The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1897, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCIS CO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1897. THURSDAY AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN THEATER.—"“Magda," sxaTER— Devil's Auction. Corramia Mongscos OPERA-HOUSK—-Orphans of New York Arcazam THEATER.—“All the Comforis of © OPERa HOUSE.— M| AND SKATING RINE of the Pa AUCTION *ALES. day, January 110 BUTTERFIELD. 118 kilis s., at 11 & ELpRIper.—Tu e, at sal 5 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ts were filed in this City yes- s been sued for adivorce Fisher. usen is surrounded st n sentenced to twenty- son for burglary. heasterly winds, is the best eau can promise for to-day. g Koster's will has been filed for pro- ntire estate is bequeathed to his y in_the case of Quackenbush Quackenbush is being heard by Judge rains are falling &1l over the State, spect of the storm continuing for & o longer. has been formed for the en- t of the Exempt Firemen. It is d the Gleaners. v Casner, s merchant living st 2261 s fi >u ininsolvency. ) Chin Wah Sing, & ho Paiace Hotel, fell down dist 0f 100 feet, and wasc nacled prisoners ocklon steamer y e-cleaner in the vator shaft, a hed to death mped overb says that he thinks thata San Francisco can be pro- out a bond issue, by doing the work ihe messenger. ion on Nob Hill entertained d and insolvent real-estate first six ,000. th_highbinders ce of the Pemce Carroll has decided trained Tom Sharkey r s Octavia Voorsanger officiated at the a Shainwald and Leopold Meyer ed last evening at the bride’s apart- e Colonial. The ceremon ate, was foliowed by a reception afier cure and by treat- vhile there. ad Commissioners’ meeting, it of railroad bookkeep- to arrive from the 0 r, corner Arch- rand Jury the new w Grand ough inves- ance will be d.and a rges of extravag er yesterday expiosion of New Year rmitted, and any violators of everely punished. would not be the law would Two 0f the many burglars who have re- cently been working in_the neighborhood of the penhandle of the park, robbed the grocery- store of Hueppeden & Mueller, Lott street and Golden Gate avenue, of $291 90 yesterday morning amateurs are preparing for a repre- of Tom Roberison’s comedy “Caste”” Bush-street Theater just before Lent. oceeds are to be divided between the u's Hospital and the Bishop Armitage erintendent of the Maria s petitioned to be appointed llowing-named children: Sopain Wood, Sadie G ida Muller, Mebel Molloy Lyons. Edwera B. Rambo of San Francisco has re- d home from Ban Diego, where he as- g of a deal for 120 acres of ay, which, it is believed, n Pacific Railroad ex- and by a mew trans- the Methodist Chinese t of February from Hull is well known, with the rescue work however, conttnue to Miss K. Lake will take hiying been identifiec for four years. She will teach in the mission. up her work. In Judge Hunts cc a verdict for the def mond J. Neilson agein R sterday a jury gave in the case o: Os- ] ° Market-street ailway Company. Neilson asked for $10,000 mages on account of being injured by a Col- 1fsion of & streetcar with a wagon in which he was riding. ayor Phelan has addressed a note to the nd Jury, calling for an investigation of tain allegations to the effect that Frank y, who held the contract for supplying milk to the City and County Hospital under the old Board of Supervisors, had offered to Lribe certain officials in order to secure a re. newal of the contract. This evening the young people of Calvary Presbyterian Church will entertain members &nd friends of theYoung Men’s Christian Asso- cintion at the Association building, Mason and Ellis sireets, and have provided for the ooca- £ion & most ‘nteresting programme of mus songs, readings, etc. Mrs. Priest-Fine, M Sedgley-Reynolds, Walter Campbell, D, M. Law- rence, Professor Burnett and F. Shaw will as- sistin the entertainment of the guests. All friends of the institution are invited to attend. The commission, consisting of Mayor Phelan, Judge Seawell and Judge Low, to appoint in- terpreters for the criminal courts, met yester- day afternoon and partly completed the work in bynd. Louls Locke was &ppointed Chinese interproter, Dr. C. D. Salfield German in ter- preter, l!ld Victor D. Martini Italian inter- Carlo Dundero was a prominent can- aidate for the position of interpret f Italian, but he was barred out by being a resident of Aiameda County. The interpreter of French Spanish and other langusges will probaply