The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 5, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 189 SPOKE FOR THE NEW CHARTER A Vast Assemblage Last Night in Metropoli- tan Hall. STRONG VIEWS GIVEN. Prominent Speakers Discuss the Merits of the Proposed Instrument. SOME RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. All Kinds of Evil Results Attributed to the Regimes Under the Con- solidation Act. If numbers and enthusiasm at a mass- meeting means success, that desideratum crowned the efforts of the Citizens' Char- ter Association, for the assemblage at Metropolitan, Hall last night gathered under its auspices was both ample in numbers and overflowing with expressions in favor of the new charter. President Phelan, after a few prelimin- ary remarks on the object of the mass- meeting, introduced Horace Davis, who spoke of the loose manner in which the municipal government was administered under the present order of things. He Jaid particular stress on the lack of re- sponsibility on the part of the City of- ficials and the extravagance that charac- terized the handling of the public funds. “Under the present system,’”’ he said, ‘‘there is no responsibility on the part of the Mayor, the head of ‘the government. “‘One great reason for extravagance,’’ he continued, *“is the spoils system. The City Hall is stuffed with clerks falling over one another, and yet your work is badly done. ‘rhese men aredrawn from the slums and putin their positions by the bosses. This we propose to remedy by the new charter. “Our City government is without sys- tem. It is a conglomoration of things that have been collected for the past forty years and placed in the consolidation act; and nobody, not even a lawyer, can_tell what this instrument means. Your officers are appointed by whom? Some are appointed by the Board of Supervisors and some by the Governor. Why should the Governor have the right to appoint men to expend your taxes? “Under the new system we propose to bave a boara of public works, which will see that street and sewer work is properly done. We propose to establish a civil service which will entitle men to office, not for services rendered to a béss, but for their efficiency.” Ha described how candidates are vir- tually nominated at the primaries, and declared that the primaries were simply balf holidays for the ward-heelers of both parties, who went together to both pr- maries and voted for their own party’s candidates and then for the candidates of the other pariy. ‘“‘And the. men thus elected as delegates to the municipal con- vention,”” he said, “nominated the men who were voted for by the people.”” * Irving M. Scott confined his remarks to the department of public works. ““The first principle that governed this commit- tee of the freeholders,” he said, ““was that we shonld have educated and intelligent men to fill the places on this board—men who thoroughly understood their duties and who would give their entire time to their work.” He reviewed the duties of the boara as printed in the synopsis of the new char- ter, being gratuitousiy distributed by the Merchants’ Association, and inveighed against the fraudulent and defective man- ner in which the sewer system of San Francisco had been constructed. He de- clared that an examination made by the fewer Commission specially appointed in 1890, showed that the contractors who haa laid the sewers in every section of the ity had connived with the inspectors, and that there had been inexcusable neglect on the part of the officials in the matter. ‘When he referred to the provision in the new charter that the board of public works shall take charge of and complete the new City Hall some one in the gnfiery shouted: *Itis done.” *Yes, it is done,” came the quick re- joinder from the speaker, “and there is not a fouler place under the sun,” This rbyming sally brought down the house. Taking his cue from this incident Mr. Seott continued : “We are paying $30,000 a year to keep this place dirty. Under the proposed new system we would be able to keep it clean for half the money.”" ferring to the matter of boulevards, he declared it was an outrage the way streetcar tracks have been permitted to spoil most of the streets of the City, so thet 1t was almost impossible to reach Golden Gate Park with comfort by driv- ing. He denounced the old method of granting franchises tostreetcar companies, and related how other large cities granted them only for 8 limited time, and de- rived a revenue from the corporations which utilized them sufficient to lift al- most the entire burden of taxation from their residents. A reform on these lines, he said, was contemplated by the framers of the new charter, and for this reason, he ssserted, it was opposed by the corporate powers, who have in the past and stiill continue to manipulate Boards of Super- visors in their interests. Under the new charter