The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 18, 1896, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY,‘'SEPTEMBER 18, 1896, LAST SHOT FROM THE GRAND JURY Waste, Extravagance and Incompetency of City Officers. AN UNFAIR ASSESSMENT Astounding Increase of Expenses in the Department of Education. THE TEACHERS AND JANITORS. Golden Gate Park, Board of Health and the Harbor Commission Reviewed. The Grand Jury, which was impaneled by Judge Sanderson December 30, 1895, submitted its final report yesterday to Charles F. Slack, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, and the members were discharged from further service. During the forenoon yesterday commit- tee meetings were held to close up the business of the term. At1:30 o’clock p. M. | the jury met as a body and found an in- dictment for felony—obtaining morney under false pretences—against Leo de Cordona. The case against Cordona is not exactly a new one. On April 10, 1895, he was a bookkeeper in the office of the Su- perintendent of Streets and raised the treasury demand of Oscar McElroy from $7 50 to $57 50. Othber demands were also raised. The fraud was discovered before the City was a loser. Cordona was ar- rested, but escaped conviction on a techni- cauty. It seems thatghe Treasurer’s name, Widber, was spelled &ilbur and so Cordona was not conyicted. He has been in jail since and will now be tried on the Grand Jury indictment. J. B. Gartland, book- keeper of the Street Department, was the only witness required, although Auditor Broderick, Deputy Treasurer Louis Jacobs and Detective Cody were present in obedience to subpenas. When Foreman Frank Maskey presented the final report of the jury to Judge Slack d asked 1o be discharged the court said: thank you for your efficient and faithful service. 1 am sure thatyou haye been loyal to your duty, and your work has not been in vain. The Grrand Jury is now dis- charged.”’ The following members of the jury were | present in the courtroom: Frank Maskey, Frank P. McLennan, Alpheus Bull Jr., P. F. Butler, E. E. Chever, John F. Cline, Lounis Feldmann, H. H. Hencke, John Landers, C. 8. Laumeister, Edward Mal- ley, Jacob Martenstein, Y. McG. McBean, C. O’Connor, T. F. Payne. The report is an able and elaborate docu- ment of 9000 words. Speaking of the | Assessor’s ottice it says: The action of the Assessor of this City and | County i8 felt in every household and business place. In a slightly modified form he virtu- ally dictates the value of all personal and real property ior taxetion or revenue purposes. ‘The business intrusted to him is varied and of | vast proportions, and necessarily there must be mueh of the detail work of the office in- trusted to subordinates. That there should be some irregularities in assessing is to be ex- pected, but the amount of same should be re- duced to 8 minimum if an undeviating, clear | and just code of rules prevaiis. All owners of | property should be treated alike, whether rich or poor. There should be no dictinction be- tween persons or classes of citizens or corpors- tions. The attention of the Grand Jury was called to some alleged gross irregularities of assess- ments in the property of certain large cor- porations doing business in this City. Asses- sor Siebe appeered before the Grand Jury to explain ihe condition of said assessments. He gave written memoranda as to the amounis that were assessed, but no intelligible expla- nation or definite plan of the meinods of making such assessments. The Grand Jury had made examination as to the cash value of the stock and bonds of said corporations at the time of assessment, and taking 50 per cent of said values informed Assessor Sieba that such was a proper valuation to be assessed. In- stead of sccepting the same, AssessQr Siebe sub- sequently reduced the assessmentdof some of the corporations below the memoranda he had furnished, stating that he did not assess;bonds, as they were not taxable. As stocks, bonds and all property must be considered as evi- dence in arriving at the real value in assessing corporations, this seems a subterfuge. In the cases of the Central Gas Company, which haa leased l&l plant for a term of years to the Pacific Gas Improvement Company, the said plant was not essessed to either of the com. gcnies, and the only assessment of the Centra as Company was upon real estate assessed $41,470. Assessor Siebe erroneously claimed the company was defunct or dead, which is not & fact, a8 its 20,000 shares of stock on the day of assessment were selling at $95 a share, & total value ot $1,900,000. The Grand Jury’s valuation of 50 per cent was $950,000, so over 00,000 