The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 11, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1897 5 be——— L, e —m ———— e ] SALARIES WILL NOT BE PARED Braunhart's Amendment to the County Government Bill Defeated. Met the Opposition of the San Francisco Delegation in the Senate. Bitter Words Bandied by Memb:rs in Discussing the Proposed Reductions SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb. 10.—There was fun and frenzy both at the noon meet- ing of the Senate San Francisco delega- tion to-day, when it had under considera- tion the proposed amendment of Senator Braunhart's to the county government bill, This amendment provides for a re- duction in the number of register clerks in the County Clerk's office from twelve to four, assistant register clerks from twenty- four to thirteen and copyists from thirty- 8ix to filteen. After Braunhart had explained the pur- pose of his bill, which was to reduce the expenses of the County Clerk's office, Deputy County Clerk Casey made a state- ment taken from the records, showing 1at the business of all departments of Government of San Francisco had largely increased within the last fif- teen years, including that of the County Clerk. When Casey concluded he stated, as is tomary with those who appear before nmittees, that he was ready to answer ions the Senators might desire ask. Chairman Mahoney addressed or Braunhart, referring to him as distinguished Senator from San Fran- 0, with emphasis on the word distin- d,and asked him if he had any- o say. tor Braunhart, scenting adverse n on his bill, with considerable show n stated he did not desire to ask 3 stions, as he knew nothing he id say would have any effect on the tor Wolfe, who indig- v protested against Braunhart’s in- ‘1 want to protest again st these ions,” he said. “If the Senator roduced this bill merely to make for himself or his party, that fact t give him the right to reflect on \bers of this committee. And I ht here, if he can elicit any in- 0 from Mr. Casey or from &ny urce that will prove his bill to be ood measure, 1 will vote for it with ‘It is not pleasant for me,” promptly ny colleagues, but I don’t think anything y would change the resuit with commitice. I shail state whatever I have o say_on the floor of the Senate. 1 bave introduced this bill in good faith, | and think it ought to pass. “Referring to these personalities,” cor ued the irate Senator, “*I desire to them. I further desire to be referred to | simply as Mr. Braunhart, or Senator Braunhart, and not as ‘the distinguished | Senator.’ If such reference is again made | I shall not answer it here, but from my | seat in the Senate.” | This was delivered with eyes and gest- | ures directed at Cheirman Mahoney. The latter quickly replied: “Then I will answer it."” It was tinally decided to report the bill back with the recommendation thatit do not pass, Braunhart slone voting for his measure. Senator Mahoney presented the report of the E sco delegation during the aiterncon session of the Senate. Braunhart at once took the floor, opening as follows: “I offered faith, and I des the Senate to the ex! Sen Francisco for which there seems to be no redress. I assure the Senators that it is not a pleasant task for me to appear smendment in_good © to call the attention of on the floor of the Senate alone to advo- | cate this measure before the Senate. But this is & wrong that calls aloud for re- ess. 1 desire every Senator to vote ipon this guestion intelligently, as it may be presented in my humbie manner. It is unpleasant to me to have to offer an amendment that is opposed by the San Francisco delegation.” He then entered upon an appeal for economy and compared the expenses of the County Clerk’s office in San Francisco with those in similar ofhices in other coun- ties—a comparison which, owing to the vast differences in_the amount of business transacted in San Francisco and the coun- ties brought into the comparison, had very little effect on the members. Senator Wolfe spoke in favor of the adoption of the commiitee’s report. *I regret,” he began, *‘very much that it is necessary in the consideration of this stion to go into so much of the local and political affairs of San Francisco. Permit me to say,” he continued. “that we can dismiss irom the consideration of this question the charge made against the present County Clerk, whose greatest of- fense in the eyes of the gentleman who preceded me 1s that he is a Republican. He charged that the County Clerk was endeavoring (0 control the party in San Francisco. 