such manipulation, he explained, would be impossible, as every franchise would have to Enss through the hands of the board of pubjic works. In conclusion he eulogized the State of California and then painted a gicmre of the degraded condition into which San Francisco had been placed under its pres- eut system of government. His final ex- hortation was: 2 “Will you not lift vour city out of the slough of despair and make it the capital of the western world ?"” Secretary Freud announced the follow- ing list of vice-presidents: n, Henry C. Ahpel, George W. A e Rinson, . B. Ames, derotse 4. ‘Anderson, George F. Andre, Colonel A. Andrews, A. S Badwin, 0. D. Baldwin, General W, H. Baruee, Peccy Beamish, B. A, Becker, b H. yenays, C. 8. Benedict, P, A. Bergerot, Thomas 1, Pergin, Nuthan Bibs, 5. C. Bigelow, H. M. Biack, Maurice Block, Henry Biyth, George T. Bohen, A. C. Boldeman, K. Booth, Antoine Borel, Al Bou- Vier, Colin M. Boyd, Fred Brandt, Joseph Britton, B. Broemmel, Thomas Brown, George H. Buckl Sharies'S. Bundschu, M. Bunker, Martin J. George W. Burneut, John M, Burnets, H.T. ’ ushneli, George K. Bntler. . i htties. Catpey. T A ~ Y. W, Carmany, Chai i E:gffi?r'..‘iwzt;f M Castle, F, & Chadbourne, Alfred Chaigneau, Frederick C. Chandler, Quincy A. Chace, Henry N. Clement, Thomas M. Cluft, N. P. Cole, 1. J. Coleman, Jumes 8. Conwell, George . Cooper, James Conghlan, Hugh Craig, Joseph L. Crittenden, H. 8. Cro_ker, William H. Orccker, Wiliism M. Cn_ber{. Rober: A, Culbreth, Benjamin e 3. Davi, Jacob Z Davis, W. E. Dean, 3.G, Deming, Colonel E. A. Denicke, Lawrence Tevany, W. . Dimond, ¥. W. Dohrman, C. Don- dero, George G. Dornin, William Doxe; Duffield, P. F. Dundon, B. ¥. Danham. J. G. Esgleson, Wexn‘_d:ll Easton, L. 8. Ellert, J. b #:m“.’fi:fi, Judge Hobert Ferral, Charles A Fisher, W. E. Fisher, Henry I. Fortman, M. E. Frank, Joseph Fredericks, £ H. Friediavder, T. (. Friedlander, Henry Frohman, M. Frederick, J. D. Fry, J. ¥, Fogazi, W, P, Fuller. ¥. Gaudin, J. L. Geary Jr.,, Wiiliam F. Gibson, J. G. Glesting, John Gillson, W. J. Golcher, Adam Grant, George F. Graut, M. Greenblatt, Moses Greenebaum, T.G. Gruenhagen, Solomon Gump, B. M. Gunn, ‘A. G. Gurnett, Dr.” G. Gutsch, Isidor Guite. Marshall Hale, John H. Hammersmith, 8 C. Hammond, Jerome A. Hari, A. G. Hawes, D. N. Hawley, Alvinza Havward, E. P. Heald, Colonel M. H. Hecht, L. W. Hellman, Thomas R. Henshelwood, Curtls Hillyer, A. Hirschman, Charles Holbrook, W. A. Holcomb, C. Osgood Hoo:er, W. 5. Hooper, B. G. Horn, R. B. Hule, Joseph Hyman. Stephien D. Ives, Milo S, Jeffries, Frank S Johnson, Henry C Johnson, H. C. Jordan. Hugo D. Kell, Charies Kellus, Richard Keller, J. =} R. Kelly, James Kentedy, Charles J. King, Homer 8. King, 'Herbert Kullman. 3 B. T. Lacy, Charies A. Laytop, C. S. Laumeister, Herbert E. Law, A. M. La 3 Joseph Leggett, C. Deldecker, Morris Levy, Oscar Lewls, W. Loaiza, . A. Loos, Jeremiah Lynch. Thomas Magee, R. E. Marx, Frank Maskey, Byron Mauzy, C. W. McAfee, Hon. Frank McCop- Din, A. 5. McCreary, Kenneih Melrose, Stewart Menzies, Henry Michaels, Albert Miller; Charles E. Mliler, W. W. Montague, Charles Montgomery,, George A. Moore, Walter Morosco, H. D. Morton. F. I, Newberry, W. M. Newhall, W.J. New- man, John C. Nobmann. J.J. O'Brien, James O’'Dwyer, F. Older, B. P. Oliver, R. F. Osborn. 8. C.'Pardee, L. B. Parrott, Henry Payot, R. H. Pease, John Perry Jr., James D. Phelan, Geo H. Pippy, Charles M. Plum, E. B. Pond, G, Postigiione, Thomas Price. J. E. Quinn. _.aphuel, Charles Wesley Reed, Bernard Reiss, C. . Rode, Adolph Roos, Frank W. Ross- bach, M. A. Rothschild, Dr. T. A. Rottanzi. Lippman_Sachs, J. C. Sala, P. Samuels, Saroni, M. Schilling, A. Schwabacher, I Sch Irving M. Scott, E.A. Salfridge, H. Shainwal 8. Sherman, H. W. Sherwood, Levi Schill George R. Shreve, Charles M. Shortridge, 31 man, Joseph Simonson, Louis_Sloss, W. R. Smed- berg, ‘Barclay J. Smith, H. I Selomon, Colonel Charles Sonntag. K. B.Soule, George B. Sperry, wrence, J. B. Le Count. -Henry Stern, Samuel Stérnhelm, Harry Stockton, Leon D, Stone, George A. Story, Vanderiynn rauss, Frank A. Swain. A. Talbot, H. L. Tatum, E. or, Lioyd Tevis L. Thors, Tulman Jr., B. L. Toplitz. George Truman, George W. Turner. G. H. Umbsen. nk A. Vail J. J. Valentine, A. P. Van Duzer, F. W. Van Sicklen, Thomas H. B. Varney, O. F. ¥ Colonel . I. Warfleld, A. A. Watkins, Rolla V. Watt, James West, W. R. Wheeler, james A Wiles, Andrew Wilkie, A. W. Wilson, Jemes K. Wilson, R. S. Winn, Charles Winters, M. P. Wolf; Charles Wolipert. H. Yates Jobn P. Young. F. Zelro. Thomas F. Barry next attempted to speak upon the public-school article in the new charter, but before he could get well started he was interrupted by cries of “A. P. A.” “Answer Father Yorke," *How about Hudelson?’ and other re- marks to a similar effect. When order had been vpartially restored, Mr. Barry proceeded to read the offending section, which provides that the Board of Educa- tion shall appoint no teachers to positions in the School Department save those who may have been educated in the public- school system of California. He paid a most graceful tribute to the Catholic church of California for its past services in the cause of education, and scoutea the idea that the section quoted was aimed against that church. e said any persen, no matter where educated, could be appointed 1o positions in the School Department under the new charter in case he could pass the examinations prepared by the normal schools of Cali- fornia. The explanation seemed to be far from satisfactory to many of those present, ana the storm of hisses was so violentandlong sustained that he retreated precipitately. Mr. Phelan, as chairman of the conven- tion, made an endeavor to mend matters by explaining away some of the state- ments of Mr. Barry, who had taken oc- casion to refer rather sligntingly to the police system and the Fire Department of the City. He insisted that the gradu- ates of the State Normal schools, wher- ever they might have received their p: R. Taylor, B. Frederick K. D. Toy, L J. mary and grammar. education, would be | eligible to appointmeit as teachers in any of the public schools of the State. The following communication was read, as being explanatory of the section ob- jected to: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4, 1896. J. Richard Freud, Secretary Citizens’ Charter Association, City—DEAR SIR: In answer to the Questions propunnded by you I would state that my individual opinion is as follows : First—What was the origin of this section? BAnswer—The section originated in an atiempt 1o prevent the employment of teachers who had been imported irom the Eastand abroad and employed without any knowledge of their qualifications. The daily newspapers had fre- quently made ~clarges that incompetent teachers had been appointed in the School Department, who had barely arrived in this City, to the exclusion of much better teachers who had been born and educated in our miast. It was urged upon the Board,of Free- holders that ingsmuch as there was already an existing regulation ot the Board of Educa- tion, which had not, however, been enforced that teachers in grammar and primary de. partments should be graduates of the City Normal class, or at least of one of the State Normal schools, thai the charter should pro- vide 1n some way against the continuance of an evi! which was universally admitted. The above section of the charter was drawn with that intention and for that purpose. Second—\What were your intentions in fram- ing this section? Answer—The intention of the Board of I'ree- holders was to broaden the proposition which had been made of merely limiting the appoint- ment of teachers to the graduates of the nor- inciude those also who had taken a course in the high schoo!, spectal schools of any kind or the State University. Third—What will be the effect of this section upon the tenure of office of teachers now in the School Department? Answer—It will have no effect upon the tenure of office of the teachers in the School Department except to maintain them in the position which they now occupy and which are guaranteed to them under the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Kennedy vs. the Board of Education—82 Cal. 483. The teachers now in the School Department have been appointed for life, and there is no_ pro- vision in the charter which in any way affects their tenure of office. Fourth—Will teachers now in the School De- pu(me‘;be required under the new charter to pass™urther examinations of any kind in order to retain their positions? Answer—No. question fully disposes of this. Fifth—Will" there be any discrimination under the new charter in the appointment or selection of candidates for the position of teachers in the public schools? If so, wherein will it differ from the present rules or laws? Answer—There will be no discriminagion selection tor the position of teachers in the public schools, At the present time the selec- tions are made by the Board of Education. This would be the same method under the new charter, except as to teachers of grammar and primary classes, who will be appointed from lhe spplicants holding a teacher’s certificete and who have passed a competitive examina- tion for teaching the primary and grammar classes, possessing the additional requirement of hlvin? taken a course in any of ihe public schools of the State of California. The idea was to give preference for such appointment to grndunles of the City- normal classes or State Normal schools. Sixth—What is exactly meant by the words ““Public_sehool system of the Btate of Cali- fornia”? Answer—Any institution of learning '“f" ported in whole or in part by the public oneys of the State of California. Beventh—Wnat is meant by the words “Who a-ve 1been educated in the