escaped assessment in this one com- pany. The late aecision of the Superior Court thatthe Assessor was a semi-judicial officer for- bids any hope that an action for removal from office would be successful if undertaken. To the School Department this refer- ence is made: We have made an examination of the items of expense for which an incressed appropria- tion is asked and find the oneitem of teachers’ laries is $895,000, to which jenitors’, office nd shop salaries added makes a gross total of $862,500 for salaries alone. In 1883-84 there were 31,578 pupils average attendance, with 714 teachers, with salaries $657,824; while in 1895-96, with 32,436 aver- sge attendsance, there were 928 teachers with salaries of $872, Thus an increase of 858 puplls has been attended by an increase of 214 teachers and an incressed expense of $214,487 for teachers’ salaries. Briefly summed up there nas been an incresse of about 234 per cent of pupils attended by an incresse of about 33 per cent of teachers and an increase of 32 per cent in teachers’ salaries. In the list of teachers’ salaries of 1895-96 we find special teachers receive salaries of from $190 to #50 per month, cooking teachers $100 to $60 per mon')}:, and sewing teachers $75 1o $50 per month, The demand of the Board of Education for appropriation tor the coming yesr for new school buildings we hold 1o be excessive and not warranted either by sctusl requirements of pupils or demanded in the interest of tax- pavers. There is no urzent necessity for high school building in the Mission district, as the Horace Mann School 1s arranged 10 accom- modate & junior class that so far has not yet been filled. Toe $200,000 asked for a Mission high school is therefore not needed. The same condil.on as to necessity spplies to other school buildings proposed to be erected. New senool buildings will, however, in a few years be required to take the place of some now i use, and we think they should be provided for, not in appropriations from taxes of specific years, but by bonds, or, “better still, by rental of the Fiftn and Market street lot for & long term of years. The schools now on this property, 1i.e., the Lingoln Grammar and the Webster Primary, should be provided for by new buildines on one of the streets further south. The Market- strect frontage ot the school lot is now covered with wooden buildings, which pay s rental of nbflul&‘..fl.o()olper year. The entire lot—100- vera square—if rents 1 for a long term of years, wuulu#ive income enough to annually erect three if not four bufldings, which would be all the increase that the School Department would require for many_years to come, It will re- quire an act of the Legislature to authorize the rental of the property for more than ten years, also time 10 receive proposals for.leas- ing. Inabout two years the longest lease of the Market-street irontage will expire, and during the interim the lot could be leased and the new buildings for the present school be provided for elsewhere. COUNTY CLERK. The expenses of the County Clerk’s office during tne term of the incumbent have been in excess of the expeditures of his predecessor in office. This increased expenditure so far as we c&n ascertain has no: been cavsed by increased business, but by the: arbitrary excess of em- Ployes appointed by the present County Clerk. It is unfortunate for the taxpayers of this City that the appointment of deputies and clerks is within certain limits loaged in the hands of the County Clerk and that the excessive sala- ries paid are fixed by statute. The only remedy against extravagant ex- penditures in the County Clerk’s office we can see lies in the adopting of the proposed new charter by which the number of clerks and salaries of same can be regulated by the City government instead of as now by the inclina- tion or interest of the incumbent under the present statute. . SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. To properiy perform the duties of his office the Superintendent of Streets should have the technical knowledge of & civil engineer with the determination to personally know and ability to supervise all the imporiant business of his office. The present Superintendent has but & limited knowledge of civil engineering. Further he has stated to the Grand Jury that he does not know personaliy the details or in fact the cost of the very important items of work for which Le at first asked appropri- ations for the present fiscal vear. He asked ,180—one ‘thousand for the enormous sum of million five hunared and fifty- ight one hundred and eighty dollars—an increase of more then one million dollars over the