1 want to stute that he is not control of the party in S8an Francisco and that the party there is powerful and rong enough to look after its own affairs | and interests of the people without | any assistance from the gentleman re- ferred to. | ‘‘This matter is being discussed as if we ere trying to create more expense in connection with the office of the County | Clerk. Let me state that the bill as re- | ported by the County Government Com- mittee leaves the County Cletk's office in | the same position it has been in. I also desire to state that the County Clerk does not appoint all the clerks that he is per- mitted to appoint under the law, and that every men LOW employed there is abso- lutely necessary to the proper conduct of the office. * “The proposed amendment is not ap- proved by the people of San Francisco, who do not want salaries reduced, becanse she clerks earn every dollar they receive, 1 am not making this defense for any po- litical reasons or for any personal reasons, but 1don’t propose to take for granted anything upon the mere statement of the | gentleman who has just spoken.’’ He referred to Deputy Casey’s state- ment and the increase of business in all departments of the City government. The attention of the Senate was aiso called to the fact that the people of San Francisco would soon be called upon to Yote for a new charter, which would take this question out of the Legislature's hands in the future. Braunbart closed the argument by de- - claring that it was a question of politics. “It is a matter of keepirg a political (machine in power,” he shouted. “Itisa combination between the bosses, both Re- blican an| Democratic, who are non- partisan. They desert their organiza- tions and affiliations. It is a communism of pelf that keeps them together.”’ The report of the San Francisco delega- tion that the Braunhart amendment do not puss was adopted by & vote of 29 to 6, ana carried with it the defeat of the amendment. After the adjournment of the Benate nded Braunhart, “to disagree with | tence of an evil in | Sam Rainey lay in wait jor Braunbart and took him severely to task for his asper- sions on the ‘“‘heavenly twins” of S8an Francisco. Rainey had not heard the reference to the ‘“‘communism of pelf,” and labored under the impression that his name had been mentioned on the floor of the Senate by the San Francisco Senator. When assured that no such advantage had been taken of him as to mention his sacred name—though every one present knew to whom Braunhart referred—Rainey be- came mollified. There are not those wanting, however, who say that Braunhart wasacting under instructions from Rainey, in order to make trouble for County Clerk Curry, and that the lobby altercation was only another dramatic fake to shield the power behind the thron o i SINGLE-T4X AMENDMENT. Senate OCommittes Determines to Report 1t Favorabdly. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 10.—A fresh | impetus was given to the single-tax agita- tion in this Btate to-night by the action of the Senate Committee in determining to report favorably Bulla’s constitutional amendment which provides *‘that land shall never be made exempt from taxa- | tion except that owned by the United | States, this State, or by any county or mu- nicipal corporation within this State,” and that “land ot the same quality or sim- ilarly situated, whether used o- unused, shall be assessed at the same value.” Should the Legislature approve the prop- | osition, the next two years will bea cam- | paign of education on the single-tax ques: | tion throughout the State, and in the elec- tion two years hence the people will have the opportunity of deciding whether they sre ready to give the Legislature the power to put the single-tax scneme into operation. The smendment dces not make it obligatory on the Legislature to put the new theory of taxation into prac- tice, but simply gives it the power to do 5o, if the people so signify to their legisla- tive representatives. e To Improve the Righways. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 10.