public school sys- b Auswer—Auny person who has taken & course in any of the schools maintained and carried on by;nb“c moneys 18 considered to have been educated in the public school system of the State of Caltfornia, Our understanding at the time and con- struction of the regulation quoted is that any teacher is qualified to teach s primary or grammer class who, having graduated from a Em’ue. sectarian or parochial school of any Kind, bas taken an additional course in the City Normal class or in the State Normal schools. The proyision referred to does not &pply to the appointment of teachers in high schools, technical schools, special schools or kindergartens, or to principals of the primary or grammar schools. It applies only to the teachers of primary or grammar classes. Eighth—Are the teachers of the public schools subject 1o the rules and regulations of the civil service provision of the new charter? i Answer—They are not. The civil servi chapter of the new charter designates ':le“ «':'i? |lr.l&nben:=‘ of ithlr cn{ government are regu- 3 y the civil service rules, and t. Departmeat 18 10t 10010ded. in’the lere Shock él:\lg'. S e m\yxu.un F. Gresow, Airm e Committee on Eq the Freeholders, Auatian,of The next speaker was James 8, Co on behalf of the bicyclists of the Cit;’.'.H].lé spoke in substance as follows: ‘What the modern bicycle is to the velogi- ede of forty years ago, 50 is the ne E: the system under which we u‘v’e‘.’“&l:: means honesty, economy and progress, The other means corruption, extrayagance and nation. e new charter provides for certain reforms thet are of pecular interest to wheelmen and wheelwomen. First, in its influence upon our streets. Under the existing law and during the past thirty-two years $33,000,000 has ‘been paid for what we call our streets and ave- nues. Thirty-two men have been incumbent mal schools or City normel class, in order to | The answer to the previous | under the new charter in the appointment or | of this office of Superintendent of Streets —among them all not one praciical engineer or scientific road-builder. I venture to say that in the entire distance of 3385 miles that the boys engaged in the relay race across the continent will cover through hamlet, village, town and city, they will not encounter a rougher section of road or pavement than the rocky gridiron which cunstituted the first relay of that tremendous undertaking, requiring 1wo experts to trav- erse, and which we call Market street, the main thoroughrare of 350,000 long-suffering ople. PO¥o find in the charter provisions for thevary { reforms and improvements that as wheelmen { we would first inaugurate. ButI submit that all wheelwomen and all wheelmen are good citizens and that, being such, they are capable of a broader view than their mere personal ad- vantages. He then enumerated what he consid- ered the many good points in the instru- ment. & Concluding he said: The ultimate object of the new charler and the spirit that characterizes its every page is to conduct the government of San Freacisco on business principles. This is the proposi- tion that now prevails among all leading, pro- gressive and attractive cities of the world. Business principles, as applied to municipal- ities, invoive the concentration of power into & business head. It does away with the multi- plication of elective officers and fastens the re- sponsibility where the citizens may see and know the conduct of their own affairs. The adoption of the new charter means home rule, vast improvements and good gov- ernment for San Francisco. The following letter from M. H. Hecht was next read by the secretary: ' SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4, 1896. J. Richard Freud, Secretary of the Citiz Charter Association—DEAR Sik: 1T 1i were poss ble for me I would be most happy to be with you this evening and perform my share of the work outlined. Permit me, however, to say & few words upon the subject assigned me. I had the honor to be made the chairmar of the committee upon the Fire Department division of the proposed new charter. As I have re- peatedly said, my task was an easy one, for there were but two important matters to con- sider—first, to give the City a thoroughly ei- ficient full-paid Fire Department; the second, 1o take it completely out of politics 1 am happy to say that so far there has not been the slightest doubt expressed that its provisions would bring about the resuit. There are two clauses in the actto which I would like to direct the attention of all voters. The first is section 4, page 155 of the charter, which says: ‘At the beginning of the fiscal year next succeeding the adoption of the char- ter the Board of Fire Commissioners shall re- organize the Fire Department and fire alarm and police telegraph of this City and County 80 as to conform to the provisions of this charter, and in_so doing said board shall ap- point