The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 19, 1897, Page 8

i i @ THE SAN FRANCISCO UALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 189 RED-HOT FIGHT AT OREGON'S CAPITAL 0. H. Paxton Tells of the| Keen Strife Over the Senatorship. | The Masterly Play of Jonathan! Bourne to Even Up With | Mitchell. | The House Controlling the Situation and Doing Nothing—Position of Joseph Simon and Others. The Oregon fight for the Senatorship is a red-hot affair, with many sides to it. There is a myriad of candidatesand all kinds of querrels have been eprung. Grievances that had in a degree been | buried for many years have been dug up | and are being aired all around. | Senator Mitchell, Joe' Simon and Jona- points to a prolonged and bitter fight, with a probability of a deadlock or the election of some new man on the last bal- lot. “We have had a number of such Sena- torial fights of late years in Oregon. In 1882 Senator Mitchell was the leading can- didate, but could not secure his election. The fight continued until the last half hour of the session, when Mr. Doiph was sprung as a new men and elected on the last baliot, In 1885 Mr. Hirsch was the jeading candidate, but failed of one or two neces:ary votes. The fight continued until the end of the session and there was no election. “Two years ago Senator Dolph was the leading candidate. He secured the caucus nominstion and it was supposed his re- election was secure, but a few members bolted the caucus and refused to vote for The resuly was a bitter fight until him. the session was closing, -when McBride, an entirely new man, was elected on the last ballot. “The State Senate organized promptly by electing Senator Simon of Port land president by unanimous vote. Mr. Simon is an able and experienced legis- Iator, and is generaily conceded to be without any superior as a political organ- izer and manager. He is the leader of the rold standard Republicans and opposed Yo Senator Mitchell’s re-election. “The friends of Senator Mitchell en- deavorea to prevent his election to the presidency of the Senate, but found him so strong that opposition would be of no avail and withdrew fron’ actively oppos- ing him.” . ALBRECHT ACQUITTED. No Cloud Upon the Kecord of a Long and Honcrable Life. Frederick Albrecht, charged with com- plicity in a forcery, was acquitted by a PRESIDENT O. H. PAXTON of the Portland Consolidated Rail- way Company, Who Tells of the Oregon War Over the Senatorship. [Sketched from life by a “ Call” artist.] than Bourne are all tilting their spears at each other,and lots of other people are chipping in and lending varieiy to the contest. O. H. Paxton, the well-known lawyer of Portland, who has been a num- ber of times a member of the Legislature, District Attorney of Multnomah Coanty, and who has filled other offices, 1s here and gives graphic particulars of the struggle. | Mr. Paxton is president of the Portiand | Jonsolidated Railway Company, owning about forty miles of street railway, and is on his way East on business in connection with the road. “The Senatorial fight now on,” said he, s peculiar. At present it is Senator Mitchell against the field. He is opposed | by a number of gold-standard Republicans | and by the Democrats, the Populists and <he union bimetallic members. The last three are all free silver parties. The gold- standard Republicans oppose Senator Mitchell’s re-election because be deciines to make a public pledge not again io vote for the free and unlimited coinage of sil- | ver at the ratio of 16 to 1. The free-silver | parties refuse to support him, notwith- standing he has always in the past been 2 free silver man, because of the fact that he supported McKinley on the St. Louis platform_in the late Presidential election “Our State elections occur in June. The present Legisiature, except the hold over Senators, were elected last June. Jonathan Bourne of Multnomah County, | who might be termed the leader of the | free-silyer forces in Oregon, was elected to the Legislature as the joint nominee of the Mitchell Republican faction and the | Populists. He is now a candidate for Speaker of the House. He claims that Senator Mitchell and his managera prom- | ised to supyport him for this office in con- sideration of his services in electing Mitch- | ell members to the Legislature in June. “Senator Mitchell refuses this support, finding that by supporting Mr. Bourne he would lose the votes of some of the Re- publican members who are now suppori- ing him. Mr. Bourne, by’ reason of this, has withdrawn his support from Senator Mitchell, and is now actively opposing him. “Mr. Bourne is supported in his fight for the speakership by the union bimetal- lic members, the Populists and the Demo- crats, all free silverites, The Mitchell forces are supporting H. L. Benson of Grants Pass. “The constitution of Oregon provides that two-thirds of the members elected should be necessary as a quorum to trans- act business in either housa There are sixty members of the House—hence the presence of forty is necessary before any business can be transacted. On the day appointed the House met and effected a temporary organization by selecting & temporary Speaker, a Bourne man, and a temporary clerk. “Bince then the Bourne forces, number- ing more than one-third of the members of the House, have remained absent, and because two-thirtis are not present no businesscan be transacted by the House. The result is a compiete tie-up of the House. Mr. Bourne is a very determined and able man, and has no superior in the Stato asan organizer and leader of an op- position. He was the organizer and leader of the opposition which defeated Senator Dolph’s re-election two years ago. “From appearances he has the power to prevent the organization of the House until the Mitchell forces join in electing him Speaker.