—At the meeting of the Senate Committee on Roads and Hizhways it was decided to re- port favorably on the comprehensive sy tem of State hizhways provided for in the bills introduced by Senator Gleaves at the request of the Bureau of Highways. MIDWEEK TEEATER NOTES “Chimmie Fadden” Continues Its Success at the Co'umbia. Louis Jumes Has Not Made a Great Draw of “Spart: cus”—Comedy at the Alczz r. | “Chimmie Fadden” at the Columbia Theater is proving the dramatic sensation | of the week. “Standing room only” is the nightly rule, and there is not much standing room for Iate comers. The company has acted so long in this Bowery comedy that the whole perfor- mance goes with a snapand vim generally | sought for in vain in traveling organizs | tions. Even the smailest details are care- fully worked out, and the actors and act- Tesses in the long cast all give an interest- | ing rendering of Townsend's familiar characters. Miss Marie Baker, as the bibulous Mrs. Murphy, remains the favor- ite, which she at once became on Monday | ‘Chimmie Fadden” will remain all next week at the Columbia. Fanny Rice foilows. All Louis James’ clever acting has not | been able to revive much public enthusi- asm in “Spartacus” at the Baldwin. The large audiences are evidently reserving their apoearance till next week, when James will gzive a repertoire including “Hamlet,” “Otbello,”and an adaptation of one of Scrive’s comedies, the Engiish title of which is *My Lord aad Some Ladies.’” The Alcazar is having a very prosperous week with Gillette's sparkling comedy “The Professor,” which is well suited to the talents of the stock company. Miss | Bertha Foltz is charmingly sincere and natural as Daisy Brown, the child of the woods, and J. B. Polk is thoroughly at home as the guileless, love-making pro- fessor. “A Mile a Minute” is going well at the { Grand. It is a play in which vice threat- ens more than once to thoroughly outwit virtue, and the gallery trembes lest it should be baiked of its prey, the said prey being an avaricious monster who has committed parricide for the sake of gold. { It 15 needless to say, however, that before | the curtain finally falls the unnatural | monster meets with his deserts, not, how- | ever, before a number of sensational epi- | sodes have taken place, one of which is the pursuit of the villain by the hero in a | special engine. | “Aladdin,” with its many brilliant CASPAR FIRST IN THE LISSAK STAKE Scarf Pin, Not Up to a Bruising Run, Beaten Easily. David Finally Got a Good Ride and Won Handily From Formal. Chenille Distinguished Herself First Time Out—Reddington Beaten Out by God Dust. A fair-sized crowd saw the Lissak selling stake for three-year-olds decided at Oak- land yesierday and were not aroused to any very high piich of enthusiasm, for Caspar won in easy fashion. The distance was six furlongs, and there were only three other starters, Scarf Pin, Good Times and Stentor. Caspar was a7 to 10 favorite and with Thorpe in the saddle was always in tbe lead and experienced no difficuity in winning by a couple of lengths in 1:15. Good Times with Sims up looked to have secured the place by a bead, but it was given to the second choice, Scarf Pin. The balance of the sport was tame and uneventiul, Favorites succeeded in mak- ing a stand-oft of it, taking three of the six events run. Don Clarencio was heralded as the good tbing for the opening five-furlong scramble, and was sent to tue posta2tol tavorite. Chenille, the second choice, led from the jump, leading Nebula out two lengths at the wire, with the favorite fourth bebind Mercutio. The seven and a half furlong purse event was easily captured by the 11 :0 10 favorite David with Thorpe up. He took the lead from Arezzo down the back- stretch and with considerable 1n reserve won easily from Formal, the second caoice. The mile handicap went to the 7 to 10 favorite, Damien, with Willie Martin up, though not without a struggle. The light- weighted Saisuma hooked up with the first cboice at the head or the stretch, and at one time looked a winner, but Martin rode Damien hard, and, shaking off Dr. Rowell's horse, passed the stand with nearly a lengih of daylight separating himself from the outsider. McLight, of whicn much was expected, Was a poor third. About the biggest upset of the day oc- | curred in the mile seiling affair. Lena- mela, with S8ims in thesaddle, was bucked down to 8 to 5 favoritism, but Willie took the overiand route and ended up in third place. Perseus, a 25 to 1shot, ridden by Bob Isom, won. Tne outsider cut out the pace from the jump, and in a hard drive nmshed two lengihs in front of Torsino. The mile and a sixteenth hurdle hsndi- cap was conceded to the fayorite Redding. ton belore the field went to the post, and the Corrigan entry looked to have the race in hand when Gold Dust, an attache ot the Morgue, with a strong injection of embaiming fiuid under his hide, suddenly came with 8 rush, and taking the insids | position from the favorite, was first by leugth, Imp. Autonomy finished in tne show SShesan NOTES, ‘When Don Clarencio finished third in & race on Monday a protest was loaged against the payment of the short end of the purse to his owners, on the ground that the horse was ineligible to start in the race- The protest was sustained and third money given to Jack Richelieu. This sort of errurs should never occur on a first-class racecourse. The fatter horse was well played on that occasion to get the show, and the public were the suffer- ers by the mistake. 