as such officers, members and employes those persons now constituting the officers, members and employes of the same.” In this connection permit me to say that not only is the provision just, that the present de- partment shall constitute in part the proposed one, but is extremely desirable, for after a lon, intercourse with the officers and personnel o the department I found a perfect system, re- liable and steady men and competent officers everywhere in the department. Iwould say in addition that there never will be s more propitious time to reorganize this department, for our Cily has a periect treasure in Chief Sullivan, and if his igeas and plansare fol- lowed by the Board of Fire Commissioners, as they no doubt will be, we shall have a depart- ment second to none in the world. | Section 5, page 155, reads as followsand | speaks for itself: “No officer, member or em- ! ploye of said department or bureaus thereof | shell be s‘piminlcd or removed because of his political fuith or opinion, nor shall he be dis- inissed except for cause, nor until after a 1air trial, as hereinafter provided.” In conclusion, 1n my judgmedl, it isonly | necesssry that the citizens of San Francisco be | made familiar with all the provisions of the | charter to insure its adoption, providing they | are also iniormed that the law requires, not a plurality for the charter, but a majority in its JINIMY-WIELDERS ON NOB HILL Three Ex-Convicts Charged With Committing Burglaries. CLEWS THAT THEY LEFT One of Them Supposed to Be the - Burglar Who Visted Cap- tain Lees’ Residence. WHAT THEIR RECORDS SHOW All Have Served Terms for Burglary and One for Stage-Robbery in M:ndocino County. The police are satisfied that they have caught the three men who committed the recent burglaries on Nob Hill, and yester- day they were booked at the City Prison. on January 15, 1880, sent to the Industrial School for three months. On May 15, the same year, he was sent to San Quentin for burglary. In 1888 he got six months in the House of Correction for having burglar’s tools in his possession, and made his escape before his term expired. He was next heard of in Mendocino County, where he was arrested for stage robbery, and on November 14, 1889, was sent to San Quentin. DON'T WANT A WASHHOUSE. Complaint of the Residents of the Thirty-Eighth District. A meeting of the Thirty-eighth® Assem- bly District Improvement Club was held last evening at 1601 Fuiton street. The following-named officers were unan- imously elected as the regular officers of the club: President, John W. Grace; vice- president, Harry Niemann; secretary, Oharles C. Morris; treasurer, Fred C. Klein; executive committee—J. L. Fich- thaler, John Klein Jr.,, Henry Wetjen, John Maguire, M. Heberger, Owen Mc- Hugh, George S. Matthews, A. L. Morgen- stern. ‘The object of this club is to further and protect the interests of the property- owners of the district, to secure all neces- sary improvements required and to par- ticipate in all matters conducive to the in- terests of the district. The following resolution was unani- mously adopted: WHEREAS, One Jacquemet, being the re- puted owner of & certain lot situated on Baker street, between Golden Gate ayenue and Mc- Allister street, has permitted to be erected on said lot a washhouse and leased the same for a Chinese washhouse; and whereas the main- tenance of said washhouse is detrimental to the progress and improvement of ail proverty in the immediate vicinity; and whereas all reasonable efforts have been made to induce said Jacquemet to cancel said lease without satisfactory result; be it Resolved, That this club condemns the action of said property-owner and will use allhon- 1avor of all the votes cast at the next election, and that therefore it behooves every voter to cast his vote for the charter to secure its adop- tion beyond peradventure, In my judgment it wouid be aipublic calam- ity were it defeated. because it would relegate this City back to its present exiremely unsat- isfactory government. It would be some years bejore the machinery for a charter could be set in motion, and then it is very doubtful {ifany charter, which must always be voted upon as & whole, could be framed that as an entirety is more satisfactory than the one now | submitted to the citizens for their approval, Respectlully, M. H. HECHT. The law committee presented the follow- ing report: In the opinfon of your committee there is nothing in the proposed néw charter whicle re- quires the members of the Fire Department to { pass a new examination under the civil ser- vice article in order to retain their positions. The Civil Service Commission is not to be apoointed until the charter goes uto effect. Tne article on civil service requires the ‘com. mission to classify the officers and that appoint- ments 10 such offices shail be made according | to the artiele on civil service; but the persons | holding such oftices and positions at the time of the adoption of the charter have already been appointed and are enjoying the positions to whicn they have been appointed. No other | appointment is necessary, and they cannot be removed except by following the article on civil service. It follows that no new examin- ations are or can be required of them in order to retain their positions. EDWARD R. TAYLOR, Cur11s HILLYER, CHARLES WEs REED, ‘WiLLiaM F. GIBsoN. Committee on law and legislation Citizens’ Charter Association. Before adjournment the following pre- | amble and resolutions were passed, though | the “‘ayes” were weil mingled with groans and hisses: WHEREAS, The consolidation act as originally passed by the Legislature in 1856 has been amended and supplemented over 400 times by successive Legislatures of the State, until it is now impossible to decide with certainty the present laws governing the City and County ot San Francisc nd whereas, during the past ¢ years this City has grown from & viliage of 40,000 inhabitants to a metropolis of 350,000 veople, and has developed from & | mere trading post to the largest commercial and manufscturing center of the western slope of the American continent; and whereas, the consolidation act has become obsolete. defective and inadequate to the { aciual requirements of the City; hes caused municipsi incompetency, irresponsibility, ex- travagance and corruption; has sapped the vital functions of the legislative, executive and judicial departments of government; has invested commissions with life tenure of office; has permitted yaluable franchises to be bartered away to avaricious monopolies; has (l:rut lhedpl;lbhc nervic: h:llo the llsllu'n) of poli- cs,and hes arrested the further progress of the City; therelore, be it i i Resol By the people of San Francisco in mass-meeling assembled this 4th day of Sep- tember, that we welcome the proposed new | enarter and advocate its adoption, because it | will make every department of the City gov- ernment responsible and acconntable and re- store to the executive department its rightful authority; it will introduce aTigid system of finance and revenue and limit tge tax levy to £107 on the $100 valuation; it will support the honest officer in the discharge of his duties and check the rasecality ot recreant of- ficials; it will inaugurate strict eivil service, based upon merit and fidelity; it will foster and encourage public aud private improve- ments, thus giving employment to labor; it will effectually prevent monopolies in fran- chises and secure municipal ownership of pub- lic utilities when deemied necessary; it will curb the aggression and extortion of corpora- tions and force them to respect the rights and privileges of the people; and finally, 1t will orever annihilate the political boss and legis- lative tyrant and restore to San Francisco the inalienable blessings of home rule. After the adjournment of the hall meet- ing an impromptu indignation meeting took place on the sidewalk in front of the Temple. So great was the crowd that the police intervened and the extempore con- vention adjourned to the middle of Fifth street. Many personalities were indulged in and mixed motives were attributed to | the friends of the new charter. SEEPSNT I Another Charter Meeting. Simultaneously with the meeting at Metropolitan Hall a discussion on the same subject was held at Social Hall on Turk street, where A. P. Van Duzer spoke in favor of its adoption and John M. Rey- nolds, P. J. Healy, Dr. J. F. Witzel, Leo Gasser ‘Theodore Lynch against it. The same arguments that have been ad- vanced pro and con. were gone over. Rev. Mr. Lyon to Address Young Men. The service for young men at the Christian Association building, corner of Mason and [Ellis streets, to-morrow afternoon at 3 ¢'clock wiil be addressed by Rev. E. J. Lion, rector of 8t. Stephen’s Church. The service will be free 10 all young men. The general secretary, Mr, H. J. McCoy, will preside, and a general invi- tation is extended to all youug men to be pres- ent and hear the practical address to be de- livered by Mr. Lion. L% n Hagen pers. Judge Daingerfield yesterday revoked the naturalization papers of Captain N. W. Hagen, who_m:jnmd himself to ojtain them a few months ago. Zfi_DW'ARD COLYIN ALIAS GALLAGHER The Three Men Atrrested on Suspicion of Being Concerned in the Recent Burglaries on Nob Hill. DIVISION N THE MEXICAN COLONY Trouble Over the Patriotic Celebration of Sep- tember 16. COMMITTEE RESIGNED. On Second Thought a Compro- mise Was Effected for Harmony. STILL THERE IS A DIVISION. Two Independent Celebrations Will Be Held and Admissions Charged to Defray Expenses. The Mexican colony in San Francisco has been more or less disturbed for a few weeks over unforeseen troubles that arose in preparation for the annual celebration of the independence of Mexico. This event is commemorated yearly