The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 1897 SUPERVISORS VOTE TO BOND THE CITY T0 BUILD SEWERS The Legislature Requested to Enable the Board to Bring the Question to an Issue. This Decision Was iReached Speedily and Unanimously Yesterday. TWO INTERESTING INTERVIEWS Mayor Phelan and Ex-Mayor Sutro Say That They Conmsider the Action Premature. The Board of Supervisors voted vester- afternoon to ask the representatives an Francisco in both branches of the Jature to work for an act i e the board to sub o the tax s of- this C County a proposition to 4 per run forty years. No amount ot is proposed toask for was mentionea. The purposes for which the b re to be issued are, day iss as set forth in a preamble and resolution, “to complete a sewer with its (San Francisco’s) growth and reeds, and to clear itself of a justin- debtedness, which was contracted in the 1 te pursuit of its busi 2 ness. This was st matter to come before the board To the astonish- ment of M n, which he audibly expressed immediately after the adjourn- ment of the board, the preamble and reso- lution were passed without any cebate and unanimously. The terms of the reso- lution are in exact accordance with the terms of a petition which was presented last week and which bore the signatures of between 400 and 500 business lirms and persons roughly estimated. This petition was referred onme week ago yesterday to the Committee on Legislation, of which Supervisor Britt is irman. The com- mittee and resolution, which mean so much, and the report was adopted without delay. Immediately after this a motion to ad- journ was made and carried. Mayor Phelan looked surprised and ex- pressed freely freely. “I am greatly astonished,” he said, “that there was no debate. I had ex- pected that there would be some debate on that report.” Supervisor Britt, who stood near, said: “We all thought that it wasa good thing and so we passed it.” Mayor Phelan called for the petition esterday reportea the preamble | which had led to the report and the im- mediate action of the Supervisors, and scanned the signatures to the petition. The preamble and resolution reported | and adopted are as follows: | WHEREAS, The citizens and taxpay- ers of this City and County have filed | with the clerk of this board a petition | requesting that a resolution be adopted ug the present Legislature memorializ | to pass a law giving power to the Board | of Supervisors of the City and County | to submit to the citizens a proposition | to issue bonds for the payment of out- | standing indebtedness and for the in- } auguration of a complete sewer system ; | therefore, | RESOLVED, That this board requests | the present representatives of this City and County both in the Assembly and Senate to use their efforts in the direc- tion of having an act passed to enable the board to submit to the taxpayers of | this City and County a proposition to issue 4 por cent bonds to run forty municipality to complete a sewer system compatible with its growth and needs and to clear | itself of a just indebtedness which was years to enable this ystem compatible | oo, tracted in the legitimate pursuit of | its business. Supervisor Rottanzi said last evening that he thought that there could be no serious objection to tue resolution. The purpose of passing it was to secure some action op the part of the present Logis ature rather than to wait two years, When the Supervisors are enabled fo pro- ceed they can go abead whenever the time arrives for such action. The language with which the resolution concludes, *to clear itself (the City and County) of a just indebtedness which was contracted ‘in the legitimate pursuit of its business,” while it is a little in- definite may be heid to apply to the set- | tlement of something like $200,000 worth of indebtedness for sup) and _stores furmshed to. the City, which were never paid for because they were 1n excess of the appropriations for the vears in which the debts Were con- tracted. Mayor Phelan and ex-Mayor Sutro were interviewed last evening concerning the bond proposition. Mayor Phelan said: “The action of the | board in the matter of asking authority | to issue bonds for a sewer system and to | pay the City’s creditors was hasty. Prom- | inent firms petitioned for this at the last | meeting, and as it was referred to_a spe- cial committee—the Committee on Legisla- | tion—it was lost sight of and was brought up at the last minute out of order. The | report should have gone in with other re- | ports, and tho resolution should have come up later, when it would not have been unexpected. “Its object now is, I think, to sound public opinion. It mentions no amount, because, I suppose, there is no data before the board concerning the cost of a sewer system. The way to proceed is to first ascertain, by a commission of engipeers, what the