be sppointed to-day, has found | postpone action | IT WAS TOLD ON A GOOSEBERRY BARREL Story of a Burglary in Hueppeden & Mueller’s Gracery. | French Maids and Other Ser- vants Gather Around in Heartfelt Sympathy. Two Clever Thieves Succzed in R fling the Cashbex of an Unsus- pecting German. It was a cosmopolitan aggregation that came and went all of yesterday toand from Hueppeden & Mueller's grocery- store. Something dreadful had happened, it was quite evident, for the news of it had spread for blocks around in an extraor- dinarily short space of time. Burglars had visited the place; they money and things, and dear Mr. Mueller, who was always so kind and prompt in his attentions, might have been murdered, perhaps, had he been there when the thing occurred—but he was not. That did not lessen the sensation, how- ever, around Golden Gate avenue and Lott street, where the popular grocery- store is located. It is a neighborhood of private honses and of people comfortable enough in their situation in life to have French maids with dainty caps, Japanese boys with clean aprons or smoothly shaven Chinese servants. They were all aware of the calamity that had befallen the grocers, and the rain cut little figure with them in their decision to call and hear all about it from the victims themselves. Hueppeden, the younger man of the firm, was alone in_the store when a CALL reporter dropped in, his partner (Muelier) having gone to the police office to tell his | troubles. To state it more correctly, only one of the firm was in the store, but he was not alone, Around him, as be sat on a gooseberry barrel, the head of which threatened any moment to shift and let him fall through, were three inquiring friends, each with his share of sympathy and a desire to hear the details of the af- fair in all its minuteness. ““Clestterribie!"” exclaimed the pert little French maid from the 1900 block, who hugged under her gossamer the baby boy she had no right to have taken out in the rain, as she heard the sorrowful grocery- man’'s tale of woe. “Yes, it was,” echoed Hueppeden, catch- | ing the drilt of her remark. *You see,’ | he continued, while adjusting the barrel had stolen bead that had become moreinsecure as he wiggled about so asto address his re- marks in turn to an Irish woman of huge | | | { propo: , who insisted upon having | ber inquiries answered even if her sleeves | were rolled up and she wore no French | cap. . | “It was all the money in the house to | pay our bills this month. Just think, 291 dollars and 90 cents.”’ Hueppeden is a_rather good-looking man on the sunny side of thirty-five. He ssed, t00, With a magnetic way of ng his feclings as he addresses a | person, even if 1t is with the strong dia- . | lect of & German who comprehends better | than he speaks the English language, | His polite attentions to the French maid. offering her a cracker-box on which to sit, | and his puliing ont a 100-pound sack full of potatoes, on which he proposed to have the Hibernian visitor rest herself while | they listened to his story, showed he | understood the delicate little attentions pleasing to the other sex, and the de- meanor of both women indicated their appreciation of his eallantry, **Merci bien, monsieur,’”” warbled the maid. “Merey, too, says I,” uttered the ma- tron; “peddlers are bad enough around our place, without such things as buglars.” After serving a Japanese lad with some small order, Hueppeden returned to his barrel head, and bis late customer joined the quiet little girl-servant who had been standing all the le listening, wide of mouth, to the horrible details of the burglary. | As hesat there on a throne as insecure as many others less pretentious, the grocer strung out hisyarn in an interminable | fashion. The froth had melted off the growler an urchin bad had filled in a hurry a half hour previous for his thirsty father, and the clock ticked wearily as the audience drank in repeated doses of the same story, forgetting in their interest | their duties to their employers. “There was & little fellow, just so | small,” said Hueppeden, illustrating the height by putting his hand to the chin of the lady seated on the potato sack, she reddening as in pleasure she had been se- lected and therelore became part of the thrilling story. “He came here about 9 o’clock yester- day morning and bought ten cents’ worth of wine. Then he wentout by the back way and called me to ask whether Dr. Ginsy lived down_the street. He talked with me for five minutes, and