- Should they do this it is said several of the Republicans now will- ing to vote for Sénator Mitchell will leave him, which would probably defeat him. If he does not assist Mr. Bourne it seems certain that the Bourme forces will not vote for him. Topus it would appear that Senator Mitchell isin a precarious situa- tion. Everything 4t the present tume { | | | | church, Bush stre: jury in Judge Carroll Cook’s court yester day. Attorney Alexander Campbell, speaking for the prisoner, drew the attention of the jurors to the fact that Albrecht was an old man who had pursued an upright, industrious course through the many years of hislife; that he was manifestly ot connected with the alleged crime, ex- cept that some of the witnesses thought the defendant knew it was going to be at- tempted, but he denied the truth of the charges. This position was established to the sat- isfaction of the jury, and an acquittal fol- lowed. The defendant was visibly af- fected upon the announcement of the ver- dict and decree of the court that he was a free man again ‘A MAGIC GARDEN." Unique Church Entortalnment Prom- ised in the Near Future. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the West Side Christian Church, under the direction of Miss Netue Gardner and Mrs. N. F. Remington, will give a strictly uniaue and entirely new class of entertainment in the . near Devisadero, on the 22d inst. It designated as the ‘Magic Garden of Singing Flowers.”” When the drop-curtain is withdrawn thers'will be revealed a canvas 13 by 1814 feet, painted'by Clarence Love of this City, which represents a beautiful garden of variegated flowers. Later on, the lily, the pansy, the rose, the violet, etc., will burst into song, the faces of the vocalists | appearing in the center, and apparently a part of the numerouns flowers represented on the canvas. Other unique features will be.introduced, aud the novel programme is expected to be & great success. The canvas has already been engaged for like entertainments in different parts of the City. The following singers wiil participate: Miss M. Lee, Mrs. H. Grenelle, Miss Estella Wilson, Miss Irene Hanovan, Mr. F. Alumbaugh, Merle Allen, Mr. Marcelias Clarke, Baby Young, Bessie Long, Miss M. Van de Mark, Fred Griffin, Mrs. R. L. Rigdon, Clarence Love, George Van.de Mark, Ethel McFadyen, Mr. F. Parker, Miss A. Gardner, Miss Ida Remington, Miss Blanche Clinton. — . e FIRED INTO THE AIR. An Unknown Man, Evidently Insane, Causes Excitement on Sutter Street. A man about 28 years of age caused & good deal of excitement on Sutter street, between Jones aund Taylor, ldst night about 8 o’clock. He had & revolver in his hand and fired three shots into the air. Policeman T. J. Bailey happened to be near him and he rushed up to him, grab- bing hkold of the revolver from behind. The man wheeled round and pulled the trigger, the bullet almost grazing Bailey’s side. After a desperate struggle Bailey succeeded 1n wrenching the revoiver from the man and putting the handcuffs on him. ' As the man appeared to be insane he was taken to the Receiving Hospital and placed in a padded cell. There were no papers on him that could give a clew to nis identity. He is apparently a native of France. ————— Dr. Smith in Oakland. The Rev. Haskett Smith will give his in- teresing and fascinating entertainment on Jerusalem, under the tite of “The City of the Great King, M. C. A. Hall, Clay and Twelfth stree d, this evening. — ety For business men or copntry merchants the Russ House is the best place in 8. F.* (OFFICIAL HEADS WEBE PARED OFF The Supervisers’ Guillotine Was in Smooth Work- ing Order. There Were Hot Words, and Talk About a “Solid Seven” Slipped Out. Fish and Game Warden Was Dropped by the Supervisors, but Two N-w O:fices Were Created. The meeting of the Boara of Super- visors yesterday aiternoon was lively at times. Mayor Phelan put in his first veto against Order No. 3053, which prescribes the same rules for plumbing to new and old buildings alike, giving notice that the Board of Health has proposed a new order to meet the hardship to be worked by a uniform rule. The Mayor also submitted a communication recommending that the Board should deciare vacant the office of Fish and Game Warden in this City and County, which cost the City and County $1500 last year and yielded in fines only $105, and his recommendation was carried out then and there. Phebe A. Hearst gave an inkling of the plans of the Hearst estate. by requesting permission to alter and repair and add to the Nucleus building with the proviso that the total height of the building shall not be made to exceed 150 teet. ¢ A dozen or so of official heads fell, and after the decapitations other incumbents were placed in office. Up rose Supervisor Clinton during these proceedings and said that he did not like the way public busi- ness was being done. He declared that there was a ‘‘solid seven” in the board and that he had been toid that a boss con- trolled the majority. Up rose Supervisor Rottanzi and denounced the statement that the making of appointments