ap- propriation allowed in the preceding year. Upon inquiry the Superintendent s'ated thet he had made estimaes for the item of “paving the accepted blocks and crossings on Van Ness avenue that are now macadamizea” (46,630 10). and for other large items he had uo specifications as to the probable cost. The repaving of Folsom street easterly with bituminous rock in view of heavy teaming over a portion of the same cau well be left until later. The repaving of streets now paved with cobbles, estimated at $400.000, can also be left until later vears, as the necessity is not urgent, and, in fact, the Superintendent did not expect the appropriation o be made. For the purpose of ascertaining the probable cost of completing the water-front portion chargenble to the City, n corvetent contractor made examinaidon and stated his witlingness to make all repairs, including some new work required in piling, planking and filling in for about $16,000, instead of the $150,000 appro- pristion asked by the Superiniendent of Streets for the same purpose. g An inspeciion oi Marketstreet from Valencia street to the ferries shows the pavement of basalt blocks to be irregularin spots in many places, The work of repaving is, however, limited, and & comparatively 1 sum, if judiciously expeuded, would put the street in comparatively good order. The heavy team- ing on Market street forbids the use of bitu- minous pavement, as the latter would require continuous and excessive costly repairs. The taxpayers of this City have had oblcct-lessous in Third street, between Market and Howard, and Golden Gate avenue, in the pastof the rinding and destroying action of even & fimited heavy truck travel on bituminous pavement. The Superintendent of Streets should bea competent civil engineer, but a Board of Pub- lic Works composed of ¢ivil engineers, as re- quired by the proposed new .charter, would be still better for the interests of the taxpayers of this City. The present system of street repairs is so ex- pensive and unsatisfactory that we recommend in the interest of economy that repairing in future be done by contract whenever possible. PARK COMMISSION. The Golden Gate Park is the great pleasure ground of the people of this City. Richand poor alike enjoy its beauties and have & just pride in comparing it with the parks of other cities. The present Grand Jury shares these feelings with other eitizens, but its duty de- mands that it investigate the expenditures made by the Park Commissioners and ascer- tain whether the large sums furnished have been expended judiciously and with regard to economy that1is used in private business. In the appropriations asked for the past fiscal year was an item for a park lodge build- ing, 10 cost $20,000. This building has been completed at a cost of over $52, The su- perintendent’s salary is $350 per month, or $4200 per annum, and the portion of the lodge for hisresidence given free is fully equal to $600 per annum more, a total of $4800 per year. The Grand Jury feels that the taxpayers have not been fairly deelt with in the in- creased expenditure on the lodge building— $32,000 above the amount asked for the said urpose; that the salary of the superintendent s excessive—the orginal act provided for a superintendent at a salary not exceeding $200 er month, and that the cost of reclaiming Radtce aws purposes, $851 49 per acre, is far in excess of what it shonld be. The Park Comm ission is one of the anomalies in the State found in our City and County goyernment alone, its members being ep- pointed by the Governor of tne State; its ex- penditures not subjec: as in other departments 1o approval of the Auditor, and no advertising tor supplies to be furnished on contracts by the lowest bidder. All the interest the commission has in the City and County is that the Supervisors shall make appropriations us demanded, the Com- missioners making their annualreport not to the City, but addressed to the Governor direct. An instance of the Commissioners’ method {of doing business was shown in the con- struction of the wire bridge some years since at a cost of about $10,000. There wus no ad- vertising for the construction of the bridge, and in fact there was no knowledge of the in- tention of the Commissioners by the California Wire Works, the largest wire-bridge builders in the State, until the press anunouuced the contract had been awdrded to the agent of an Eastern company. The Park Commissioners have asked the Board of Supervisors for &n appropriation of $365,000—%1000 per day—for the coming fiseal year. The Grand Jury believes thejsame to be grossly excessive and not warranted in pro- viding for the