City wants and then provide for it. Iam now in consultation with anemi- nent engineer, and have. learned the metnods of othercities. _ “Granted that our sewer system is seri- cusly defective, of which we have abun- dant evidence in Grunsky’s and Manson’s reports, we want. a scientific plan, and then decide to build a large section of it vearly, either out of the tax levy or by bonds. ; “Until the magnitude of the work is known, I would not decide which metbod is the better. The City Hall, now practi- cally completed, will_ require no future levy, ana so the builaing of sewers, atter a comprehensive plan, might take its place, and $250,000 on $300,000 annually might be appropriated for this purpose. New sewers are urgent. They are not so urgent, however, but that such an outlay will not suffice for construction, as lar as I can see, at the present time. Or perhiaps a comparatively small bond issue, to- gether with an annual levy, might be best. It all depends on the magnitude of the work, its urgency and cost. I will care- fully inquire into these matters and ad- vise the board, which will, I am sure, act with care and deliberation when their vote carries with it the expenditure of public moneys.” Ex-Mayor Sutro said: “I do not think that it is wise to proceed until this matter is discussed publicly and the people have & chance to reach a conclusion. Iam in | favor of paying up the indebtedness of the City. ~ The goods were furnished and the debt is justly due. The debt ought to be paid out of the regular income. Iuis | nov exactly legal, but the honor of the | City and County is concerned. ““There is no doubt that a sewer system | isnecessary, but Ido not think that it is wise to attempt so large a work in a time of financial depression, when we do not know what is ahead of us. We should | wait. Tam of the opinion that the first | step to be taken should be the appoint- | ment of a commission, to be composed of | competent engineers, to make plans and | give an estimate of the probable cost. | © “There are things absolutely necessary | for our weltare. We need a sewer system, | but we also need a water works system, to | beewned by the City and County. If weare | to incur a bonded indebtedness we should | have the sewer system and the City and County’s water system included, and the | bond issue should be sufficient {o provide | for both of these large enterprises. | “At this time the City 1sin a wretched financial condition. We should not go abead until we have absolute security that the money will be actually expended eco- nomically for the purpose in view. The commission should be appointed to con- sider both the sewer and the water works | systems. I think that we could weil wait | two_years with advantage. 1f we have lived so long with our present sewers we can live a little longer. I would suggest a commissiou to include Professor George Davidson, Colonel Mendell and Mr. Grun- sky or Mr. Manson. Such a commission | would not entail heavy cost for their ser- | vices. | ““We should have our whole plan well in hand before we proceed. There will be no risk in bondingif the thing is prop- erly done and at the right time.” But we must have a perfect system before we start. Intwo years we may be prepared to go on.” PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL NOT CLOSE Many Teachers Willing to Donate Their Ser- vices. A Generous Offer Will Be Made to the Board of Edu- cation. All Agree That a Prolonged Vacation Would Ruin the Discipline for Some Time. The public schools must not be closed for all that the Board of Education states that there is not sufficient money to pay the teachers for the full twelve months, and that retrenchment of at least one month’s salary 1s necessary. Such is the edict that has gone forth from quite a number of public school teachers of this City. It must not be understood by this | that they assume to dictate to the board, | but rather desire to keep the schools run- | ning at their own expense, if necessary, | and trust fo the public’s sense of justice in the matter of the payment of salaries | by and by. | ‘When it became known that there would | be a deficiency in the fund from which they receive their pay and that the mid- summer vacation would be likely to last | ten weeks instead of six, the teachers in | several, and probably many, of the schools began to do a little thinking on their own | account as to how it could be pre- vented. At last & plan was sug- | gested which they believed would be accepted even though it meant much self-sacrifice and, perhaps, hardships on | their par. Who originated the idea or how it started is not known, but the plan | is this: That the public schools shounld be kept open during the month in question and that the teachers will give their services gratis if necessary; but, trusting that the Supervisors in