5 It must bave been exasperating to the backers of Reddington to see a “lobster’” like Gold Dust suddenly blossom again and beat their horse out. Gold Dust, his owners, jockey, traps ana all belongings <hould be shipped C. O. D. to the outlaw Iron Hill track. The judges were evidently in error when they gave second place to Scarf Pin, for Good Times was second by a good head. Not only was this clearly anparent from the press and grand stands, but also from the opposite side of the track according to people standing on that side of the course. The trainer of Scarf Pin hed been una- ble to give the filly much work on account of the bad condition of the track on the other side of the bay during the recent rainy spell. This accounts for her indif- ferent showing. o Following are to-day’s entries: First race, sever 518 Agi ato.. 109 ... Cymbol. 104 454 Mr. Reel 107 ... Eckert.. 487 Three Forks. ... Autevil..... 479 Biliy Ayers. 504 Masoero. . | 496 Navy Blue. | 50.. Liutle Scott 512 Kxaminer. | 502 Whitestone 275 Laura Burt ....112| 494 Jazabel. 112| 530 Defen: 427 . a Caj 114/ 405 Modestin po 430 Major Fiodd . 122| 495 Torpedo. 520 May B. 112/ 463 Ins: 505 Cogenf 450 Phiitp H. Third race, three-quarters of a mfle, selling. 475 Marjorie. ike L 517 Joan.. Duillo.. 513 Two Cheers 523 Hazel 345 Una Que Am: 506 Banjo. 421 irnm....., 498 Ricardo.. 415 Sensid: 488 Morven 5:8 Monitor 618 Hear:sease. ¥ourth race, one and a quarter miles, 493 The Bachelor..100| 466 Charles A. (8U6)Foremost.......100| 480 Lobengul 473 Rydel Bandid0s116| 483 Eventide Fifth race, one mile, selling. (508)Babe Murphy..104| 521 Pollock. 508" Colilns. 499 Fred 24« uppy 483 Taran 521 Little Cripple Sixth race. threc-quarters of a mile, selling. 431 Simmops. ......108| 448 Bueno 502 Frank Ja. 93/ 516 Quicksi] 498 Majir Cook ... 99| 85 Awvero 425 Midio 101| 845 Walter 432 Woodchopper..107| 158 Encino SELECTIONS 1UR TO-DAY. First race—Whitestone, Gutia Percha, Three Forks. r Second race—May K, Philip H, Tulare. Third race—Ricardo, Meadow Lark, Marjorie. Yourth race—Rey del Bandidos, Lo- Dbengula, Foremost. Fifth race — Suisun, Collins Sixth race—Bueno, Midlo, Major Cook. CORA ~ GARCIA DEAD The 0'd Woman Was Accred- ited With Having Lived 106 Years. Little Cripple, She Had Resi¢ed So Long in This City That Peuple Forgot Her Exzct Age. Mrs. Nicora Garcia, 90 years of age, died suddenly in the City and County Hos- pital yesterday afternoon. The old woman was accredited with having lived 106 years, but on investigation this proved to be a fallacy. She had been suffering for several months with general debility, and, as proper care could not be given her in her home, 536 Vallejo street, she was re- moved to th= hospital. A few days prior to her removal to the City and County Hospital she wa- visited by the Rev. Futher James Validome. At that time she did not appear seriously ill, | but later her ment assumed a serious aspeci, and Father Validome was called to | administer the sacrament. Tuesday evening she was removed to the City and County Hospital, and yester- aay afternoon she died. As the physician | did not know the cause of deata the case was reporied to the Coroner, but the body was allowed 1o be removed to a downtown undertaking establishment. For the last ten years the deceased has relied for support upon the charity of the church and a friend, Senora Dionisia Uri- oste. She had two nephews, grown men, who depended upon her ‘for support. and she allowed them sustenance from the meager sums she received from chari- table institutions. The funeral services will be held in the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, but when has not as yet been determined. ————————— Reception to Clerks and Salesmen. A recention to clerks and salesmen will take place at the Young Men's Christian Associa- | tion, Mason and Eilis streets, this evening at 8 | o'clock. There will be a musical and literary programme in which the Columbian Orches- ira, Knickerbocker Quartei, Professor Louis Crepaux, member of the Paris Grand Opers, and Professor C. B. Newton wiil take part; aiso an athletic exhibition in the gymnasinm of the building. The entire structure will be thrown open to the young men represeniing | | the different mercantile houses of this_City. There will be an appropriate address by Mayor Phelan. ———— “Europe on Five Hundred Dollars."” On Friday evening Sam Booth will tell about what he was able t0 see on 8 recent trip to Europe for §500, for the benefit of the poor fund of Trinity Presbyterian Church, corner Capp and Twenty-third streets. THE *“CALL” (CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB. Oskland Racetrack. Wednesday, February 10. Forty-second | day of the Winter Meeting, 1896-97. Weather fine. Track slow. RACING GUIDE. 