some other fellow came in from the front and ran away with the cashbox under the counter.” This tale of woe was repeated hundreds of times yesterday and the gang of burg- lars who have infested that portion of this City near the panhandle of the park will have to carry strong “‘jimmies’’ hereafter if they hope to crack any houses in that neighborhood, for there will be no more doors careiesslv left open. SUICIDE OF A OLERK. Angus McMillan Becomes Despondent and Turns on the Gas. Angus McMillan, a clerk, about 30 years of age, committed suicide in his room at 160 Ninth street by inhaling illuminating gas either Tuesday evening or yesterday morning. His body was discovered at 6 o'clock by J. McDonald, owner of the house in which the young man took his sife. Both gas jets were turned on and the body was rigid, showing that death had taken place some hours before. From papers found on the body it was learned that the suicide had been em- ployed, up to a few months ago, as a clerk in a St. Helena grocery-store. He left that position and came to this City, but was unable to secure employment. It is thought that owing to this fact he became despondent, and_ deciding that life was not worth the living killed himself. e e ! Revival Meetings. The opening service of a special series of re- vival services was held st Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Monday evening, Which gives promise of developing into the greatest religious awakening ever experienced in that section of the City. Dr. Urmy, pastor of tne First Church, preached a sermon on the power of the Holy Spirit, and so moved the people that many went to the altar. The Ep- worth Lesgue is outin force assisting in the services. ese meetings will be under the Airection of Drs. Phelps, Urmy and Stephens, Who have combined for an exiended series of meetings at the three churches represented. Dr.Phelpsof Oalifornis-street Church preachea lsteveniog, Furniture Company Incorporated. Articles of incorporation of the Kragen Fur- niture Company were filed yesterday. The incorporaters are Ssmuel Kragen, Louis Kra- en, Moses Garren, B. Kragen and Rachael Kragon. The capital stock islimited to §100,- T The German Ship Watjen Flew Her Flags Yesterday. - She Was Decorated in Honor of the Thirty- Seventh Birthday of Emperor William and the Captain Kept “ Open House” in Consequence. THE DOCTOR AND THE DETECTIVE Opposite Opinions as to What Caused Nordhausen’s Death. Doctor Taylor Says the Man Cou'd Not Have Shot Himself. Detective Whittaker Says the Evi- dence All Shows That He Did. The mystery surrounding the death of C. C. Nordhausen. the wealthy dry-goods merchant of Oskland, has been intensi- fied by the result of the autopsy upon the | body. Ex-Coroner Dr. Taylor, who was the first physician called to attend Nordhausen, and Autopsy Surgeon Morgan performed the autopsy yesterday afternoon and came 1o the conclusion that the man was mur- dered and that the case was not that ofa suicide. The fatal bullet entered the left breast, and ranged downward until it struck one of the ribs. This bone turned the course of the builet inward and the leaden pellet passed through the lung and lodged in the back. The doctors are satisfied that the bullet | was never fired by Nordhausen. The weapon was discharged when the man was lying on his side, and was held either over his ghoulder or at an angle with the stock or handle considerably elevated. A careful examination was made of the ragged cut or wound in the forehead. Nordhausen stated that it was caused by a fall, but the physicians are convinced that it was produced by a blow froma blunt instrument. The edges were ragged and bruised, and while the skull was not fractured there was a clot of blood on the brain under the wound. Detective Ross Whitaker, whohas been steadily working on the case, differs en- tirely from the opinion of Drs. Taylorand Morgan, and from his invesiigations he has no hesitation in saying that Nord- hausen shot himself. Yesterday he procared the bullet that was extracted from Nordhausen’s body at St. Luke’s Hospital and it fits exactly (he exploded shell in the revolver that was found in Nordhausen’s room in the Bal win Hotel, and the shell is an exact coun- terpart of the other four in the pistol. The pistol was identified as Nordhausen’s by J. Heeseman, his nephex. That is one reason why Whitaker scouts the idea of murder. Another is that the necktie worn by Nordhausen is burned and shows where the bullet went through it. The revolver is one of the most diffi- cult to pull, and the presumption is that to enable him to pull the trigger he had to nold it at an angle, which would account for the course of the bullet. Besides there are the statements made by Nordhausen before his death to differ- ent people that he shot himself. First to Manager Lake of the Baldwin Hotel, then to the doctors at St. Luke’s Hospital, to Heeseman, his nephew, and to others. The last person he talked to on the sub- ject was Robert Darst, stoward at the nospital. In answer to Durst's question he said “1 shot myself.” “What for?” asked Durst. !