time will make a special appropriation for the services performed. As stated the idea met with favor in general, but still there are those who have no desire to labor for | nothing and others who believe that | under the law their salaries will go on whether the schools are ciosed or remain i ———————— NEW TO-DATY. SKIN » Inall the world there is no other treatment #0 pure, so sweet, 50 £afe, 50 speedy, for pre. serving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, scalp, and hair, and eradicating every hu. mor, 3 warm baths with CUTICURA S0P, and gentle anointings with CUTICURA (oint- 10ent), the great skin cure. i icura Drvc & Cwex. Coxr., Sole Props., Boston.. o3+ Al About the Skin, Scalp, and Halr,” free. | open, and that they can legally collect for | the full twelve months. | Those who are most earnest in the plan suggesied state that patriotism and the ! Jove of their profession are not the least | important features of the movement. Be- sides, to have such a long enforced vaca- tion would do much to destroy the dis- I cipline of the schools. Among those { foremost 1n the movement is A. L. Mann, | vrincipal of the Denman School, and he is | ably supported by the vice-principal, Mrs. E. M. Baumeardner. When the Board of | Education meets to-day they will present | the following communication Sax FRANCISCO, Jan, To the Hon. Board of The teachers of the | fully request your honorubie Bot 1o close | the public schoots of the City and County of | San Francisco for a month, or any length of | time on account of a shortage of funds. | think that it would be a great injury to the pupils under our charge to omit any portion of | the studies or discipline for the scholastic y As to compensation for our services, if you should be compelied to withnold any part of our annual salary we are quite confident that | the people of this City, acting through you | and the Honorable Board of Supervisors, as they have frequently done on similar occa- | sions of this kind, will take care that our past | dues shall be fully repaid in the shortest time | possible. ; Quite a number of the fifteen teachers | in that school will sign the communica- | tion, but Mr. Mann stated that he wasgnot | in a position to speak for all, as he had not been able to discuss the subject with every one. In speaking of the situation | he said: “We have been through this same thing before and we have never | lost very much. We need not fear 1n this | instance, for the people, the press and the politicians wil! not see the teachers lose a | dollar. Furthermore, I will say for my- self and my vice-principal that we have a sincere feeling that we would rather teach for 2 month for nothing than see the schools close—for the children’s sake and for the honor of the profession.”’ Professor Charles Murphv, the head of the department of political science at the | Polytechnic High School, said : The suggestion I would make to ex- tricate ourselves from the difficulty would be to continue the schoois and let the teachers wait for their salaries, even if they had to depend on the liberality of | the Board of Supervisorsin the tax levy for the next fi-cal year. “The closing of the schools will not remedy the evil. It is doing a great in- justice to bar the doors at a critical period during the latter half of the school year. From conversations with numerous tgach- ers Iam of the opinion that a very large majority favor the continuance of the work even at the sacrifice of their salaries, as has been the case in the past.” Similar views are entertained by Miss Phelomena Nolan, the principal or the ‘Washington Night School. She has dis- | cussed the situation with the teachers of | that school, and says they agree to the proposition. As many of the pupils who labor in the daytime, adults who are en- devoring to secure an education, and many people of foreign birth, the confusion of a long enforced vacation would do more harm than can be estimated. “W. N. Bush, principal of the Polytech- nic High School, spoke of the matter in a rather conservative manner. He said thatif the other teachers are required to donate their services for a month he would do likewise, but he is of the opinion that it isa case of Jaw and not contribution. If he understands the situation the teach- ers are engaged for twelve months, vaca- tion or no vacation, and thatif there is no money in the regular fund for their pa; ment they will be paid out of the first cumulation in the Treasurer's general fund. Miss Georgie Morse is emphatically op- posed to giving her services for nothing and eaid: “Why shou!d I? Who will pay my board bill while I am performing a service for the peopie? We are oblized to dress, buy shoes, gloves and pay carfare. But few teachers have been able to save much money for a rainy day, and those who have not saved will be obliged to