then under way was the work of a ring. Whack! The gavel fell on Supervisor Clinton’s words as he was answering a point of order made by Supervisor Shee- ban that his remarks were personal. Whach! whack! fell the g:vel again as Dr. Clinton responded: ‘‘My words may be personal, but they are strictly true. The gallery and lobby were filled with interested and often griuning spectaiors. One office was made permanently vacant, but two new offices were created—the office of historicai clerk to the Committee on Legislstion. upon the recommendation of Supervisor Britt, at an expense of $100, the clerk to report to the commitiee the papers of all bills at Sacramento affecting the interest of San Francisco; also the office of gardener of South Park at a salary of $70 per month, Heads fell around the City Hall very lively. The following-named were elected to fill tue positions designated, and every such appointment meant a decapitation of an incumbent: P. Willis, janitor of the Justices’ courts; William A. Tobin, jani- tor of Police courts 2 and 3; Hermann ! Armour, zardener of the new City Hall | grounds; James Hines, operator of ele- | ator No. 2in the new City Hall; M. C. Brophby, keeperof the Sixth-street dumps; | M. Doyle, fireman of the beating-roow of the new City Hall; Edward Leonard, gar- dener of Hamilton square; John Cook- man, janitor of Department 12 of the Su- perior Court; Peter Moloney, keeper of the Sixth-street bridge. The head of the chief janitor in the new City Hall, Dennis O’Callaghan, fell in the basket and T. J. O'Neil was elecied to take his place. While the appointments were.going one striking and unusual hap- pening illuminated the proceedings. Two weeks ago J. J. Silvey, wbo had been a janitor in the Tax Collector's office, was remuoved and another placed in the posi- tion. | Yesterday Dr. Clinton made a plea for the appointment of Silvey and told a story about him. “He was crippled by | being badly injured in a burning building | into which he went to rescue a friend and he was badly disfieured. He can only do certain work. He has a wife and family,” Silvey sat inside of the railing in the lobby and looked on at the proceedings with a very anxious expression. After some motions to reconsider and to postpone, Silvey was re-elected to fill the office which he formerly occupied. The hot words on the subject of a *'solid seven’’ occurred during tne election of janitors and other:, but there were hot words later. The appointments were not made without obstruction. Dr. Clinton and Dr. Dodge took turns at suggesting some other persous for the various offices | and insisted on a rollcall every time and 0 put turough a suggestion that some I upervisors should vouch for every one | Who was nominated. | " Supervisor Britt. who moved for a his- | torical clerk for the Committee on Legisa- | tion became, ruffled ata motion made by Supervisor Haskins that an investigation be made to see whetier a bureau of infor- | mation could not supply all the historical information. “Mr. Chairman,” said Supervisor Britt indignantly, “I move as a substitute to abolish the committee, on Legislation.” This was put to & vote and was lost by 8 to 4 and Mr. Britt was pleased. Espe- cially so when Supervisor Dodge, who originally mentioned the bureau of infor- mation, threw oil on the waters. Dr. Dodge bad stated that he thought that the information desired could be se- cared for $5. 3 To fill the new position of gardener -of South Park Thomas Clancy was ap- pointed, his pay of $70 per month to come irom the Streev Department funa. Considerable routine business was trans- acted, which is summarized as follows: It was voted that three nights before and two nights after the full moon the streets need not be lighted; voted to attend a imeeting at the Merchants’ Exchange As- sembly Hall this aiternoon to act with others in favor of the construction of the Nicaragua canal; voted to adopt the re- vort of the Cummittee on Buildings, which set forth that the janitorial work of the new City Hall has been such as to give rise to ecandal, and that the work has not compared well with the work in other big buildings like the Crocker and Mills build- ings; voted to refer back to the - Water Committee several petitions for hydrants in the Richmond district and elsewhere. It was also voted to buy a lot 19:6x80 feet, adjoining the new engine-house on Bryant streét, for $500; to reconsider the vote concerning the location of the Pest- house on the Almshouse tract; to appoint 8 janitor and messenger, both being em- braced in one person, for the, Mayor’s office; to permit Kohlberg, Strauss & Frohman to extend their show-window 12 inches. ‘The sanitary condition of the City and County Hospital was discussed at some length. It sounded a little odd to hear Supervisors say that the City would be liable for damages on account of the :yp}loid Lf‘ever to be contracted i(xlnlnn insti ution where peop'e go supposedly to get cured; but Suppfexv‘;iszfx Gl rade this statement. Supervisor Dodge said that words could not express the situation. The resolution to apate the nuisance was passed to print unanimously. The cost of making a better sewer system for the hos- pital will be between $2000 and $3000, ac- cording to the statement made to tie board by the clerk, Mr. Russell. It was voted to sell the horse and buggy at the hospital, to_expend $50 for laundry. ma- chinery and to have the steward remain constantly at the hospital and to require that all: demands issued by him be ap- proved by the superintendent. 