maintenance and improvement of Golden Gate Park, and in place recommend that an_appropriation of only $200,000 be made. This would not only be ample for the maintenance, but would admit of the comple- tion of such improvements as have been com- menced. HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The duties of the Health Department are ex- ercised by a Board of Health, all the members of which, except the Mayor, who is ex-officio chairman, are appointed by the Governor of the State. In this particular San Francisco is the exception, as all the other countfes and cities are empowered by law to appoint their own Boards of Health and regulate the num- ber and salaries of the employes connected therewith. s The result is that the Boards of Health of this City and County, as a rule, “have shown a fine scorn of economies” in the discharge of their duties, and demand with the arrogance of irresponsibility that their orders or requi- sitions shall be obeyed. It is true that the City government nominally controls &ppro- ;;rx-t%on-. but under the decisions of court it is & question, if the issue was made, whether this position could be maintained. ‘The Board of Health employs a large staff of officials, and 1s demanding larger appropri- ations for the present fiscal year 1o in- crease the number of employes. While it is possible that employment for these additional officials can be found, the Grand Jury can see no imperative necessity for them atthe time whilea low tax rate is demanded in the in- terest of the taxpayers. On the contrary, it would seem that the present officials could and should to & larger extent perform the duties stated for which the additionsl force of employes is asked. Among the items of appropriations ssked 1s that of & quarantine service which includes the expense ol & quarantine officer, the use of & quarantine steamer, attaches and fuel. The establishment of quarantine service by the Health Department at first was imperatively demanded to prevent the introduction ot con- tagious disease from foreign places, via the sea. Within the past year, however, the National Government has established 'a gquarantine boarding service in connection with the quar- antine grounds and buildings on Angel Island. The Grand Jury does not see the utility of continuing a City quarantine service in addi- tion to that performed by the United States. The aggregate monthly charges for salaries is $495 per month, to which is to be added fuel and repairs to steamer, the toial cost of the quarantine service being about $7500 per annum, which ought to be dispensed with, Reference is made to_the excellent serv- ice of Superintendent Weaver of the Alms- house and of his unwarranted removal by the Board of Health. The Recorder’s neglect to obey the fee bill of 1895, and his conduct in collecting fees higher- than the law justifies come in for censure. The Police Judges are hauled over the coals for the loose manner in which the Tecords of fines collected are kept. Some months ago THE CALL explained the lack of system in accounting for the collection of Police Court fines and forfeitures. PRESENTATION OF SUPERVISORS, Tn regard to the presentation of Super- visors the Grand Jury thus speaks: It has been a matter of notoriety. that assess- ments of property have been unequally made; that large corporstions doing business in the City have not paid their proper proportion of taxation in previous years. The present Grand Jury, desirous that a fair assessment of prop- erty should b2 made, instituted inquiry as to the value of the assets of a number of large corporations, aiso the statements of the As- sessor regarding the same. 1t was found that 850 per cent market valuation of these corpo- rations’ stocks and bonds was about $11,000,- more then they were assessed. This in- Jformation was sent to the Board of Equaliza- tion, i. e., Board of Supervisors, and & number of Grand_Jurors attended, by invitation, and addressed the board at & subsequent session of that body., Theboard at a later meeting re- duced the assessments of these corporations much below the amounts stated by the As- sessor. As- it was the duty of the Board of Equalization to e of the assessments, and reliable information presented by the Grand Jury was not consid. ered by them, the seven Supervisors who voted lor the reduction of assessments were presented ine as to the correctness'| for removal from office. The Code provides for the removal of officers for willful or corrn!n neglect of the duties of their offices, and in this case the evidence seemed so J’hm that ac- tion had to be taken by the Grand Jury. Attention is [called to