‘w: was an accident,” curtly replied Nordhausen. He was also asked about his watch and chain and he replied, “Never mind about that, It doesn’'t amount to anything. That's all right.” “There is no woman in the case,” said Whitaker last night. *‘Of that I feel as~ sured. No woman was seen going in or out of his room during the time he was at the Baldwin. From the time he regis- tered at the Baldwin till sixor eight hours before he rang for the bellboy Monday morning he had been drinking whisky and absinthe. He was never known to be a drinking man, and drinking to excess as ne was while at the Baldwin might have had something to do with the shooting. “The cut on his forehead may have Eetn cansed by a fall or he might have got mixed up in a serap, but that had nothing whatever to do with his death.”’ The friends of the aeceased scout the ides of his going off on aspree, They think that he fell in with some thugs who found his soft spot was Randsburg, and in his enthusiasm over the subject he failed to detect their character and that they got him out, drugged, robbed and murdered him. It is possible that when assaulted he attempted to use his pistol. He was an extremely sensitive man and was just the person who would seek to hide the mortifying circumstances of such an event to the very last. The deceased was worth about $100,000. In addition to one-half interest in the Reliance building he owns some real estate ic West Oakland, and also has re- cently made an investment in Randsburg, the value of which is not known. Heis aleo the owner of some stock of unknown value. The funeral was arranged to-day to be held Friday aftetnoon, but in view of the developments this may be chanzed. 3 | Appear in the Archives of the EMPERORWILLIAM ~ WAS REMEMBERED His Subjects Made a Gal- lant Display on the | Front. In Spite of the Rain the Watj Was Gayly Decorated With Flags. [ | Commissioner Cole’s Name May Not | Ferry Depot. The birthday of Emperor William of | Germany wat celebrated on the water | front yesterday. Among the vessels that were decorated was the C. H. Watjen. | | Although some of the stevedores were at | | work, nevertheless not a mam in the | ship’s crew did a hand’s turn. All on | board had a holiday and a regular holi- | day dinner. The bill of fare, both fore and aft, was the same, and every seaman | fared as well as the captain. After dinner | the health of Emperor William was arank | in gin punches. | Imperor Wiiliam Is 37 years old, and the Watjen is only one of the many ves- sels in the German mercantile marine that celebrated his nativity. The Watjen is 8 years old, and during that time not a desertion bas taken place. During his | career as master Captain Breming has | yet to find the man who wanted to leave the C. H. Watjen of his own accord. The master has been trading to Cali- | fornia since 1874, and every year the vessel | has been in commission the crew has never failed to assemble on Janunary 27 and give three cheers for the Emperor. ‘“Rates ae so low,” said Captan Brem- ing, “that I will have to lay up. I offered to pay my men off, but not one of them would leave the ship. They agreed to ac- cept any terms I might offer, but insisted on staying by the Watjen. Nearly all have been on her for years and all look upon her as a home. Among the crew of the Watjen are the sons of three German millionaires. Their fathers sent the lads to sea sooner than | have them run away from home. One of them is the son of one of the heau men in | the North German Lloyds Steamship Com- pany; another is the only son and heir of the owner of twenty fisning steamers, while the third is the prospective heir to a baronetey. The Harbor Commissioners are in a quandary.sIn a few days the laying of “the first stone’”’ in the building will be a necesity. The Risdon Iron Works has faithfully performed 1ts part of the work, and all the iron work that the contract calls for has been