on September 16, and about three weeks ago the usual arrangements for an appropriate observance of the day were begun. As on all former similar occasions, the work was taken up with enthusiasm, for every Mexican knows that the event marks a giant stride forward in the onward march of civilization, and represents the turning | point in the destinies of the Southern Republic. Representatives of the local colony waited on Consul Corey, and in accordance with their expressed wishes, he issued a call for 8 meeting at which the initiative was to be taken in preparing for the cele- bration of the 16th. The Consul-General of Mexico called the meeting to order. A | general committee on arrangements was | elected, and at a subsequent meeting the committee selected its own officers. Carlos Moncisvais, the manufacturing jeweler on Kearny street, was chosen as chairman, and the result of the election was sent to Mr. Coney. For some reason—and this has been the source of considerable comment in the | Mexican colony—the Consul declined to collect money, as was his custom, from leading commercial firms that have been interested in the celebration. As the storv goes, lie was not wholly pleased with the committee. Anyhow the colony was more than sur- | prised when a circular letter was issued by the celebration committee announcing that as Mr. Coney would not assure the financial support necessary for a fitting celebration 1t had decided to dissolve and had given up the idea of commemorating the day. Some days later influence was brought to bear on the committee, with the result that this action was reconsid- ered. Wise council prevailed and the whole pian was changed. Heretofore the celebration was free, ail participants having been invited, and it partook of the nature of a grand ball, literary and musical exercises and a street parade. Now, however, under the compromise arrangement there will be a charge for admission to the hall where the patriotic celebration is to be held, and an independent entertainment will be given in another place. The compromise was that the celebra- tion be limited to exercises in California Hall, on Bush street, and that a charge be made for tickets, to defray expenses. ‘When Mr. Coney heard of this he said: “That is a good plan; you can send me tickets.” 8o the breach was healed. But it is not at all likely that a street proces- sion will be a part of the celebration, as the Juarez Guard _has determined to march only under a Mexican flag, and bas disbanded on account of the order of Gov- ernor Budd, which prohibits them from carrying their flags or arms. Immediately on the issuance of the cir- cular statiug that the committee would hold no celebration the Mexican Patriotic Club, of which Frank Romo of 930 Broad- way is the leading spirit, published a no- tice that it would observe Mexican Inde- pendence day in Union-square Hall. The change of sentiment on the part of the | colony committee has not dampened the ardor of the club, which is now busy with | arranging details for its entertainment. Consequently, unless something at pres- ent unexpected should happen before September 16 to unite the two elements, there will be a dual observance of the | Mexican national festival in this City. Sent to San Quentin. Judge Troutt yesterday :entenced Frank . Ross to ten years in San Quentin for burglary. NEW i'O-DAY. On the price of your 1‘!0) " and we guarantee filled at our store. Absorbent Cotton, per pound Boracic Acid, per pound 5 Sugar Milk, absolutely pure for babies pound. Gum Camphor, per pound. 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PRICE, 25c. NO-PERCENTAGE PHARMACY, 953 MARKET ST., Bet. 5th and 6th, south side. They are Frank Martin, alias W. Cor- bett, Patrick Kelly and Edward Colvin, alias W. Gallagher, alias Edward Lynch, alias Ryan. They are accused of breaking into the residence of W. S. Duval, 1012 Pine street, on “August 2, during the absence of the family in the county, and stealing $750 worth of jewelry and a sealskin cloak, and also breaking into the residence of A.O. Holtrick, 1022 Washington street, on August 4 and stealing a large quantity cf jewelry. Although these are the only charges of burglary against them the police have every reason to believe thatother burg- laries were committed by the trio, among them being one at the residence of Mrs. Townsend, 1506 Pine street. When she left for the country she took the precau- tion to place all her jewelry and other articles of value with the Safe Deposit Company, and the burglars got nothing for their trouble. Martin, alias Corbett, and Kelly were errested on August 22 by Policemen Peshon and Adams. Detectives Gibson and Wren, who had been detailed on the case, ascertained that Kelly was living with a womar in a house on Grantavenue, and they placed Pesbon and Adams to watch the bouse, which led to the arrest of the two burgiars and ‘the