borrow money at 3 per cent interest while working for nothing. If it is ‘close the schools or work for charity’ I prefer to close the schools so that I can go to the country, where living is cheaper and where one can wear out some of one’s old dresses.” Miss Morse said several other equally breezy things relative to a big city getting into such a fix as to make such affairs possible, but added in conciusion tuat if the City would promise to pay some time she would be willing to work, even if she had to borrow money and EVERY HUMOR Fnfrigsonte stand the interest hersel. Auditor Broderick, after a careful con- We | | attend that institution are children who | sideration of the finances of the School De- partment, has reached practically the same conclusion as Chairman Waller of the Finance Committee of the Board of Education. He said yesterday that there | will be an actual deficit amounting to | $71,055 24 at theend of the present month. | He submiis the following figures to | demonstrate what the actual fact is Overdrafts for six months $18,873 [ bilis on hand not audited 17,959 12, esti | mated teachers’ salaries $74 { office and shop expenses § | makes up a total of $116,415 | northeast trades. Tne estimated overdratton Janaary 31 is | | due half the salaries for November, 1596, amounting to $37,973 10. BELIEF FOR INDIA. The Chamber of Commerce Has Called a Big Meeting to Consider the Subject. The Chamber of Commerce has called a mass-meeting for Thursday afternoon to consider the sending of relief to sufferers from the famine in India. Mayor Phelan has been invited to preside. Hugh Craig, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and a number of other prominent business men, including George W. McNear and I J. Truman, are inter- ested and are co-operating with the citi- zens of Berkeley and the members of the faculty of the Siate University, who started the movement. Proceedings at the mass-meeting will commence at2 P. M. —_—————— JEWELRY store, 5 and 7 Third street, removed to 303 Kearny street. ez THE OHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. What a Prominent Merchant Thinks of the Coming Convention, L H. Morse of the King-Morse Com- pany, who returned last week from the East, in speaking of the Christian En- deavor convention to be held in this City next July, said: Yes, the Christian Endeavor convention is going to be a great tbing for California. All through the East, wherever 1 went, I found the people talk ing about it and planning for it. 1 visited Chicago, New York, Boston, Low- ell, Mass., Pitisburg, New Orleans, Indianap lis and a number of smaller places. Eve where I went I took occasion to introduce my- self as & Californian and to speak a word of inviation to the convention. What I had to everywhere received with the grestest interest, and I found the people—especially the young people—eager to learn more about our Golden West. I think we will have a big crowd out here next July. estimated at $33,084 14, and there is also | a DETECTIVES ARE STILL HOPEFUL No Sign of the Swanhilda, but She Is Hourly Expected. The Captain of the Smow and Burgess Looks for Her Next Week. Remarkable Experience of a Water- Front Expressman Last Week Every vessel that is sichted from Point Lobos nowadays is at once set down as the long-looked-for Swanhilda. Towboatmen and ship-owners look for her either to- night or to-morrow. Should she not put in an appearance during that time, then they say she will not get in for a week. Their opinion is based on the reports of the barks Andrew Welch and Snow and Burgess. “There must have been heavy westerly weather outside,” saia Captain Marshall of the tug Active yesterday. ““There was a heavy westerly swell rolling in last Sunday, while the wind was from the northwest. Both the Andrew Welch and Snow and Burgess reported westerly weather, and it should bring the Swan- hilda in to-night or to-morrow if she is anywhere in the vicinity of San Francisco. The Snow and Bargess took a different course altogether from that taken by the Swanhilda. He stood away to the west- ward and came up around the Marshall group. ‘fhe other vessel was spoken in the vicinity of the Fiji group by the Taupo, and must thus be taking the same course as the Morialta, that was 70 days getting here from Newcastle. If the four- master reported by the Australia is any- where in the vicinity she should be along inside of 12 hours.” The report of the Snow and Burgess will make interesting reading for nautical men who are figuring upon the arrival of the Swanhilda. Itisas follows: Sailed from Syduey, N. §. W., November 25. Had northeast to north-northeast wind the first four days out, with fine weather; then had easterly and southeasterly winds from light to brisk. Crossed the 180th meridian, in latitude 27 deg. south, thirteen days out. Got the southesst