the waste which prevails owing to the Ereseut system which allows anybody at the head of a de- partment to order printing. It is sug- gested that the entire business in this re- srect should be placed in the hands of the clerk of the Board of Supervisors. WATER RATES FOR SHIPPING. Complaints were made to the Grand Jury that excessive charges for supplying water to shipping 8t the wharves were made by the lessees from the Spring Valley Water Works. A communieation stating the facts was pre- sented to the Board of Supervisors, asking them in making water rates for the years 1896-97 to reduce them to a fair and just rate compared with other consumers. The communication was never acknowledged or considered, but the former exorbitant rate of $1 75 per 1000 gallons was fixed, as was the water rates for the entire City, at one short session and without discussion. The attention of the officers of the corporation was called to the injustice done and they have taken the supplying of water to shipping into their own hands and have slready made a de- duction of 30 per cent from the old rates charged, with & promise of further reduction a8 soon As the actunl expense of furnishing can be ascertained. The water company’s officers are to be compiimented for greater at- tention to the wants of our citizens than our own Board of Bupervisors. The Grand Jury regards it disgraceful that the City should have a floating in- debtedness; that it has not paid mer- chants for supplies purchased :n 1892-93. The report says: “The Grand Jury can- not recommend any specific line of action on the part of the City to pay its present debt other than that the Election Com- missioners place it as a question on the ballot for voting at the coming election.” The insufficiency of accommoaation for the insane is mentioned. THE NEW CHARTER. The Grand Jury recommends_the adop- tion of the new charter, presenting this ar- gument: We recommend the adoption of the pro- posed new charter to the citizens of San Fran- cisco, as the only means of speedy relief that can be had from the prescnt eorrupt and ex- iravegant political management of municipal affairs. With the adoption of the neiw charter will come an economical administration, by which at least 30 per cent can be saved. With a tax rate not exceeding 80 or 90 cents on the $100 assessed valuation of property each year, a prosperous change can be effected, giving confidence to investors in manufactur- ing enterprises, real estate and geperal busi- ness. We recommend the necessary legislation to insure home rule and freedom irom inter- ference and management in local affairs by State appointees. HARBOR COMMISSION. Citizens are urged to petition the Leg- islature to abolish the State Board of Har- bor Commissioners and to have the trast in the management of our water front re- turned to the Uity. 5 Concerning the rights of the United States Government to 1mprove the harbor of San Francisco and remove sunken rocks from the bay, the Grand Jury pre- sents figures to show that the Govern- ment has only appropriated $110,000 for this work, but has expended $1,780,000 on an estuary in Alameda County. Figures are adduced showing that duties amounting to two hundred million doliars have been collected at this port since the State was admitted to the Union. Itis said that one rock has caused twenty-five shipwrecks. The reportsays: “The Na- tional Government claims jurisdiction over all our navigable waters and should certainly afford such relief as is necessary in the way of the removal of dangerous rocks, the dredging of the harbor, and in- deed should undertake the building of the bulkhead and save us from a tax which is too onerous for our commerce to bear.’’ A letter presenting these facts and con- clusions has been sent by the Grand Jury to Judge Maguire, a member of Con- gress from the Fourth District. ORIED FRUIT TO EUROPE Shipments Can Now Be Made Direct to England and the Continent. R duced Rates Have Been Arranged for by the Southern Pacific Company. In order to aid the dried fruit industry of California the Southern Pacific Com- pany has made arrangements whereby shipments of dried fruit can be made di- rect from any point in the State to the principal cities of Europe. Heretofore but little of this class of goods has gone to Europe, owing to the supply baving found a market in this country, but this season stocks have ac- cumulated to such an extent that prices have fallen considerably below the usual figures. Another reason why no outlet to the European market was attempted before was that freight rates were not favorable. Under the arrangements effected by the Southern Pacific the rates have been ma- terially reduced, so that a saving of about 25 per cent of the former tariff is made. The new rates, which went into effect yes- terday, are as follows: Rate per 100 s in U. S. Gold Coin. Frou in In Boxes. | Sacks. San Franciso: $1 10 $130 Oukiand (Six- 110 130 teenth street) 115 135 San Jose... 125 145 Stockton. . 