524, ¥1KST RACE—Five-oighths of & mile; selling; three-yearolds: purse 3500. oz4. of the college professor and the business man. | spectacular effuots, is mearing the end of | snaex.| morse, weent. [ se| w | 3 | % Fin. Jockey. its first edition at the Tivoli. Next week = |—| = a new addition, with many new and at- [ -z |Ghenille. e gl 5 A aea tractive specialties, will be given. 508 12| 7 23 31 Russel v = 107 1 51 4y . Jones Abra, Zebra and Vara, new equilibrists, H R ) s Frieman H | have become popular favorites at tue| 428 iot| & 9 25 |3 P is Orpbeum; John and Bertba Gleason's 392 los) 8| 11 82 [R. Isom.. 16 dancing aiso wins applause and encores. | 495 |Lady 108l ol - 108 |3 w2 Next week there will be a numberor| 507 |Braxy. o 107|131 ol 11~ |Bozeman ..l 70 100 changes in the bill. Among the new acts S e will be a farce comedy, presented by the Good start. Woneasily. Winner, T. W. Counlter’s ch. £., by Bramble-Miss Olive. Time, 1:03. Hayes Brothers and Emily Lytton. 55, SECOND RACE—Fifteen-sixteentis of & mile; purse $550. There will be an almost entire change of - Beuting. programme when the great singer Tre- Hor , welght. | St Fin. sooxey. [op "%y, g A % 0 1ndex. | Horse, sge, | velli gives her second concert at the Cali- [ — o [ havid, 5. | 2| 22 21 13 |Thorpe. 18-10 11-10 fornia Theater on Saturday afternoon,| 305 |Farasi 3| 82 | 33 2115 W. Marti |'s2 o8 4 807 |Avrenss, 8 1| 13 | 1n 316 |Jones liewec ey | though, by request, Mlle. Trebellr will sing 97 |Lant Coance6. | ] ¢ 4 4 |H Martin 100 100 three of the numbers that she sang at the it - i California Theater on Tuesday night. Ar- uood'r:unl_;‘«ann e Winner, Benson & by imp. Wawekus-imp. Treasure rangements have been made for the first | Trove. Time. 1:363. appearance at the SBaturdav afternoon and 526 THIRD RACE—One mile: handicap: purse $400. Sunday night concerts of Herr Weiss, the | 0Z0. mous ’cellist player from Buda-Pesth. Betting, There will be no concert 3“ Tuesday | Index.| Horse, age, weight. |[St. | 14 % % S | Fio Jockey. Op CL | night, as originally intended, owing to | —— 2 22 | 1n | 1n | 11% W. Martin...|€5 7.1 the fact that “Our Little Cinderelia” Com- | (08 |Pamien. 4 B st ih | 3% | 2ic®|Slavgnrer 3 e pany will occupy the entire week. 448 | McLight, 102 4| 31 31 33 36 33 |H. Martin 4 I BT 477 |Pertl, 8. 51 2| 11 12 4 4 | & |parker. 40 The following programme will be per- Good start. Won easily. Winner, P. Dunne's b. b., by Strathmore-Beatrice. Time, 1:4134. formed on Saturday afternoon in Golden Fv)7 FOURTH RACL—Three-queriers of & mile; Lissak seiling stakes: three-yearoids; purse Gate Hall at the concert of the Heine trio: | & (. $1250. Trio, Op. 1 (Xavier Scharwenka), Adagio sostenuto; Allegro con brio: Andautino quasi | Inde: Horse, weight. st % % % 8tr. Fin. Aliegretto; Scherzo, vivace; Finale, Aliegro 5 N HETHETE molto quasi presto. Vical soli, (a) “Waid-| (516) Cospar. 108 1], N2 wenderung” () “Ich Liebe Dich” (Grieg); | (438)|Soarf P 108 3| 3h | 21 | 32/si violin soli, (a) “Romance” (Sinding), (b) “Eo- | 489 |Good Tim % 3 3 i 3 lero” (Moszkowski), Miss L. Florence Heine; bl i < vocal solo, “To Aniiea” (Hatton), Willinm T. Good start. von easily. \ inner, Burns & Waterhouse's b. c., by imp. Andrews; dTHo‘ 0p. 49 (Mendelssohn), Molto | 1:15. Good Times looked to have finished second. Allegro e agitato; An te con moto; o B " T Scherzo, Leggielo ¢ vivace; Fiuale, Aliegro | 598 FIFTH RACE—One mie; selling; four-year-olds and np: purse $400. assai. > - To Tell About Shakespears. Index.| Horse,age, weight. |6t| 3% | 15 | % | s | Pm op. A specially attractive lecture, or rather two | 5o\ Serseny, 4 o8| 1| 214 | 2 b | 18 | 12 8 lectures, wiil be given to-night at Golden Gate | 504 |Sormine 4. 108| 3| 41° | 4a1° | 3 2n | 2h 3 Hall under the auspices of the Mercantile Li- | (501)|Benamel, SRS R e S&EEL 2 brary Auxiliary, The sublectof boih lectures | 483 |Rexit, %| 3| 81 |81 |8 a8 4 will be “Snakesi ,” and the speakers will = 0 b¥ . be Chiarles Miiia Gayley, professor of English | _(438)|Double Quick,&.. 