put up. The corner- stone is also ready, but there is no stone with which to continue the work. Agents of the company have been applied to, but they can giye no definite answer, and the chances are that weeks may elapse before the foundation can be commenced. In the meantime the cornerstone has been made, and on 1t is the name of Har- bor Commissioner Cole. The latter goes out of office next March, and should a successor be appointed the beautiful block of marble will have be be defaced and the name of the new Commissioner chiseled in. . Another of the disengaged fleet will pull up her anchor and depart for new quarters within a few days. The Hiawatha will leave in ballast for Newoastle, N. S. W. to load coal for San Fran- cisco. The coal rate from Australia is only about 15 cents less than that from San Francisco to Europe, so many owners figure that iv is cheaper to send a vessel to Newcastle, N. 8. W., and there load coal for this port again than to tie the vessel up. Favorable winds would bring the ship back herein time for next season’s shipments of wheat, and in that event the owners would make expenses and have &, chance for a profitable year's work at the end of the run to Europe. The sealing schooner Kate and Ann is at anchor in Drakes Bay. Captain Frank Morrow came to port in order to get a new boat-steerer for one of the crews. Boat- steerer Cowen was taken sick while out on a bunt and, gradually growiug worse, the men had to put him back aboard the schoon Captain Morrow saw that the man was very sick, so he ran for Drakes Bay, where the sick man and the captain were landed. . Cowen was given medical attendance and Captain Morrow came to San Francisco to secure ancther boat- steerer. When _the Kate and Ann headed for Drakes Bay Hunter Dan Clausen and a couple of men were out at chasing seals. Clausen had only been married a few days before the vessel sailed, and when he saw the schooner heading for shore and the steamer Arcata headed for San Fradcisco he decided to make for home, He reached here Tuesday, ana will leave here this morning agaia with Cap- tain Morrow and Jack Lee for Drakes Bay sealer. Lee will take the , who 18 now on his way to [HypNoric Inst,, treatmt, teaching, 6 O'Farrell.* ) WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR FAVORS Supervisor Dodge Receives a Visit From a Milkman. A Repewal of His Hospital Contract Worth $1000 to Him, Was Frece With His Money Among City Officials—The Grand Jury Will Investigate. Mayor Phelan has addressed a com- munication to Chairman Peixotto of the | Grand Jury calling attention to charges | ers who have done work at the polls and of attempted bribery which have been made against Frank Marty, the milkman who had the contract under the old Board of Supervisorsf>: supplying milk to the City and County Hospital. The allega- tion as stated in the Mayor’s communica- ‘tion is that Marty approached Dr. Wash- ington Dodge, chairman of the Hospital Committee of the present Board of Super- visors, and certain officers in charge of public institutions, with a view of cor- ruptly obtaining a renewal of the contract for supplying milk to the hospitalL Mayor Pheian also calls attention to the report of the expert, W. D. Griffin, of the Board of Health, “in which serious alle- gations are made volving fraudulent contracts to deliver goods and to perform work."” The M ayor volunteers, when the jury shall undertake the investigation, to lay before it certain 1nformation that is in his possession. What that information is he refuses to state. A morning paper is authority for the statement that Milkman Marty sent a friend to Dr. Dodge (0 give him to under- stand that if the contract were given agam to Marty he (Marty) “would make it all right” with the docior. The doctor refused to listen to such overtures, but a few days later Marty himself appeared before Dr. Dodge and ‘in so many words offered him $1000 as a ?ral'nt if he would give him the contract for !npplyiné milk to the Almshouse and City and County Hospital. The story went on to say that when Marty did not get the contract in spite of this inducement he went to Superintend- ent Reddy of the Almshouse and offered to give him a regular stated sum of $40 a month and Ed McClung, the clerk, $20 a month if by the use of their influence he, Marty, got tbe contract. As 1o the truth of all this Dr. Dodge will not speak. He said last evening that it was farthest from his mind to make any complaint before the Grand Jury against a “‘poor devil