125 146 Sacramento, 115 136 Marysville 115 135 Los *3 ngeles. 110 150 And main-line | | Amsterdam | 118 135 intermediate | | Rotterdam..| 116 135 points in Call- less than 24,000 pounds and onl apply over the Sunset route to New rleans, whence the Morgan line of steamers will |- convey the consignments to. New York. Here close'connection will be made for the port of destination, Itis expected that the new departure will open up a considerable field for the consumption of California dried fruits and thus tend to advance prices and stimulate the trade in all its channels down to the fruit grower. VOTERS FOR SUFFRAGE. Precinct Workers Find That They Wil Outnumber the Opponents Three to One. The precinct woman suffragist workers are busy getting piedges from voters to cast their ballots for the suffrage amend- ment. Thus far about 6000 voters have been interviewed and stand about 3 to 1 in favor of the amendment. The ladies are hard worked, but the encouragement which seems to greet them at every turn makes their labors much lighter than they would otherwise be. —_—— A Show in Himself. This evening Frank Lincoln, whose occupa- tion is to dispel melancholy and provoke mirth, will give one of his popular entertain- ments in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium. His en- tertainment is & sort of humorous monologue, consisting of musical travesties, social satires and numberless stories and impersonations which he has picked up in all countries aur- ing the last five years. He has raised a laugh upon the lips of kings, and has brought a chuckle to eudiences all over the world, for. there are but two English-speaking countries that he has not been in. entertainment here will be under the patronage of & number of well-known society ladies. Mr. Lincoln comes here highly racommended by promi- nent newspapers, actors and playwrignts. THE “Swan,” Waterman’s “Ideal,” “Crown" and the “Leader.” The best $1 Fountain Pens in the world are the -wmdu in the station: ery department of Banborn, Vail & Co, > AN OLD BOHEMIAN NEARING THE END Demetrius G. Camarinos Is Lying at the Point of Death. KING OF THE “SPARTA” He Dispensed His Hospitality With More Than a Lav- ' ish Hand. NOW HE IS IN A HOSPITAL. His Bohemian Frienis Are Unab'e to Help Him in His Hour of Great Need. Demetrius G. Camarinos, mine host of the Sparta when it was in allits grandeur; & bohemian, whose love for the good things of this world made him a ‘*‘good thing” for the bohemians he chose to gather about him, is penniless, almost de- serted, and lying at death’s door at the French Hospital. Itis a strange story, that of Demetrius George Camarinos, crowded into the 41 years he has been on this earth, the first veep at which he took in classic Athens, Greece. He came here in 1875 a poor man. Start- ing as a fruit peddler, he acquired a fruit store at the corner of Sutter and Powell streets, where, during the five years he presided over the institution, he succeeded in acquiring & moderate competency and a fairly good knowledge of the English language. SubBsequently he branched out. as a wholesale dealer in produce, and ow- ing to his connection with a younger brother in Honolulu he was enabled to outstride his competitors and he soun be- came one of the fruit kings of the commis- siontrade. v Honors were cast upon him as his bank roll became rounded. In 1892 he was ap- pointed by King George of Greece as Con- sular representative in this State, succeed- ing Harry Cooke, a wholesale leather mer- chent, who died in 1891. When the seat of the Consulate was removed to Los An- geles, in 1894, Camarinos resigned. At that time he wasconducting the *‘Sparta,’” at Sansome and Merchant streets, as de- lightful an oasis as could be found in the downtown desert part of the City. The cooking was delicate and the serv- ice refined. Bankers, merchants and others aole to pay for the good thing- they liked crowdea to the house of this Grecian Consul, who did not hesitate to step into the kitchen and make a saute sec or a poulet a la Marengo for his friends. Newspaper men heraided Cam- arnos everywhere as a prince of good fel- lows, and he liked their aaulation, while with aue modesty he placed his right hand over his heart, bowed and declared he did not deserve it. One of the Consul's best friends