trades 'in latitude 23 deg. south, longitude 177 dew. west, which were moderate to fresh, but lost them in latitude 10 deg. south, longitude 172 west. Then we had caims, bafling, squally winds and much rain. The weather was very sultry and warm. Got the nortbwest monsoons in latitude 9 0 min. south, lougitude 171 dex. west, vhich carried us to latitude 6 deg. south. longitude 162 deg. west, where we got the northeast trades. gitude 165 deg. 30 min, west. thirty-five d out. Lost the northeast trades 1n latitude 23 deg. north, longitude 167 deg. 30 min. west, and then e had southerly to southwesterly breezes, with occasional rain and hard squalls. On Sunday, January 17, we lost the fore and main topgailant sails in ‘a hard squall fn lati- tude 35 deg. north, longitude 146 west. In fact, it has been very squally for some time, and we bursted several sails after we left the Then we had south to south- east wind and misty, rainy weather to within fifty miles of San Francisco. If the Swanhilda struck the same winds and encountered the same conditions as the Snow and Burgess she should be along here any time. If she struck the calms encountered by the Morialta around the Fiji islands she will not be here for a week. The following notice 10 mariners in re- ard to the navigation of the Straits of San Juan de Fuca has been issued by the Branch Hydrographic Office: Notice is hereby given that the Point Wilson buoy, & firsi-class red nun buoy, No. 6, has dragged 200 yards (0 the eastward. It will be replaced on ‘its old beariugs as soon as prac- ticable. Tnis notice affects the list of beacons, buoys and day marks, Pacific Coast, 1895, page 58. Jerry Sallivan, the well-known water- front expressman, had an experience the other night that he is not likely to forget ina hurry. It was past midnight and very dark and cold. The horse and wagon bad been put up hours before and Jerry was sleeping the sleep ‘of the just. He was aroused by s)me one thumping on the stable door, and when Jerry put his bead out of the window upstairs he learngd that the man who was making all the noise had been directed to his place and wanted him to go out to Heggerty's saloon on the ocean beach and bring ina trunk. He oitered to pay well for the job and Sullivan finally agreed to go. He went out alone and secured the trunk, but on his way back got lost in the park and al- most ran over two men who were fighting in one of the side walks. One of the men ran toward the beach and the other man, pulling a gun, began to fire and yell at him to stop. Jerry’s horse took fright and ran away, and when he finally reached the Baker'street en- trance the man who had done the firing was waiting for him. He asked & number of questions, and ended up by letting Jerry go with a warning never to mix himself up in a scrimmage again. ‘‘De- dad,” said Jerry at parting, it was you’se that mixed me up. Sure an’ I was the innocent victim. Didn’t my horse run away, and haven’t the trees scraped half a allon of paint off the wag n.” fnmy finally reached the water front again and after stabling the horse carried the trunk up to his room. Next morning the stranger came along and had gvith him a large valise. He paid the pxi’relsmnn well and said he would take the contents of the trunk along with him. Jerry offered to help,. but the man said Crossed the equator in lon- | no,” and _going into th slammed the door in Sillivan’s face. was inside about ten minutes and then came out, saying he would call for the trunk in a week. The next day he was back again and got che expressman to take the trunk to the Oakland ferry. That was the last seen of him, but ever since Jerry has been wondering what was in that trunk. He cannot understand why it was necessary to go and bring it in from the Cliff House in_such a burry and why the contents should be taken away at oné time and the trunk at another. It may have been opium, stolen property or a dead body: and says Jerry: “Bedad I'd give a week’s wages just to know what the thing really beld.” Charles Denker, a stevedore in_the em- ploy of Chase & Co., was badly injured on the steamer Progreso yesterday. A coal- bucket fell on him, breaking his jaw and shoulder-blade and also several of his ribs. He was removed to the German Hospital The sealing schooners Luiss D and and Ann were reported yesterday bv the steamer Arcata. The former had 126 and the Jatter 90 skins when spoken. Sixty-three days out is the record of the Swanhilda this morning. When the ship arrived at Newcastle from Cape Town she was fifty days on the passage, which is ordinarily made in ten days’ less time. Her hull was foul, as she had not been on a drydock or cieaned for a long time, and this was the reason given by the agents for a loss of 25 per cent of speed between the two ports. The Swanhilda has not been cleaned and is sailing between two ports