of a milkman whose head I myself cutoff.” The whole mat- ter was extremely aunoying to him, he said, as he had no desire to pose as **Mr. Honesty come to town.” Colonel McClung being interviewed, said that there was no tiuth in the statement as to Marty having offered him any money to recover to him the contract. He said that shortly after Captain Reddy became superintendent Marty had offered him a piece of money as a present and quite as a matter of course. He seemed to think it was all right todo so. There was no con- gideration offered. Captain Reddy de- clined the gift, saying that he (Marty) was mistaken in the man he had to deal with. Shortly after that Marty offered him, McClung, a $5 gold piece in the same way, which, in the same Wway, was de- clined. There the matter had ended, Marty appearing quite surprised at en- countering people who_ refused money when offered to them. Colonel McClung said he thought the Dr. Dodge incident -lm‘fuum likely to have occurred as re- lated. As Mayor Phelan has brought the matter to the attention of the Grand Jury an _investigation will of course be made, and it is expected that a great deal of other information along these same lines will be developed. There are delivered to the Almshouse thirty-five cans of milk per day, three gallons to the can, at 50 cents per can; there are delivered to the City and County Hospital twenty-five cans, making sixty cans or $30 per day—over $900 a month. This is quite a contract in milk, and dealers say that the rate of a fraction above 4 cents a T““ in such quantities is quite profitable. Joe King was the chairman of the Hos- pital Committee of the old board, and it was he who awarded the contract to Marty. The price was reduced by Marty at that time from 60 to 50 cents a can. King declares that he ‘“‘received no $1000 for the contract, either.” Only an Exammner Story. Yesterday morning the Examiner printed a story to the effect that Dr. A. H. Giannini and Dr. Howard Morrow had been dumped out of 8 buggy, and that Dr. Glannini had his foot crnshed snd was confined 10 his bed. As usual the story was incorrect. Dr. Giannini says he was not even out riding with Morrow or any oneelse and was not hurt, It was oniy “an- 1 other Examiner yarn.” | Mrs. H. A. McAlli: JANITORS" HEADS ALMOST CUT OFF School Directers Attemptl to Repay Political Favors. Strenuous Efforts to Practice Economy in the De- partment. The Substitute Teachers’ Salaries Discussed—Many Changes Recommended. For nearly three and a half hours last night the new Board of Education re- solved, amended, argued and made speeches to the gallery. The first oppor- | tunity to make a speech was when the Toll was being called. Director Head in- terrapted by saying: *I object to the calling of the name of Dr. D. F. Ragan as a Director of this board. His right to sit in the delibera- tions of this body 18 in doubt. At the last election R. H. Webster was elected Super- intendent of Public Schoois. He pre- sented himself for recognition as such, but his demand for his rights was over- | looked and he was obliged - to appeal to | the courts, and his case is now in court. ‘While the matter stands thus Mr. Bab- cock has no right to act as Buperintend- entde facto and appoint any one to fill vacancies in the board while his own posi- tion is in question. Therefore, I protest and ask that Dr. Ragan’s name be not read in the rollcall.” Chairman Barrington ruled that Mr. Head's protest was out of order. One of the principal features of the | evening was a report presented by the | Committee on Janitors, which consists of Directors Galiagher, Burns and Drucker. In brief it provided for the dismissal of a dozen or more women who have been en- gaged 1n the menial task of keeping the school buildings tidy, and read as follows: Resolved, That the following janitors be ap- pointed vice those removed: A. Gault, P technic High School, Hugh, Rincon Grammar School, v Heapy; John E. Owens, Spring Valley Gri mar, vice A. Ascher; James Cavanagh, Le Conte Primary, vice Mrs. S Gordon; | Mrs. Burns, Douglas Primary, vice Mrs. | R. Breen; J. Sullivan, Hamilton Grammar, 'vice Mrs. B. Ross; Catherine Maguire, Agassiz Primary, vice rs, 8. Hoff- man; Mre. Lawton, Crocker Grammar, vice : Mrs. Flynn, Girls’ High School, vice Mrs, F. Lef son Primary, vice Mrs. H. Momm; J ney, Longfeliow Primary, vice Mr M. flines, San Francisco Normel, v Hartwigsen; A. Ascher, Hancock Grammar, vice Mrs. B. Manning: Mrs. McAuliffe, \\hll-l tier Primary, vice Mrs. M. Lynch. This brought Director Head to his feet, and pointing to the recommendation of | the committee, he said: “This is the re- | ward for political services. In order to| provide places for big burly political heel- | elsewhere this committee proposes to | throw out upon the cold charity of the | worid these women, many of whom are widows and have little children to support. 