5 A proposition to have the janitorial work 1n the new City Hall done by con- tract was lost. It was voted to hold the head janitor responsible for the work of all his subordinates and to increase his powers. The proposition to issue bonds for the purpose of raising money to improve the streets and sewers came up i a com- munication from H. Levi and a long list of other merchants and others, asking that bonds be issned for a term of forty years, to carry 4 or 5 per cent interest per annum. Petitions were received from the West- ern Union Telegraph Company, the Magdeburg Fire Insurance Company and the Pucific Transfer Company to have cer- tain assessments declared erroneous and duplicate as against them. The Bank of Californa, San Francisco Savings Union, the Frenc:. Bank, the Ger- man Bank and Daniel Meyer asked the board to provide specifications for street paving with California asphait in order to give taxpayers the benefit of the competi- tion of this material with other street- paving materials and in order to produce the best paved streets at the least cost. STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Work Considered by the Board at Yesterday’s Meeting. The following is a complete record of the street improvements acted on at yesterday’s meeting : FUIL ACCEPTANCE. Seventeenth, Church to Sanchez—Bitumen. Bay, Polk to Van N ess—Bitamen. Shrader, Hulght to Pa; Bav and Polk, crossinj Hayes and Scott, crogsin Green, Polk to van Aess: Bay and Van Ness, crossing— BIDS OPENED. Andover avenue, Cortiend to Eugenia—Grading, macadam, twelve-inch sewer. Polk, Greenwich to Lombard —Grading. Fitteenth ave~ue south, San Bruno to S south— Grading, macadam. - Prospect avenue and Lizzle—Grading, eight-inch sewer, curbs, etc, Braonan, 'Ninth to Potrero avenue—Granite curbs, bitumen. Highland avenue and Mission—Bitumen. Wailer snd Laguna, cro Bitumen. Shrader, Haight and ranite curbs, bitu- men. Eighteenth, Folsom to Shotwell—Stone sides walks. - Sutter, Webster to Fillmore—Stone sidewalks. Seventeenth, Folsom to shotwell—Stoue side- walks. Valer.cia, Eighteenth to Iiineteenth—Stone side- walks. 5 Wasbington, Devisadero to Broderick—Stone sidewslks on sonth side. York, Twentieth (o Twenty-first—Bltumen side- walk on east side. Cortland and Andover avenues—Storm-water inlets, etc. NOTICE TO OBIECTORS TO STREET WORK. Green and Plerce—Cesspoo s, sidewalks, etc., to be hoard Jannary 25, Lyon, Unlon to Chestiui—Sewers, etc., to be heard February 1, at 3 P. M. Chestnut, Lyon Lo Devisadero—Same. Devisadero, Chestnut to Besch—Sume. APPEAL FROM ASSESSMENT. Octayia, Greenwich to Lombard—Bitumen, to be beard January 25, 4t 8 P. M. . COXTRACT REPEALED. Laurel, Firat to Essex—To J. F. Lorenz, to pave. _SPECEAL PERMIT. Fillmore, near Lombard—To retain & tree on sidewalk. WORK USPENDFD. Thirteenth avenue souch, 1. to M—Grading untfl property-o~ners desiring change of grade enter into & privace contract for grading on n PETITION R¥FIRE<D To CITY ATTORNEY. i oriand, Dolores to Church—Petition for estab- lishment of lines. PETITION REFERRED TO CITY ENGINEER. Q south at Seventeenth and Eighteenth ave- nues south—Petition for change of grade. PETITION REFKERED TO STEEET SUPERIN- TENDEN Hayes. Grove to Fuilon, etc.—Petition of Pan- handle Club for grading. EXTENSIONS OF TIME GBANTED. Gough and Washington—To J. J. Dowling, sixty days on contra-t (o pave. Plerce and Filbert—To Pacific Paving Company; sixty dsys on contract to pave. SIDEWALKS BEDUCED. Cortlanid avenue, Misslon to North avenue— Reduced from 15 to 12 feet. provided property- Ownera pay for reconstructing angular corners BECOMMENDED PASSKD TO EESOLUTION ORDER- 1~e. Army, Church to Sancnez—Plank sidewalks. Devisadero, Waller to Thirteenth—Stone side- walks. Broderick, Haight to Wailer—Stone sidewalks. Cole, Haight to Waller—Bitumen. EXTENSIONS OF TIME BECOMMENDED. Fifteenth avenue south and i, pouth—To Garrett Burke, thirty aays on coniradt, to grade and sewer. STEEET WORK RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTEN- DENT OF STREETS. Fourteenth. Guerrero o Dolores — Regrading, granite carbs, bitumen roadway and sidewalks. First avenue, Fulton to Point Lobos—Regrading, Tedwood curbs, macadam, plank sidewalks Firat avenue, Point Lobos 10 Califorifa Tenth avenue, B to —Grading, macadam. Fonrth avenue, Point Lobos to California—Re- grading, macadam. Twelfth avenue, B to C—Grading, macadam. Flftn avenue, Point Lobos w California—Grad- ing, macacam. vlaik sidewalks. Thireenth avenue and C—Grading, macadam. Second avente, Point Lobos Lo California—Re- grading, macadam, plank sidewalks. ©, Ninth to Fourteenth avenues—Grading, mac- adam. Stxth averue, Clement to Callfornia—Regrading, macadam, plank sidewalks. Eleventh avenue, B (0 C—Grading. macadam. Clement, First to Fif.h avenues—Grading, mac- adam. plank sidewal 5. Third avenue, Polut Lobos to Cailfornia—Re- grading, macadam. Laguna, Halght to Waller—Granite curbs, umen. Stockton, east side, 107 feet south of Sacra- mento—Stone side: Browns alley, M Allister to end—Bitumen. RESOLUTION TO CHANGE GEADES REPEALED. Center line of Chenery street, at a point 79,28 feet northeasterly from Miguel, .25 and establish 6t 254.15 feet. Center fine of Chenery sireet, at the first angle northerly from Miguel street, 1.5 feet and estab- lishat 230.80 feet. s Westerly curb line of Chenery street, at the first | angle noriheriy from Miguel sireet, 1.50 feet and establish at 250.80 feet. Easterly curb line of Chenery street, at the first angle northerly from Miguel sireet, 1.59 feet and establish at 25).10 feet. Center line of Cnenery street, at second angle northerly from Miguel street, 2 feet and establish at 321 1eet. ‘Westerly curb line of Chienery street, at the sec- ond angle northeriy from Miguel street, 1.76 feet and establish at 231 feet. Chenery street, at the first angle southerly from Miguel sireet, 070 feet and establish at 215,12 reet. <Easterly curb line of Chenery street, opposite the souiheasterly corner of Charles street, 2.75 feet and establ sh at 222 25 feet. % Easterly curb line of Chenery street, opposite the noruheasterly corner of Charles street, .02 feet and establish a; 320.70 feet. Easterly line of Cnenery street. a¢ the northerly curb line of Charles street, at 220.50 feet. Easterly line of Chenery street, at the southerly curh liue of Charles street, at 221.25 feet. Chenery street, bevween Miguel and Fairmount streets, L0 conform to the graces above named and to the ‘preseut official grades at®the crossing of Fairmount ana Miguel sireots. Charles street, between Chenery and Academy strects, 10 conform to the grades above named and to (e ofliolal grade at the crossiag of Academy street. GRADES FINALLY ESTABLISHED. Richland avenue, northérly jine, 325 feet west- erly from Souith avenue, au 229 feet. Kichland avenue, southeriy line. 525 feet west- erly from South avenue, at 227 feet. itichland avenue. northerly line. at South ave- nue, at 23: feet. Richland uvenue, sontherly live, at South ave- nue, at 229 feet. Richiand svenue, northorly line, at 500 feet eanterly from Soutn avenue, at 196 feet. sichiand avenue, soucherly iine, at 500 feet east- erly from South uvenue, at 194 feet. Richland avenue, northeriy iine, 827.25 feet’ terly from South aveuue, at 166,62 feet. Richland avenue, soutnerly line, ai 826.75 fest easterly from South avenue, at 164.92 feet. Richiand avenue, beiween Hoiy streetand lts eastern termmation, to conform to the grades abave named and the grade now offictal at Holly liast PArk street, northerly line. at a point fitty feet easterly from’ the northeasterly corner of Holly Park avenue, at 230.75 feet. »ast Park streer, souther.y Line, at a point 450 feer easterly from the sou:heasterly corner of Holly Park avenue, at 200 feet. Easq Park street, northerly line, Tight angles opposile from the last point, av 202 feet. sriast ¥erk strect, southerly line, 614 feet dusteriy theasterly corner of Ho nue. a6 180,75 teet. ) o Aimg East Park sreci, northerly line, at & point at rigue angles opposite from the last above de- scribed point, at 151.88 feet. Iiast Paric'sireet, between Holly Park avenue :lr:,dd o5 Castern terminaiion, to conform o the e named and 1o the grades now at Holly Park avenve. - = shan PETITIONS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTHE. Highland avenue and Mission—Froperty-owners for rejeciion of bids on paving. Stockton (Nos. 710 and 712)—J City o "Pfl-(ll’ dam: > el me. it~ — e Children Cry for . Pitcher's Castoria. EFuiton. Lyon to Central avenue—Property-own- ers for stone sidewalks. Twenty-second, Sanchez to Castro—Property- owners for six-foot stone sidewalks. Chapuitepec, Coso to Esmeraida—Property-own- ers to xrade, Railroad svenue, Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth South—Mrs. Minna Forest for revocation of per- mit to blast. Eighih to Ninth avenue—Property-owners for bulkheads. Pierce, Lombard to Chesinui—H. E. Law for grading. ‘Twenty-fourih avenue, A to Fulton—Point Lo- bos Improvement Club for regrading. Firs: avenue, Clement to California—Same, that Property-owners be compelled to COnstruct sewer. Lomuard, Van Ness 1o Presidio—Property-own: ©rs 0 siart pavin Q, at Scventrenth and Elghteenth avenues—For chunge of crade. Mission. Cortland to Highland avenue—Prop- erty-owners for paving. puioinet, Unlon to Kilberi— August Lactolx to re- air. Van Ness, Broadway to Lewis—Polk-street Tm- provement Club to expunge from official map. Lombard aud Sroderick—H. L. 1 aw, that grade be Jowered and established at twenty feet above ase. . PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE- Sianyan, Haight and Waller - Property-owners to retdin rallroad fences and other obstructiohs. Green, Mason to Taylor — Property - owne: sgainst stone sidewaiks. Chenery —James Kerrigan against change of grade. Street Committee Report. Union ana Fronklin—Superintendent of Streets to construct ces¥poo’s. etc. at City’s expense. Ntuth, Market to Mission—Petiilon for new side- walks referred to Superintendent of Streeis to rec- ommend work. henery—Petition of Fairmount Improvement Club referred to Superintendent of Streets to ex- amine Oak, Baker to ~tanyan—Petition to readvertise bids ricomniended placed on file, Prospect, Virginia to Esmeralda—Petition to grade picced on file. Chener: — Protest of property-owners sgainst lowering grade p'aced on file. Van Ness, north of Hayes—Petition to pave with bitumen placed on file. Seventh and Brannan—Petition for plank side- walks placed ou file. “hamoers, Front to Dayvis—Grading barred for six months. Chapuitepec, Virginia to Eugenia — Grading barred 1or six months. Haizhi, Shrider to Stanyan—Petition to pave with bitumen by private contract reported ad- versely. THE JURY D00 KT MEET Postponed on Account of the Death of the Wiie of Cap- tain Lees. The Juige