on a pas- sage that consumes au average of 60 days. | If she loses 25 per cent from the foul con- dition of the bottom she will be out close on to 75days, The prospect of ten more days’ watch for Butler is not very alluring to the detectives who pace Meiggs wharf day and night, and the lookouts on the tugs anb pilot-boats, but the watch will go on till the big four-master shows her royal trucks above the horizon. To-day Detective Roche will arrive from Washington by the overiand. He will go directly to the office of Captain | Lees, thence down to Meiggs wharf, where he will take his place in the watching and waiting for the Swanhilda. A PIONEER GONE. P. U. Blunt Surrendered to Death in His Eighty-Seventh Year, After Several Months of Ailing. P. U. Blunt, a pioneer, 87 years of age, Phineas Underwood Blunt. died at his residence, 714 Larkin street, last evening. The deceased came to this State in 1848 and settled in San Francisco, where he has lived almost continuously ever since. He was well known in the mines and later in local bu siness circles, and he numbered among his friends many who have heiped to make the history of Califarnia. Fortwo years past he has been ailing, and latterly he was frequently confined to his bed. His death was not unexpected. ek e ikl CHARITY BAZAAR. Many Interestivg Curiosities Wil Be Shown for the Benefit of the House of Refuge. The Federation ot Women will hold a curiosity bazaar at the home of Mrs. E. K. Stevenot, 1518 Taylor street, on Tuesday afternoon, February 16, at which there will be pretty and attractive modern booths, as well as an interesting collection of curiosities. Among the relics in the antique-room will be a snawl 100 years old pelonging to Mrs. K. Oatman, which bears the portraits of George and Martha Washington, and is embroidered with scenes from the Revolu- tionary War; a porringer belonging to Mrs. Eva Bates, which was used in a Pil- grim Father househoid; a bow and arrow which was given by the chief of the ¥raser River Indians to Mrs. . Kimball's father, and a number of fine old editions of books. The House of Refuge has now nine in- mates. The Stearns Bicycle. The new home of the Stearns Bicycle Company is at 210 McAllister street. The '97 model just réceived is pro- nounced by the knowing ones “the com- pletest thing on earth.’” The Sterns is one of the few bicycles which have gained universal favor during the past few years. A large sale of their new wheel is pre- dicted. ————— Sued an Upera-House Company. A suit has been filed in the Justice's Court sgainst the Kehrlein, Operahouse Company for $299 50, architects’ fees claimed by Leist & Scaweidl. | AT TS S e e S T T O T SRR R AT A A L3 oyt - WHERE YOU GET THE PROFIT—WE GET COST, THAT’S ALL, NO MORE—SOME. TIMES LESS. FOR ONE DAY ONLV— THAT'S TO-DAY. SIX SNAPPY SPECIALS. A LIMIT ON ALL BUT TWO. No. I. LADIES' JAPANESE SILK HANDK ERCHIEFE lots all on sale to-day at Gic Each. Not more than four to each customer. No. IX. HONEYCOMB FLEECED FLANNELETTES— yard lengths, The 12)4c grade to-day at Sc Y ard. Not more than a dollar’s worth to each customer. No. IXX. LADIES’ ALL-WOOL UNDERVESTS—Black = traight cui cheap at 75c. —The 9c, 10c and 12340 Factory remnants, 2 to 19 or_gray, Swiss ribbed, izes 3and 4 of HN LS and sizes 3, 4 and50f HN s §' To advertise to-day, 48c Each. Not more than two to eaca customer. COMPOSITION BOOKS oo = UOKB—614x8) inches; extra superi pen and ink. The 4c ones to-day at = e e ave o 2ic Each. Not more than four to each customer. WNo. V. TWO-TONED FANCY JACQUARD SILKS—A wonderful offer; tull 19 inches wide. The entire 75¢ line to-day at . SOc Y ard. No. VI. LADIES' DOUBLE CAPES—Freize and Kersey cloth; tan, navy or black; fiéze braid, small buttons. Yesterday they were $7; for to-day only to advertise, $54.98 Each. SUCCESS OF THE CURTAIN SALE. If our customers have ever shown us their appreclation It was at the Curtain Sale yesterday. The biggast, Jolliest crowd of curtain seakers you ever saw and with every seeker was a satisfied smile. Just as good values to-day. The crowd may be larger. Good news spreads. you know. TO-MORROW MORE PLUMS—NICE, BIG, READY FOR THE PICKERS. LOOK FOR THE ROW. ~ JUICY ONES, “AD’” TO-MOR= MEET ME AT a7y, (INCORPORATED) 937-945 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. WE CLOSE EVERY NIGHT AT SIX O’CLOCK. mmmmmmmmmmmm%mmmmmw_mmmmmfi WAL EDITORS FIGHT A DRAW The Outcome of the Trouble Between T. E. Flynn and J. H. Barry. DABLAULAUbAE0ARDAULAUOAGbAUAIUMIUMAUOALOAUDAUNAUOAbOAUD IVMAUUIAAU IS0 AULAUAJUR A D RDERIINTIA LA ARR UMD LIRS dhb A I dip wrist 50 he could not use the cane and we wrestled till we approached the edge of the sidewsalk, when I threw him into the gutter. I wasthen on-top and bad pos- session of the caze. *‘Further proceedings were stopved by the arrival of an officer. That is all there is toit. “The