98] 4| 136 | 13 | » 6 3 literaturef}in the University of Californla, Good start. Won easily. Winner, Cambridge stable’s b. g, by Imp. King Gallop-Nanka. ~Bled 1) L2 Berkelex, wnd Thomas Magee, president of thé | and was pulied up. Mercant! i b . Thoy wil Lo(.;'“",yy forty-five minutes each. | FO( SIXTH RACE—One and sixteenth miles: hurdle; handicap; purse $400. P'ro;;.luhor Gayley will treat lhzgenunl subject . of Shakespeare as a comic dramatist, waile Bastin, Mr. Magee wiil treat special ints, such as | ypaex.| Horse, ‘welght. | St.| Std, Str. Jockey. “How' 858 T niierae Sl NG nioe g | Index:| Hore son waight. || Ba | 4 | % | % | mn . Jon Expiained ,"Was Bacon Shakespeare?”’ “Is 510 |Gold Dust, a. 140) 452 |54 |44 (32 (33 |11 |[Wilkins 4. 8 10 Shakespeare Greatest in the Theater or in the | (510) isncleasiae il Bl e o o3 8iudy?” “Shnkespeare’s Language,” *Brief 2 3 3 3 aw.... e Stuiles 1o Hamiee, Machets! Komeo and | 419 820 17 !;n R ofaalis Juiter, the Midsuzmmer Night's Dream’ and i |former 3183° [0 (2 ‘g‘ B ol sl R In these two lectures in oue evening Shake. | 333 |Joe Hill a, . I . 09 speare will be presented from the view-point | 550 | Ariemus. 5 ilive live s [7.08 I8 -l 8 7 | by an extended correspondence, and by | revorts and bulletins scattered all over | found it to be an excelient method. Good start. Won driving. Winner, R. W. Koster's b. g., by Oro-Gold Cup. Time, 1:58. FARMERS ARE ALL 100 INDIFFERENT Professor Hilgard’s Verdict on Agricultural Study. Iateresting Fapers Read Last Night at the Farmers’ Institute. Commissioner Manson Speaks of the Value of Good Roads for Farm- ing Districts. The first session of the Farmers’ Insti- tute was heid last night in Academy of Sciences Hall. There was a fair attend- ance not only of educationalists, but also of business men and of ladies. A. 8. Hallidie acted as the chairman of the evening. He made a few introductory PROFESSOR HILGARD Explains Why Farmers Should Induce Their Sons to Take a Course inculcate the principle that there are other things than fertilization. ~The experimental work is largely ham- pered by the introduction of these vexa- tious problems. Besides the station at | Berkeley, which is the center and does the experimental work, we have what we call four culture stations, located respectively in Amador, Tulare, San Luis Obispo and in Southern California. “This experimental work saves the farmer a great deal of labor and costly attempts at growing certain products un- suitable on account of tne climate and soil. It is all nonsense to suppose that anything can be grown anywhere. It can- not be done. Certain grapes cannot be grown in the northern part of the State that can in the southern, and vice versa. “The experiment stations try to elucidate these problems as well as possible, and I think we have largely succeeded. We now produce most excellent wine in this State, because we have Ivarned what sec- tions are suited to the various varieties of grapes. “We frequently discover things that surprise us. For instance, it was formerly thought that alkali soil was poor land in which to raise sugar-beets, but here in this State—at Ohino, to be more exact—we have found that the best sugar-beet on earth can be grown in alkali soil. Tnus vast areas of land in California hitherto considered useless can now be utilized with rich profit.” Professor Hilgard devoted a good deal of time to a discussion of the subject of fer- tilization. He claimed that it was useiess to spend too much time in studying that subject in California, asonly a pure, virgin soil is found here. At the conclusion of | his address Chairman Hallidie took oc- casion to remark that the subject Profe sor Hilgard had treated on needed more time for even a fair elucidation, and that in the College of Agriculture. remarks outlining the purpose of the in- { stitute, snd stated that the Board of Re- | gents of the State University, of which he | is a member, had determinea to carry out | the spirit of the law under which that in- stitution was founded. Professor E. W. Hilgard, the head of the department of agricultnre, was then introduced as the first speaker of the evening. As Professor Hilgard came forward he bowed his acknowlédgment of the ap- plause and lazunched forth on his subject without more ado. His remarks were mtroduced with a statement that the gen- eral subject of agriculture at the univer- sity is ireated in two