Campbell Inv:stigation May Be Taken Up To-Day—Fish and Game Warden All Right. The Grand Jury did not hold its special session hixed for yesterday on account of | the death of the wife of Captain Lees. The jury will meet to-day and go on with 1ts regular business. The special session was called to hear evidence in the alleged pencil-deed conspiracy. It is not known whether this business will be taken up at to-day’s session or not, asotber matters were scheduled for the rezular session, and it is more than likely that a special day will be set for the Cooney matter., However, this will prob- ably lie with Captain Lees himself. The new Grand Jury has plenty of big business on had for a young thing. It was to nave taken up the investigation to-day of Judge Campbell’s alleged habit of leav- ing jail releases about among the more popular and convenient saloons, and will do so unless the alleged conspiracy is given precedence. The park commission scandal is waiting its turn, and aiter that the straw-bond traffic in the police'courts will be reviewed, the Dockery scandal in the Health Department and some half a dozen other ugly-looking things in the public service will be taken up, each in its tarn. W. N. Brunt, chairman of the Health Department committee, is preparing his Teport on the Fish and Game Warden, as called for by the foremarn. The committee was instructed to tind out what the duties of the Fish and Game Warden really are and whether his-office was not one that might well be dispensed with. Mr. Brunt will report it as the opinion of the com- mittee that the officer earns his salary; tbat his inspection of the markets pre- vents the sale ot fish and game out of sea- son, as well as otherwise guarding the public health. It was found that he had made a number of arrests during the past year. It is likely therefore that a report favorable to the officer will be made by the jury. S Burlesque Social. Anovel kind of social will be held next Thursday evening by the Young People’s So- ciety of Christian Endeavor connected with the First Christian Church, on Twelfth street. The organizers of theentertainment announce that they have engaged the mostsurprising array of talent. Paderewski, Ellen Bench Yaw, Scalchi and a number of other world- wide celebrities wili appear—if not in person, at least in burlesque represeniation. A re- markable male quartet is also promised, and one solo it to be sung through a speaking machine, which is warranted t0 be heard.s mile away. e The correspondence of the Pove is car- ried on in Latin, NEW TO-DAY. PROPERTY OWNERS! ATTENTION. 182 CENTS Per Square Foot. (no discrimination) Is what you can get your sireet paved with BATUMINOUS + OCK for by the PACIFIC PAVING COMPANY. Office 106 and 108 Phelan Building. Call on us or send your address and our repre- sentative will call on you. Telephone Main 656 Yale Locks 17 AND 19 BEALE STREET. P & COMPOSITION AND 80 85 Be GRAVEL RODFING. Parafline Paint Co., 116 Battery Street. CITY Street Improvement Co. Rooms 11 & 45, Fifth Floor, Mills Buildi Telephone Main 5377. SACRAMENTO OFFICE: 411 J STREET. H. DUTARD £ J.W.MCDONALD, Pres C.'B. STONE 3 E. DENNTSON, Soc. T. B. BISHOP COL. G. H. MENDELL, J:W. McDONALD | £ Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. W. E.DENNISON J 5 (Betired), . CONSULTING ENGINEER. PROPRIETORS CONTRACTORS Santa Cruz, Cdl, -All Kinds ot Street and Work, Bridges and King City, Monterey Co., | Railway Constraction, BITUMEN MINES. | Sharyvis, Jetties and Sea Walls. P. & B, ERPER"" SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. TERRA COTTA . E'é‘:!"’@&’l«‘?&'!f‘g? WORKS,LINCOLN CAL. An;filer Grateful Patient Testifies. CHARLES SCHILL, Reslding at 262 Eighth Street, S, F., Relates the Story of His Cure by TH E STATE | Parasor Top, Ree Yody, lined with fizured ELECTRO=-MEDICAL, | mo i Ity o TESTIMONIAIL: | | SAN_FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 14, 1897. | 1, Charies Schill, aged 30, residing at 262 | Eighth street, desie (o tesiify to the benefit and cure that I have experienced by trea ment at_the STATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL IN- STITUTE, corner of Powell, Market and Eddy streets. For four years I have been ailing with ner- | vous debility and_heart and stomach trouble, | which greatly hindered me in my workasa teamster, the business 1 have pursued for the past seven years in San Francisco. Isuffered With pain_and cppression of the chest and stomach, shortness of breaih, flatulent dyspep- sia and paipitation of the heart, und affer ex- ertion would feel weak and nervous. On January 4,1897, I appied for t:catment at the INSTITUTE, where Dr. W. K. Vance made | a carelul physical examination, found that my | heart and stomach were both disordered. I | was placed under treatment and at once began | to improve rapidiy and feei like a new man. | The doctor applied eleciricity and prescribed certain electric fluids for internal use, also magnetic ofl for external application, These remedies combined have had & magical effect, and now, on Jauuary 14, I can truthfully say that my heaith is fully restored. I am VERY | THANKFUL FOR SUCH A RAPID CUKE, which enables me to pursue my daily work without experiencing any exhaustion or wear- iness. Imayadd that I derive decided bene- fit from wearing an Electrical waist appliance prescribed by Dr. Vance. Signed. CHARLES SCHILL. This mervelous electro-medical treat- ment is creating a