woman. On searching their room &he{‘lonnd most of the property stolen from the Duval and Holmcg residences. When Martin was searched a ‘‘jimmy” and a dark lantern were found in his pockets, and a charge of having burglar's tools in his possession was also booked against him yesterday. Kelly had a re- volver in his pocket, and he was also charged with carrying a concealea weapon. Martin and Kelly were detained in the *‘tanks” at the City Prison, and every effort was made to arrest Colvin. He was known to be one of the gang, and was suspected of being the man who entered the residence of Captain Lees, 1022 Pine street, in the early morning of August 22, Policeman [ngham had been on watch, and about 4 o’clock in the morning he saw a2 man in a light overcoat walk rapidly along Pine street and walk up the steps leading to Captain Lees’ house. Ingham accosted him and asked him what he was doing there. The burglar coolly answered, “I belong here,” inserted a key in the lock of the front door and entered the house. He went upstairs, opened a rear window and escaped by climbing over the fences until he reached Taylor street. Colvin was arrested Monday ni, Policeman Jerry Dinan and was loc] in the “tanks.” The "ilmmy” found in Martin's posses- sion will form a strong piece of evidence against the burglars. There is a small piece broken off the end of it, and the shape of the jimmy corresponds with the marks found on the sills of the windows of the residences on Nob Hill visited by the burglars. The three men are ex-convicts. Kelly, on June 1, 1885, was sent to the House of Correction for petty larceny; February 9, 1887, he got two years in San Quentin for burglary ; September 29, 1888, six months for petiy larceny; August 9, 1860, six months for petty larceny ; July 5, 1893, one year for burglary, and March 19, 1894, one year for petty larceny, second oftense. Colvin, on May 18, 1893, was sentenced to three years in_San Quentin for grand larceny, and on November 5, he got three months in the House of Correction {?r having burglar’s tools in his posses- sion. Martin, when a boy 14 years of age, was, ht b; ed n; Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. orable means to secure the removal of sald ob- jectionable structure. Twenty-five new members were ad- mitted, making a total membership of sixty-eight. The next meeting will be held on Monday evening, September 7, at 8 o'clock, at 1601 Fulton street. «BEATRICE N PRISON.” | A Beautiful Statue From Rome Placed in the Hopkins Mansion. It Was Presented by Dr. P. de Vecchi, a Kinsman of the Sculptor, Lamberto Goria. The San Francisco Art Association re- ceived an addition yesterday te its col- lection of sculpture. As a mark of appre- ciation this latest bit of statuary was made the centerpiece of the main galiery directly opposite the grand entrance, from which position it is the most promi- nent work of art in the Hopkins-Searles mansion on California street. All day long groups of visitors gathered around the statue and rather admired than criti- cized it. Even those who did not know that it was shown for the first time stopped before it for a longer time than they gave to other objects-of interest, from which it was inferred that the new -donation is the work of a highly gifted sonunor. The donor is Dr. P. de Veecchi, a kins- man of the sculptor, Lamberto Goria ot Rome, The subject is “Beatrice Cenci in Prison,” a young woman of great personal beauty and sweetness of face, but the very picture of dejection and sorrow. She has thrown herseif upon her knees against a chair, and into this posture the artist has put a tenderness an athos that appeal to one with great force. The girl’s hands are clasped as if in prayer, they are beaun- tiful hands, eloquent and pleading, and the tension from some internal strain is apparent, even as the stamp of sadness, upon the whole figure. On the face resig- nation and gentleness are stamped, where despair might be looked for, and so the pleasing beauty of a fresh girlish counte- nance is preserved from bard lines. Here the whole story of Beatrice’s character is told. This is the original from Rome. It secured a prize at the annual exhibition in Rome last year. The sculptor is a young man who has made a reputation for him- self in the last ten years, and in literature as well as in his chosen prolession. His work on the fine arts is prized by the academy of San Luca, and a copy of it ac- companied his “Beatrice” as a gift of Dr. de Vecchi. Yesterday was “‘free day” at the Hop- kins-Searles mansion and many thou- sands availed themselves of the oppor- tunity. The galleries are open toall on the first Friday of every month. e Sent to the Asylum. J. T. James, who was a few days ago arrested on a charge of burglary, he having stolen a pair of shoes, was yesterday sent to the Napa asylum by Judge Sanderson. 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