evening papers contain a state- ment that I was struck four times. It is untrue. I was not even scratched. As exhibit A in this case 1 speak for mysell.”” Mr. Flynn said: “This originated through a criticism I made at the time of the appointment of the committee to go to Washington in connection with the railroad. Barry was put on the commit- tee along with George K. Fitch and James D. Phelan, and I said he was not a repre- sentative man and shouldn’t be put on it; that he only discredited it. Barry began at once 1o say all kinds of false things about me and lasc week he was particu. larly offensive. “This morning I was walking up Sac- ramento street and he was comin: down on the dummy of a Sacramento-street car. As Isawhim T hailed him, but he paid no attention to it. He rode on till he got about twenty yards from the crossing, when be jumped off and walked very quickly toward his office. I followed him up rapidly, and as he was going around the corner 1 grabbed him by the shoulder. “Then I asked him why he had been orinting such scandalous stuff about me as had recently appeared. He said some- thing about printing what he pleased, and would give no satisfaction. I had acane and I gave him a blow on the side of the face, and directly I gave him another one on the other side. He was dazed and con- tinued to grab for the stick. I hit him about four blows. Ikept backing off, so == ! A Blackthorn Cane Figures as the Weapon in the Early Morning Contest. Confl cting Statements as to the Part of the Principals—Bail Deposited by Each for Appearance. The contest which has been waged in the editorial columns of the Wasp and the Star by Thomas E. Fiyvnn and James H. Barry yesterday resulted in a battle be- tween the rival editors. They met near the corner of Montgomery and Sacramento streets and there was a brief and decisive struggle, and then Edward F. Leonard, the officer on the beat, took both to the California-street station. There they put up $10 each for their arpearance to-day. At the station their clothing was shown to be marked with Montgomery-street mpud. Said Mr. Barry in regard to the circum- stances of the fight: ©I had just got off the Sacramento- street car at the corner of Montgomery and was on the way to my office when a slight breeze seemed to lift my hat off my head. I turned round to recover itand confronted Tom Flynn in the act of rais- ing a heavy blackthorn cane to strike. +I immediately grappled with him and a struggle ensued. I got hold of his right Than the Swanhilda. and a Few Minutes Before the Tug Active Took Her in-To The American Bark Snow & Burgess Making Port Last Sunday. The Gracie S Put a Pilot Aboard When Off the Farallones w. The Snow & Burgess Left Australia a Day Later as to get the use of the stick, and in doing so I slipped from the curband went down and pulied himdown on topof me. That's about the amount of it. Iexpected when Isaw him to rive him a couple of good whacks with the stick and end it a1 that.”’ [N AID W_IH_E HELPLESS Ladies of the Golden Gate Com- mandery Entertain Suc- cessfully. Maony People Listen to a Good Lit. erary and Musical Programme. About $600 Realiz d. The Ladies’ Club of the Golden Gate Commandery last night gave its annual entertainment for the benefit of the Masonic Widows' and Orphans’ Home. It took place at Golden Gate Hall, Sutter street, and about 300 people were present, Cassasa furnished a good deal of the music. Besides this there was a regular literary programme, several -people of note appearing. The club is composed of the wives and sisters of members of Golden Gate Com- mandery. [t is organized for social pur- poses, but once a year gives an entertain- ment in aid of the widows and orphan: The ng was beautifully decorate and there were small canopies arranged in which were attractive booths where refreshments, such as lemonades, punches and cigars, could be obtained. These were liberally patronized, so that it was thought on footing up the profits $500 or $600 would be realized. A good part of the evening was spent in dancing. The best people of the City were represented. Mrs. C. J. Field, the presi- dent, and Mrs. J. K. Firth, the secretary of the club, with other officers, were pres- ent and did all they couid to make the affair a success. The literary programme, with the music in connection with it, was as follows: Overture, Casassa’s -orchesira; soug, Master James Robertson; selection, Ferris Hartria solo, “To Nina,” Mrs. Eva Tenney; recitat John McCullough; Philomel quartet, P ants’ Wedding March,” Mrs. Eva Tenner, M Ella B, Blanchard, Mrs. Susie Hert Mark, Emily Parent; ff “Costermonger, Miss Pearl Ola’ Humphrey; song, ‘‘Thou Art My Rest,” Miss Paraskova Sandelin; whistling solo, selected, Miss Gertrude Judd. IF your printer can't get the “‘Genuine Bank Btock’’ paper, send to Mysell-Rollins, 22 Cley.*