tremendous sensation among the people of this coast because of the remarkable cures it is daily effecting, and for this same reason it is stirring the medical world as no_discovery pi recent years has stirred it. There has not been a single failure to cure in any ease where the treatment has been given. If yon are sick or ailing, if you want to know what i3 the matter with you, and if you want to ba cured, you should resort without delay to the State Eiectro-M edical Institute. The Institute TKEATS AND CURES Diseases of the Heart, Brain and Nerves, Blood Diseases, Rbeumatism, Can- cer, Catarrh, Kidney Diseases, Throat Diseases, Stomach Diseases. Diseases of the Liver, Bowel Diseases, Eye Diseases. Ear Diseases, Diseasesof Men, Diseases of Wo- men, ana all Curable Diseases. $5 RATE FOR ALL DISEASES. WRITE if you cannot call at the In- stitute, describe your troubles by letter and the Doctors will advise you what to do. Strictest contidence observed. STATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL IRSTITUTE, Located at the Corner of Market, Powsll and Eddy Streets. ENTRANCE No. 3 EDDY STREET. San Francisco,Cal. INVESTORS, ATTENTION! HE ASHFORD MINING CO. ARE OFFER- fering a small allotment of shares to_enable them to purchase the necessary milling machin- ery tor cheir valuable property at iandsburz. THOMAS BULL, the President. will be in thecity to compiete the purcuase-of engine and hoisiirg | mechinery on the 20th and 21st of January, 1857, and can be seen at the Grand Hotel between 4 and 5P . by parties wishing Lo invest. NOTiCE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS For the Purpose of Sale of Bonds of the City of San Jose. TEE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCLL OF the Ciiy of San Jose, having by ordinance en- titled “An ordinauce providing for the issuance and sale of bonds of the Ciiy of San Jose.” etc., passed ou tne 21t dag of December, 1896, and approved on the 23d day of December, 1896, ordaine:i that thers shouid be Issued by said city of San Jose six hundred hign school buildiug bonds, of the der.omiuation of §125 each, and four bundred sewer bands of ihe denomination of $100 each, -both classes Of bonds 10 bear interest at ths rate Of ilg jer Cenber annum. payable semi- anutially, and also by said ordinance authorized aud directed the City Clerk of swid city to give notice inviting proposals for the sale of said bonds, now therefore ¢ Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Jose intends to issueone thousand bonds aforesa'd, | ang that sealed proposals wiil be received a: ths | office of eald City Clerk, at the City Hali In San Jose, California, until the hour of eight 0'clock | P. M., on the eighih day of February, 1897 (at | which time, or us soon thereafter as said Mayor. s0d Common Councl shail duly convene, said bids will be opened), for the purchase of the whole or any part of said high school buliding and sewer bonds, o elther tnerecf Sald bonds are to bear date June 1, 1897, and the interest thereon to bs paid_semi-annually on tho first day cf December and the first day of June of cach year thereafter, both principal and interest payable in goid coin of law?ul money of the United Statos Said high school bullding bonds shall be num- bered consecuiively from one to six hundred, both inclusive, and be divided into forty. series, num- bered consecutively trom one o iorty, both in- clusive. each series consisting of fifteea bonds; the first serles is (o include those honds which are | numbered from one to fifteen. both inclusive, and each succeeding serics i to Include the fifteen bonds numbered consecatively after thoss in- cluded in the nex: preceding series. Said sewer bonds shall” be numbered consecu- tiveiy from one to four hundred, borh incinsive, and b: divided into for:y series numbered ron- secutively from one to fortr, both. inclusive, each serles consisting of ten bonds: the first series is (o | inciude those Londs which are numbered from oue to ten, both inclusive, and each succeeding | series is to include the ten bonds numbered core secutively after those included in the next pre- ceding sertes. | he first serles of sald high school buildin bonds and said sewer bonds shall be made payable on the first day of June, 1598, and_one of the re- Iaining series is to be made payable on the firs. day of ‘June in each succeeding calendar vear thereafier, until and Including the year 1937, Said bonds are to be made payable to the order of the purchaser or payee by name, and to each of sald bonds there is (0 be uttached interest-bearing coupons, double in number (o the number of y-ars Which such bond has to run before its matrity. Proposals must staic the price offered, the descrip- tion of the bouds desired, and be accompanied by a certificd check on some responsible bank, pay. able t0 the order of the Mayor of said City, for at least ten per cent of the amoun: bid, sald check to De returned to bidder in case the bid is not ac- gepted. The purchase money for said bonds shail bo paid In gold coln of the Urlied. ~tates. withia Dinety days after notice of acceptance. The rizht toaccept any or all bids and to reject any or all bids, or portions of bids, is_hereby expreasly re- served. J. W. COOK, City Clerk. Dated January 24, 1897, Weak Men and Women HOULD) USE DAMYANA BITTERS, THE £reat’ Mexican Remed 8trengih 1o the Soxual Orzana. o7 Lovih and NOTARY PUBLIC, HARLES H. PRILLIPS. ATTORN: Law and Noiary Public, 638 :\’”r‘n::\:n.' o i Yie Palace Hotel. Teleyl:n;x:-vl. . Realdonce 1048 NEW TO-DA' Qfl‘—@flfl[ ) REDUCED CAB FARE. Even the poor can ride as well as the rich. Baby Carriages. All our Carriages have” Varnished Bodies, Steel Wheels and Patent Brake. | " All Carriages over $9.00 have Patent Hubs, RUBBER TIRE, STEEL WHEELS. $3.75 ‘Sateen, steel wheels fig steel e ... 