is to be interpreted “those who were suspected to be in charge.”” Everybody approached denied all knowledge of the nature of the entertainment — denied it gracefully though firmly. But some things are too dance is a stately step filled with graceful posturing, as is also Summer’s. The dance of Autumn and Winter are gro- tesque and more in quick and rhythmic measure. Then all mingle in a pretty march and chanting leave the enchanted groves just as the shepherd awakes. There is to be a magnificent arrange- ment of calcium light effects. As the seasons first approach they are to be flooded with a rosy hue that deepens into the tender green of spring, the bright gold of summer, the mellow tints of autumn and then into thecold, blue white of winter. After the little play the guests will dis- perse at will through the elegant grounds et Ukt an bira frons assisted by Prince and Princess Ponia- towski and Colonel Fred Crocker, who has just returned from a prolonged Eastern and European tour. ROBBERY CHARGED. ‘William Lenihan Accused of Taking a Gold Watch ¥From John ‘Wilcom., William Lenihan, a waiter, 23 years of age, living in a lodging-house at 17 Fourth street, was booked at the City Prison last night on the charge of robbery. The complaining witness is John Wil- com, who states that on Saturday night, Lenihan, whom he met on the street, took him to his room, and while there four masked men came in. They beat him and robbed him of his gold watch, valued at $60. Lenihan was arrested on Monday by Policemen G. W. Meyer and T. L. Ryan. Last night Wilcom™ came to the City Prison and picked him out fromu half a dozen as the young man who robbed him. Lenihan denies that he had any part in the robbery, and says he does not know who the men were that broke into his room and beat Wilcom. When he saw them beating him he fled and did not re- turn to nis room till some hours Ilater. The men did not wear masks. DID NOT STEAL NICKELS. J. L. Brigaerts, Electriclan, Acquitted by a Jury. The case of J. L. Brigaerts, the electri- cian in the employ of the Pacific Tele- phone and Telegraph Company, charged with petty larceny, was heard before a jury in Judge Jo:chimsen's court yester- day afternoon. Brigaeits’ duty was to repair telephones and it was alleged that he opened a tele- phone-box in a saloon on Gough street and stole 70 cents 1n nickels. The arrest was made by Special Oflicer Brummage, an employe of the company. Brigaerts denied that he had ever taken a nickel from any telephone-box and said his arrest was made through a foolish re- mark he made to a saloon-keeper on Cen- tral avenue. The jury was only out two or three min- utes and returned witn a verdict of not guilty. CONTRACT ~ LIABILITIES, Important Decision of Judge Mc- Kenna of the United States Circuit Court. The Late Edgar Mills’ Estate Not Re- sponsib'e for Damages to A. E. Gray. Real estate owners and agents and law- yers generally will be especially inter- ested in a decision just handea down by Judge McKenna in the United States Cir- cuit Court. The title of the suit is: Albert E. Gray vs. S. Prentiss Smith and Frank Miller, executors of the estate of Edgar Mills, deceased. It is an action for damages for the non- performance of a contract fofthe purchase or exchange of lands. In a letter to Albert E. Gray, dated Sep- tember 16, 1891, the late Edgar Mills, the son of D. 0. Mills, wrote as follows: Dear Sir: Provided you take the following described property, situate in Tehama and Co- lusa counties, &s part payment up to $115,000, Lhereby make you an offer to purchase the lot, situate on the south side of Market street, in this City, extending through to Stevenson street, 1ying on the eastside of and adjoining Central Park and running east thence 82‘.}’ feet by a depth of 165 feet, at the price o $240,000, namely, in cash $125,000, and in 1and as above, $115,000. This offer is to hold good for three weeks from this date, to enable you to inspect my said lands. Gray on the 6th of October, 1891, an- swered the letter, accepting the said offer. *The non-performance of the contract,” says Judge McKenna in his decision, “is admitted, and is sought to be excused or damages averted. “Mills’ obligation was to Gray, and the evidence certainly leaves an i1mportant matter in very dangerous ambiguity, and this without inferring anything from the silence which the statute imposes upon the living party to a transaction in litiga- tion with the estate of the deceased one. But ambiguous