ways—by instruc- tion and by experimentation. ““The methods of instruction, he stated, “are by delivering lectures at the university, by these farmers' institutes, the Siate at regular intervals. ““‘We try to make bovs work as they do on the farm. This has been tried in the old countries and pronounced a success, but it has been said that in America, where every boy hoves to become Presi- dent, it could not amount to much. Purely, as regards instruction, we have “‘Here in California we have problems to consider foreign to most countries, In such arid countries as Arabia and all those lands where civilization first de- veloped they have had long experience and know just what to grow, where and when to grow it. For this reason we need to teach our boys to consider the condi- tions with which they are surrounded. “To be taught tbe boys must have teachers. Thcre is not one out of fifty competent to deal with the subject of agriculture. Neither can the masses at- tend the university nor the university go round on wheels to supply the people with knowledge. “The Farmers’ Institute is the nearest approach to enlightening the masses we have yet thoughi ol. You would be sur- prised at the 1ack of interest the farmers of this State seem to take in the general subject of agricultural teaching. Ont of 500 students that entered the university last year eighty-five or ninety were farm- ers’ sons. Yetnot a single one of those boys from the rural districts took the agri- cuitural coure, even as special students. Only five took the course at all, and they were all city boys. ““There is a reason for this. Farm work is largely regarded as menial drudgery, and the boys long for metropolitan ex- istence, v'here they can make money with- out hard work. In this they are largely ncouraged by their parents. Now, this is a mistake; if those boys were taught that agriculture requires intellectuality as well as muscle to be carried on prop- erly they might take more interest in it. “As regards tie second method of in- struction, or the work of the farmers’ in- stitutes, it is only in its inception, but we are meeting with great encouragement and believe that we shall accomplish good results. “In correspondence We are frequently expected to teil what a certain tract of land is good for, how it can be improved, and a thousand other things merely by hav- ing a sampie of the soil sent us. We can- not know how to estimate anything at all or give any advice on such meager in- formation. In some piaces they have to keep at work teaching people to fertilize the soil—here we are frequently obliged to more would be heard on it at other insti- tutes. He then introduced Marsden Man- son, Pn.D., State Highway Com-| missioner, who discussed the theme of the | “‘Interest of Municipatities in Good Roads | for Farming Districts.” *Cafifornia is such a country,” he said ‘‘that if it were Iaid out on the Atlantic seaboard it would extend from Cape Cod to Charleston. If laid outon the Euro- | pean feaboard it would extend from the northern line of Portugal through the | Straits of Gibraltar and several hundred | miles mnto Africa. And yet in both of those regions the land is not more diversi- fied than rignt here in this State. ‘This shows how much there is to be considered on the subject of roads for California. As the country is diversified soare the roadsto be found in it. First, there are the State roads, those used in passing from points in one county through several gthers to some central point—such as San Francisco. Then the-e come the county roads—those used chiefly for reach- ing the county seat. Lastly come the ‘feeders,’ or neighborhood roads, which are always built last. Indevising methods of improving the roadways of the State we have been forced to consider all these classifications. ““The first thing civilized man does after building himself a home is to con- struet roadways leading to and from it. The United States has just passed through oneof those peculiar waves of advance- ment krown as ‘railroad fever.’ We have progressed further than any other | nation In the building of railroads but have fallen behind in the proper construc- tion of public highways.” Commissioner Manson then disserted on the evils attendant upon letting the con- struction and maintenance of the public roads get into politics. Many examples of the wasting of public funds in building poor roads were giveu in conclusion in the form of stereopticon views. Illustra. tions were also given of many old high- constructed in the most approved | | | FUNERAL OF FRANK HUME. Remaius of the Young Man to Be Cre- mated To-Day. The funeral of Frank G. Hume, who | died near Los Gatos last Monday, will Le | neld to-day from the residence of his par- | ents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hume, in | Piedmont. Services will begin at 11 A. . and thereaiter the remains wiil be brougnt to the Odd Fellows’ crematory in this City. According to the known wishes of the young man and his bereaved family the funeral will be private and the services entirely simple. The following close friends of tbe deceased in life will act as | pallbearers: J. Lathrop, George Green- wood, A, Farwell, A. M. Pope. Edward Belcher and George L. Woolrich. One of the sad features in connection with Mr. Hume's death is the absence oi his brother Will, who is at present at sea on board vne of his father’s ships between Australia and this port. He will be over- whelmed upon arriving to learn of the | totally unlooked for misfortune which has visited his family. { ——————— Architects to Meet. | A meeting of the Chapter of Architects will | be held at their room,408 California street, to- | morrow at 3 P. M. when & paper will be read by | G. Alexander Wright, entitied “Bills of Quan- tities and Their Relation to Contracts.” | point yesterday in attempting SAY THE CONTRACT IS A FORGERY Experts Explode a Bcmb in the Quackenbush Case. Carvatho and Ames Declare a Signature Genuine, but the Text Spurious. Ida B:nson and a Former Husband of the Plaintiff Called to ths Stand Yesteray. If expert testimony goes for anything, then the defense in the case of Quacken- bush against Quackenbush scored a strong to dise credit the alleged marriage contract be- | tween Mrs. Nancy Abboit-Quackenbush and the defendant, dated 1889, The evidence adduced yesterday was in the shape of written depositions by the well-known writing experts, David N. Carvalh nd Dantel T. Ames, who were brought ffom New York to serve in the Fair will contest. The alleged marriage contract, upon which the plaintiff mamly bases her ciaim to be the wiie of the m lionaire defendant,wes carefully examined by thetwo experts in question, and their conclusions were expressed in unmistak- able language in the depositions read yes- terday. It is clear, they state, that the signature of the defsndant is genuine enough, but that the original writing above the signa- ture was evidentiy effaced by means of some chemical application. The lan- guaze of the alleged contract was then substituted, and the name of the plaintiff written beneath that of the defendant. Both the words of the alleged contract and the plainiiff’s signature are admite tediy in the latter's bandwriting. The chemicals, the experts go on to say, re- moved the size and calendaring from that portion of the paper to which they were apolied, with the result that the ink ran in many places as it would on a piece of ordinary blotting-paper. Inorder to make the plaintifi’s signature correspond as closely as possible with the handwriting November 15, | on the chemically treatea portion of the paper, the edges of the two b's in the word Abbott—so the experts contend—were in- tentionally blurred along the edges, buf with such remarkable regularity that the fraud is apparent. Yet another proof adduced is that the paper was obviously folded long before the plaintiff, Mrs, Abbott, wrote upon it, the old fold ap- pearing a quarter of an inch above the new, while the ink has spread a little above und below the old fold. The defense subsequently called two important witnesses (o the stand in the persons of a Miss Ida Benson and Mrs, Abbott’s former husband, William Abbott of Tacoma. The former gave evidence which directly contradicted Mrs. Abbott's assertion that immediately aiter the sign- ing of the marriaze contract she went to live with Quackenbush as his wife. Miss Benson stated that for six months after the date of the alleged contract—that is to say, from November 15 to April, 189)—she lived and slept with Mrs. Abbott and that during this perioa Quackenbush paid his rent like an ordinary boarder. William Abbott, the other witness, was relied on by the defense as a gentleman who “could a tale unfold,” but unfortum- nately for the realization of that pleasur- able hope every question involving a mae« terial 13sue was summarily ruled out. THE BELLE NAVA CASE. Another Witness Bribery Charge Is Brought Against Harry Taylor. A second charge of attempt to bribe a witness has been booked against Harry Taylor at the City Prison. 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