1 protest against this board taking such a step ana plnciNg itself on record in any such manner. oboard in the past has dared to take such action.” Mr. Head stated that, in the first place, he objected to voting on the whole resolu- tion, in which the fate of nearly fifteen widows was involved, and he called for each change to be taken up and voted upon separately. There wasa fight against this course, but it carried. As a result only three changes were made, and they were the appointments of John E. Owens, Cuatherine Maguire and Mrs. Mahoney. Directors Bentel, Burns, Gallagher and Ragan voted solidly for the appointments as recommended by the committee. Director Waller submitted a detailed statement of actual receipts and expendi- tures from July 1, 1896, to January 1, 1897, showing a deficit, on the basis of the full allowance of half of the appropriation, on January 1, 1897, amounting to $36,865 05. Adding in the half of teachers’ salaries for November yetdue the total deficit on January 1, 1807, was $74,358 15, He also submitted a statement of estimated ex- penditures and available funds from Janu- ary 1, 1897, to July 1, 1897, based on actual ana estimated receipis, showing a total deticit July 1, 1897, of $124,746 20. Another long argument having economy as its basis was called forth by a report in relation to cutting off the pay of the sub- stitute teachers, which was as follows: Your special committee, consisting of Direc- tors Ragan, Head, Derham and Superintend- ent Babeoek, to whom was referred the resolu- tions offered by Director Waller that the un- assigned teachers now doing substitute duty De added to the day substiiute class, and the suspension of the substitute list below the number thirty beg leave to report that it has carefully considered the subject matter and reports favorably on the resolution that the unassigned teachers be placed at the head of the substitute list and that they be assigned to the first vacancies in the depart- ment and that it is the sense of the committee that the substitute list as it now stands is re- quired for the needs of the department and it is opposed to the suspension of auy of the substitute class. The resolution was adopted. P. M. Nolan, chairman of the City Board of Examination, made the following rec- ommendation: That Miss Hearietta E. Carville be granted rammar grade certificate on her California ife diploma of the grammar grade. That Mrs. Sadie Garvin be granted & gram- mar grade certificate on her California life diploma of the grammar grade. That Miss Mai Mead Galloway be granted a grammar grade certificate on her life diploma o{ graduation from the San Fratcisco Normal class. That Mrs. Annie McCone Callwell be ranted a grammar-grade certificate on her diploma of graduation from the San Francisco normal 85, Tnat Miss Effie F. Grant be granted a gram- mar-grade certificate on her diploms of gradu. ation from the California State Normal School located at Chico. at a special bookkeeping certificate of Mies Maggle McDonald be renewed. That Miss Louise H. Krauss be recommended to the State Board of Edueation for a State educational diploma of the grammar grade. The report was adopted. The Committes on Classification made the following recommendatio: ‘That Miss Alice E. Lynch of the Hirst Gram- mar School be trensferred to the Webster Primary School; that Miss F. L. Soule of the nassigned list of teacners be assigned to the Hirst Grammar School; that Miss F. A. Gilmore ve assigned (o the charge of the class of Miss Cora Gallagher of the Everett Grammar School. now on leave of ab. sence: that Mrs. Irene Reeves and Miss Henri. etta C. Byrne be appointed High School substitutes, to be paid only for act ual services rendered; that six type- machine typewriters ~ be transferrod from the Polyclinic High School tothe Mission High School: that Miss L. R. Pettigrew of the unassigned list of teachers be assigned to the Third Grade class of the Emerson School; Emily Hartrick be trans ferred from the evening substitute list to the unassigned day list; that Mrs. L. A. Rich e e e e O NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. TO-NIGHT ALCAZAR| zS3:SET THE G_EA1 LAUGHING COMEDY, “ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME, " 1f you feel depressed, see It 1 1t i the b est cure or the blues! All doctors say It is & nerve bracer! HUGO TOLAN J. B. POLK And All the Favorites Prices—15¢, 25¢, 35c and 300, Fhoue for seats—Black 991s hiag vk That Pleasing Paralyzing Pie! How good it looks! How good it is!........ And how it hurts. Why not look into the question of Pill after Pie? ) Eat your pie and take Ayer’s Pills after, and pie will please and not paralyze. AYER’S Cathartic Pills CURE DYSPEPSIA. be transferred from the unassigned d. stitute list to the unassigned evening school substitute list. The recommendations were adopted. The Committee on Rules recommended that the March vacation be postponed three weeks to correspond with the car- niyal week; also that permission be granted to the young ladies of the Girls’ High School to have an entertainment for the benefit of their school library. The same committee also recommended that leave of absence be granteda to the fol- lowing teachers: Miss Cora Gallagher, Everett School. from January 25 to March 1; to Miss J. 8. Woli, Everett School, from February 1 to June 1. Granted. No definite action was taken relative to closing the schools for a month on ac- count of a shortage in the teachers’ salary fund. NEW TO-DAY! The use of tea in the United States has fallen off one-half in twenty years, because Americans get the worst tea in the world. People who can get Sc/l- ling’s Bestto drink use more tea than they used to. Your grocer has it or can et it. Schilling & Company San Frane NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. FRIEDANIER GOTTLOD & co- (£35t3 ATDATUAGERS - FOR THE FUN OF IT—— B TG OME, SEE GREAT CROWDS. —THE DEVIL'S AUCTION!— Complete Change of all Features. Ballets, Spe- cialties. Costuming and Effects. First Presenta- tion in this City of the new Pantomimic Episode, “THE BIKE CRAZE"” NEXT MONDAY — ——THIRD ANNUAL REVIEW! That Famously Funny Farce, “THE PRODIGAL FATHERI” More or Less Up to Date. All New Features. The Greatest Mirth-Provoking Faree-Comedy Kver Written. BALDWIN THEATER. ALHAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated).....Propeisias ONLY 9 NIGHTS MORE. MODJIESE A Assisted by the Sterling Actor, Mr. JOSEPH HAWORTH TO-NIGHT, FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE, Sudermann’y Great Play, “MAGDA Saturday Evening, ‘' MARY STUART.” Next week—Monday, Tuesday and Saturday nights, “MACBETH.” ‘Thursday, Feb. 4, by universal request, “ADRI- ENNE LECOUVREUR.” Evening, 25¢ to $1 50: Matinee, Entire Dress Circle, $1; Balcony, 50c and 75c. Seals now selling for all performances. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MBS KRNESTINE KRELINS. Proprietor & Maaazat —THIS BVENING— Wallace's Ballad Opera, “MARITANA!” —GREAT CAST!— Correct Costumes! Beautiful Scenery! Beginning Next Saturda January 30, Seats Now on S: OUR UP-TO-DATE EXTEAVAGANZA, ALADDIN, Or, THE WONDERFUL LAMP, A Hodge-Podge of Mirth, Music, Ballet and Beauty. ..25c and 500 Popular Prices. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALIER MOROSCO...Sole Lesses and Mana s FUN—EXCITEMENT—FUN Initial Production on the Pacific Coast of “ORPHANS OF NEW YORK!” A Sensational Comedy Dramaof Life in & Big Ci 2—B1G FIBE SCENES—2 Splendid Scenery! Strengthened Uast! Many Funny Specialties ! Eveninz Prices—10c, 250 and 333, Matinees Saturday and Sunday. *7 ——THE FRANTZ FAMILY. The Most Wondertul Acrobats on Eartb. ALCIDE CAPITAINE, the Fem. BESSIE CLAY T The Renowned **Back-Kick” Dancer, AND GREAT OLIO OF NOVELTIES! Reserved seats. 40c; Balcony, 10¢; Opera- chalrs and box-seats, 50c. SPECIAL! —Calls by telephone will be answered until 8 o’clock every evening. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB UNGLESIDE TRACK), The only Ferfeci Winter Raceirack 11 Americs. RACING aRfalec RACING Racing From Monday, Jan. 25, to Satur day, February 6, Inclusive. Five or More Races Daily, Rain or Shine. FIRST RACE AT 2 P. M. Southcrn Pacific traing at Towhaend ste. depot, leaving at 1 and 1:20 2. 3 ¥are for Bound Trip, including Ad- mission to Grounds, $1.00. Take Mission-st. electric line direot to track. The Tarpey Stakes Saturday, January 30, The Hovar Stakes Saturday, Febraaty o A. B. SPRECKELS, president. W. & LEAXE, Secretary. SUTRO BATHS. Open Daily From 7 A. M. to 6 £. M. Bathing, ThoIud e A RATLA athing, Includin ssion’—. £ bc. Children 0o, ooite General Adwmission, 10¢; Children, 5.