was Harry Bigelow, a clever writer and an ultra bohemian. The last time Camari nos was seen on the streets of this City was at his friend “Pete’s” funeral. Eddie Morphy, who went to the Ja- panese-Chinese war some years ago and who fell in love with Japan and stayed there, is another of Camarinos’ friends. There were scores of them—good feliows, bright, witty, bon-vivants—but all im- provident. Camarinos suffered in conse- quence, and when adversity came he found his safe filled with tags, but no money. A mixed crowd visited the Sparta, and a morning paper accused Camarinos of being at the head of & gang of ple who were violating the revenue laws, He brought suit for $20,000 damages, and the expose which followed caused him to drop the suit. His business fell away and he was sued and attached until he finally went into bankruptcy. Iliness came on top of all these troubles, and but for his younger brother in Hawaii the prince of fellows would have to look for assistance from strangers, Dr. B. de Marville operated on the ex- Consul in June last, removing a virulent cancer from his groin. While the patient has been progressing fairly well his life still hangs in the balance. 3 KING CAsx COMPROMISED. The Property of the Eccentric Mission Cooper Soon to Be Distributed. The contest over the property left by “Barrel” King, the eccentric Mission cooper, who in 1894 died in an insane asy- lum, has been compromised. King, whose given name was Cornelius, left an estate consisting of money in bank, amounting to over $200,000. He madea will leaving his entire properiy to thas children of his brother, of whom there were four—Cornelius, Mary, James and Danzel. The niece, Mary, died before the testator, leaving no issue. Nephew Cor- nelius also died, but left four children— Mary, Cornelius Jr., James and Valentine. The will was contested by a small army of other brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces, who claimed that King was insane when he drew up his last testament. The matter has taken up a cousidecable por- tion of Judge Coffey’s time for more than & year past, but yesterday 8 compromise ‘was agreed upon. - There is now in the hands of the execu- tors, James and Daniel King, who are the vrincipal legatees, $180,000 which can be distributed. "It was agreed between the Enrugs that the contest would be settled ¥_giving $80,000 to the contestants and $100,000 to the legatees under the wiil. l‘? this agreement James and Daniel ing, who have alread each, will get an additional $31,333 33 each. The children of their brother Cor- received $10,000 | 211 Montgomery St., S. F. nelius, who reside in New York and are named Mary, Cornelius Jr., James and Valentine, get $9333 33 each. Mary Ma- chado will receive $22,916 66. Fiorence Carey King gets $18,750 and Florence Carey King Jr. $458334. Kate Riordan, Michael King, Daniel King and Dennis King, children of Michael King Sr., get' $3750 each. John, Cornelius, Jerry, Daniel, Michael and James Sullic van, Mary Warren and Kate ‘Whooley, chilhdren of Catherine Sullivan, get $2343 75 each. The order for partial distribution is drawn up and will be presented to Judge Coffey for his signature to-day. AN INCREASE OF EOURS. The County Clerk’s and Sherif’s Offices ‘Will Hereafter Be Open Until 5 P, M. There is a settled gloom in the County Clerk’s office. Attendants who were once most blithe and obliging now go about with downcast eyes and sullen mein. Since yesterday at 9 A. M. pounds of flesh have been lost by the different employes of Mr. Curry and buckets of tears have been shed. The reason for all the sadness is that yesterday the coucty government bill went into effect and one of its pro- visions makes it necessary to keep the County Clerk’s office open until 5 . M. Heretofore its doors have closed at 4. The new rule only exemplifies the old ada:e that there is no rose withont an ac- companying thorn. On Wednesday the men who are now the chief mourners were leaders in the jubilation that resulted when the Supreme Court handed down its decision that Mr. Curry is entitled to a four-year term. Being assured of their tenure of office they are now wailing over the additional hour they will have to labor each day. The Sheriff’s office is subject to the same rule as the County Clerk’s office and hereafter it will remain open until 5 p. a. MCKENNA WAS ABSENT, The U. S. Circuit Judge Fails to Answer a Justice Summons. A R-quest for the Citation of the Non-Appearing Federal Officer Is Refused. Yesterday a State Justice Court awaited in vain the appearance of a United States Circuit Court, and when the latler came not the former closed it doors and