85.75 spholstered 1n ATt Tabric, steel wheels and springs. ........86.25 Hood Top, keed body, upholstered in Fig- urea =ateen. steel wheels and springs..87.00 Hood 1 op, Reed body, uphoistered 1 Derby. Cloth with Plush roll. oo 87.90 Hood Top, Rattan body, upholstered fn Tap- estr: p Plush roll, RUBBER TIRI. STEEL WHEELS... ...... .$9.50 In addition we have a large assortment of Hood and Parasol Top Carriages in newest de= signs of bodies and upholsteries, selling up to | $30 each. We make a specialty of Carriage Repairing. DR. HALL'S REINVIGORATOR ive hundred reward fo cannot cure. THIS SECR! Y stops all losses In 24 hours, § cures Emissions, Impotency, Varico: cele, Gonorrhosa, Gieet, Fits, Strio- tures, Blood Disease and all wast effects of Self Abuse or Excesses Sent sealed, $2 per bottle, THRES. | BOTTLES, $5: guarancecd to cure any case. S S MDA L ST PO TR 866 Broadway, Oakland, Cal. All private diseases quickly cured Send for book. OCEAN TRAVEL. PACIFIC COAST _STEAMSHI? (0. TEAMERS LEAVE BROADWAY whart, San Francisco, as follow: For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel, Junean, lsnoo and Sitka (Alaska), ac 9 a. M., Jan. 9, 24 For Victoria and Vanconver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everct:, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Eellingham Bay, Wash.), 9 A. i Jan. 4,9, 14, 19,24,29, and every fifth day there- after, connecting’ at Vancouver with the C. P. it R., ai Tacoma with N. P. R. K., at Seattle with G. N.Ry., at Port Townsend with Alsska steamers. For Jiureka, Arcata and Flelds Landing (Hum. boldt Bav), sir. Pomona 2 P. a., Jan. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20. 24, 28 and every fourth day thereaiter. For Santa Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon, Port Harford (s 8p0), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 9 4 i Jan. 2, 6,10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, and every fourt day théreatier. or San Diego, stopping only at Port Harrort (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los An- eeles. Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 A Jan. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, andevery fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, San_Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, La Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10 4. 25th of cach monih. ‘ihe Company reserves right to change steamers or salling dates. Ticket office~Palace TLotel, 4 New Monigomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 10 Market si., San Francisco. THE O.R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTI.AN D From Spear-street Whart, st 10 a. a. 812 First-class Includin; F ARE{&; Second-cinss | berth & mesis HEDULE OF SAILINGS: Columbi: .Jan. 5, 18,28, Feb 32 State of i Jan. 8, 18, 28, Feb. 7 Through tckets and through basgage to all | Eastern poinia. Rates and folders upon applicw tou 10 F.F. CONNOR. General Agent, 830 Market streat. GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Superiatendents The . 5. MONOWAL MDD Lo v g3 0 Comp,‘mu. and AUCKLAND oz SYDNEY, Thursday, kebruary 4, AL 2 P u Line to COOLG ARDIE, Apst.,and CAPETOW N, Eouth Africa. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery street, Frelght Office, 327 Market st.. San Francisco. COMPAGNIE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIQUR French Line to Havre. OMPANY’S PIER(NEW! 42 NORTH River, foot of Morton st. ‘ITavelers by @ this line Avold both transit by English rallway an; the discomfort of crossing the channei in & small S 5 AUSTRALIA ¢ HONOLULU only Taesday, Jonuary 28, atzpa Specisl party rates. boat. ew YOrs to Alexa d:ia, Egyp, Via Paris, first class $16 ond class $116. LA BOURGC Jan, 23, 6. LA GASCOG Jan. 30, 94 . LA BRETAGNE Feb. 8, 5 LA NORMA N D Feb 13, 94 s LA BOURGOG Feb. 20, 5 A . A For turther particulars app! -A. FORG WHITE STAR LINR. Unfted States and Royal Mall Steamers BETWEEN New Yo‘rk. Qua?‘r:,\’own & Liverpools ABIN, $50 AND UFW A 1D, ACCORD- | ('ltk 16 steamer and accomimodations SaiRaR | selectad: second cabin, $.2 50 and Si; 503 Majes. s and Tentonie. Steerags Tickets from 1. | Iand, Scotland, Sweden, Norway cnd Denm: through to Saa Francisco at loweet rates. Tickets, | eailing dates and cabin plans may bo procursd | from W. H. AVERY, Pacific Mail Dock, or at tha | Genersl Ofiice ot ‘the'Company, 613 | wnder Gzand Hotel. G. W. General Agen: for Paciic STOCKTON STRAMERS - Leave Pier No. 3, Washington St., At 6 P. M, Daily. treighc received up T0 i3 P AF Accommodations Res i rved oy Telephons. giving ‘Wi Only Jime seilin: thro : i through freiht rates fo il poinis oo Valley | | Ratlrosd. e STEAMES D. Poters, City of Stockton. Cai. Nav. aud lmpt. C8 FOR VALLRIO AND U. 8. FAVLYARD, STHAMER “MONTICELLO.” ay & Sur.. 10:30 A 3 and 4P e Datly ox. Sacurday & Suc-. 108043 on ‘,,,,_’ Savirdays - Sundays oaitrs nding Landing N phone Biack 3 *Trip gives 8 hours siou a: Nav FOR SAVJONE, 108 GATOS & SANTA (RUZ nger. Alviso, 50c; to Sau . 40 W, Saats Clare sin San Jose Francisco and Clay sty Piork ayucos, | SN