testimony may have more than one explanation, and certainly the burden of proof in this issue is not on the plaintiff. We may accept, therefore, as determined in favor of plaintiff the fact of the assignment of the contract by J. H. Cavanaugh to his wife, which was written by Gray, as evidence that they had not acquiesced in a release of Mills. “The contract of Donohoe was to convey to Milis upon the payment of $165,000 and G o oot Fippiog b Loy ek daseeit- Tipping Yy THE SEASON SONG TO BE SUNG DURING THE PASTORAL, “THE SHEPHERD’S DREAM.” good to keep. And so it was with the Crocker fete. The secret is out. The secret fete champetre, with which the Castellanes succeeded in electrifying all Paris, has been the model by which the Crocker fete was planned. The same conditions being passible to the San Fran- cisco hosts—a lavish purse and magnifi- cent grounds—there is no reason why the Crocker fete should not equal, perhaps surpass, that of the Countess Castellane (nee Gould). To George Hall, the Turkish Consul, Mrs. Crocker entrusted the entire manage- ment of the elaborate entertainment. Hall immediately chose Bruce Porter for stage director and Professor William J. O'Brien as maitre de ballet. A charming pastoral was especially arvanged for the occasion. It tells in sim- ple style the magnificent heights to which shepherds are wont to soar—in their dreams. The handsome lawn with its wealth of starely trees and emerald shrubbery is to be the scene of action. At the opening of the little play the shepherd strolls in, playing a plaintive little air or hisribbon- decorated pipe. Then, throwing himself and home, where dancing will be in order until midnight, when supper will'be served upon the lawn. During supper there is to be another short order of dances. Two brilliant Spanish girls in native costume will dance the Spanish cachucha; then a tarantelle, and then will come the last numbeér on the programme—a Polisir dance in costume by a tiny danseuse. For the second half of the programme the Spanish students will furnish the music. Preparations for the fete were busily go- ing on all of yesterday. At 6 o’clock last evening Bruce Porter went down, carry- ing with him a bewildering array of golden columns, urns, ete.’ This afternoon at 2:30 the dancing girls, who, by the way, are all professionals, will 2o down, so as to be in time for a final dress rehearsal on the grounds before | evening. Their costumes are alinew, and have been especially made for this occa- sion. Their flowers are also to be fragrant and fresh. There are to be a number of distinguished foreign guests present at the entertain- ment. Mr. and Mrs. Crocker will receive, the taxes. The contractof Mills, however, was to pay $125,000 and certain lands. There was then §$45,009, besides the taxes, to be paid by Gray (1 omit Cavanaugh’s name for convenience), and this money he expected to raise on the country lands conveyed to them by Mills. This makes Gray’s ability to perform not independent of Mills’ performance, as the principle would seem to fequire, but dependent on Miils’ performance. ” “‘The obligations between Gray and Mills were mutual, as binding on one as the other; they were dependent, the perform- ance by one being the consideration.of the performance by the other; concurrent, that is, the performance by each must be at the same time as that by the other. Could this be if the ability not also concurrent, but may wait on either side the performance on the other? 5 “It follows that the last contention of defendants is correct, and there was not an ability to perform shown (by plaintiff), which is a necessary condition of the re- covery of damazes, *‘Judement will be entered for defend- ants, or rather defendants will prepare findings and submit them to the other side, and then judgment will be entered for the defendants.”” The issues involved were all ably pre- sented and argued by counsel and fully considered by the court. lish lgn relationship of the contestants NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. NOVELTY SILKS 1896--Fall--1896. The Most Elegant Styles Ever Shown in San Francisco. We take pleasure in announcing the first arrival of NEW NOVELTY SILKS for FALL WEAR. secured this season the most of EXCLUSIVE NOVELTIES invite an early inspection exhibition. We have EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT ever shown in this city, and of the varied styles now ot VELVETS! 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