went home. It is not often that one court gets itself in the odor of contempt with another, and the spectacle is an interesting one. The alleged offender is no less a personage than Judge McKenna, and he is said to have set at naught the order of Justice of the Peace Groezinger. Recertly a suit was tried in Groezinger's court, in which Eugenia de Maugron was given a verdict against Miss Kate Mec- Kenna, sister of Juage McKenna, in the sum of $175 for servicesrendered. The de- fendant failed to pay the money in accord- ance with the judgment, and the United States Circuit Judge and his brother were summoned to appear before the Justice Court and testify as to their sister's finances. When his Honor of the Circunit Court failed to appear the attorney for the plaintiff requested that Judge McKenna be cited to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt, and that a war- rant be issued for his appearance. This [ Justice Groezinger refused to do, stating that he knew Judge McKenna to be a person possessing every respect for the | order of any court, and that there must be some zood and valid reason for his non- appearance. The case was then continueaq, the court stating that the juticial witness would doubiless explain satisfactorily the cause of his absence. Plamtiff’s counsel protested and raised the question as to whether a Federal Judge in his court, which is a United States reservation, is out of a State court’s reach, should he choose to avail himself of that privilege. —_——————— - Hudelson’s Trial. 1t is probable that an spplication will be made to-day by Benjsmin F. Hudelson for a change of venue ot his case to Oakland. Reet B.Terry said yesterday that Hudelson is enti- tled to such change, and that it will probably be granted. —_——— Criminal Proceedings. Arthur Arlington was yesterday acquitted of a charge of forgery in Judge Wallace's court Luke Gaffney was found guilty of assanlt with & deadly weapon, He will be sentenced to-day. ALL SOLID FOR MAJOR McKINLEY President Vreeland of the New York Traction Co. on the East. REPUBLICANISM GROWS Bryan’s Foom Began to Subside When Bryan Spoke in Madison Square, HARRISON. AND COCKRAN, New York Estimated to B: for Mc- Kinley by a Majority of 200,000. H. H. Vreeland, president of the New York Traction Company, employing 8000 men, and the Whitney-Wiedner-Eikirs Company, controlling the leading street- railway properties east ot Chicago, which employ 25,000 men, is at the Palace. Mr. Vreeland has come to California for the first time. His object is to examine into the cable and eleciric roadsof the coast and especially of San Francisco. He isalarge man, apparently only a little over 40 years of age, and used to be a railroad conductor. Thus he is a self-made man, and is several times a millionaire. The gentleman is an ardent supporter of Major McKinley and says he has no doubt from what he knows of the East and has seen of the West that McKinley will be elected. He says that at the time of the nomina- tion of Bryan things were very unsettled in New York. It could not then be told how the wave that was supposed to be roli- ing eastward from the West ana South would leave things when it got into the Empire State. But after Bryan had made his aadress in Madison Square the end came. Business began to settle in its accustomed grooves and stocks rose a few points. Ever since then things have been straightening out. When Presigent Harrison made his great speech in Carnegie Hall there was such a crowd that if he could have had a house covering three blocks it would have been completely filled. The speech set things right, and the effect could be noticed at once. The people began to feel that the National contest would be settied right. A little later when Bourke Cockran made his eluquent address people realized more than ever that McKinley was to be the next President. “I estimate that he will carry New York by 200,000,”” said Mr. Vreeland. ‘‘As for Iilinois, where I was for a few days on my way here, I would not like to make an estimate, but feel that he will carry that State. ““Wuerever I went I found the McKin- ley sentiment growing. The people want sound money and an honest dollar, I talked with & good many different crews of railway men and I found without ex- ception that they were in favor of Mec- Kinley. The raiiroad men, I know from my own experience, are pretty good judges of what is going to occur. They see and talk to a great many people and have a campaign pretty well sized up. “Among au I saw [ did not find any who were not also enthusiastic in their support of Mr. McKinley. 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