The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 20, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897. PRIZE-RING NOW HAS N0 CHAMPION Fitzsimmons Serves Notice on Aspirants That He Has Retired. Honors Await the Man Who - Can C.imb the Pugilistic Ladder. D'scovery Made at Carson That the Coliss.um Arena Was Far Too Smail. CARSON, Ngv.,, March 19.—Fitzsim- maons, accompanied by his wife and child, Stelzner and Hickey, left on the 6:30 d'clock ev-ning train for San Francisco, where he will give a boxing exhibition to- morrow night with his sparring partners, Hickey ana Steizner. He was driven in at about 6 o’clock and walked up to the train, followed by a crowd of admirers and curiosity-seekers, all anxious to get a 1ast look at the man who wrested the champicnship from Torbett. When asked 1f it was true that he intended to retire from the ring permanently he said: “Yes; I promised my wife before the battle that it would bs my last fight, and inteaded to abide by that promise. Henceforth ail statements signed by me shall read: ‘Robert Fitzsimmons, retired heavy-weight and middle-weight cham- pion of the world.'”’ And’ those who witnessed the fight be- liave he is wise from a busin-ss stand- point in not tackling Corbett again. Martin Julian and Roeber remained over to settle up all the accounts. Fitz- simmons has sent notifications to Corbett, Goadard, Choyneki, Sullivan, Sharkey, Maher ana the other aspirants for the championship that he has retired from the ring permanently, and that they will have to battle among themselves for the honors he has laid aside. Dan Stuart has come out $20,000 short on the carnival, exclusive of the kineto- scope privilege, but if the latter comes up to his expectations he will be on a good fmancial Dasms after all. P. J. Donahue, the architect from San Francisco who erected the arens, has at- tached Dan Stuart for $299 due on con- tract. He bas engaged James D. Torrey- son as counsel, and the case will come up in the District Court to-morrow. By the order of the referee, before the fight, the ring was enlarged two feet on all sides by a shelving constructed around it; but on the evening before the battle, wheh everything was dark snd there was no danger of discovery, Wheelock hunted up Carpenter Franklin and handed him ad order signed by Stuart to cut off two feet all around, putting the ring back to 'its original size. Tidball, the chief ring equipper, placed the posts back, mak- ing the ring 22 feet square instead of 28, as the plans calied for. This was done to favor the kinetoscope people, but is in direct violation of the rules and may cause some complications. ince ‘‘Mysterious” Billy 8Bmith asnd ‘Flaherty lost their respective fizhts they hdve been in a bad state of intoxication. Smijth in particular has been the cause of a great deal of tronble, and has found his way to the County Jail several times. This evening he was ordered to leave town, but caused such a disturbance in the train, with a few of his jubilant part- ness, that he was taken back to jail, the conductor refusing to L:ave him s & pas- song:r. Itseems that guns were drawn on all sides and for a few minutes things looked serious. The authorities say that they will take good care of Smith until to- morrow evening and will place him on the train in a sober condition. Dan Stuart was asked if he wounld con- tinue to give fights in Nevada and replied that he would, as he is now in the busi- ness and sees no way to get out of it at present. The arena will stand where it is, the judges’ stand being raised to allow the race officials an unobstructed view of the races, and the outer edees of the arena will be used more or less as a grand stand. Billy Madden;-who was official time- keeper at the fight, departed for his home in New York to-night. Referee Siler left for San Francisco, whence, after a few days’ visit, he will return to Chicago. i sy FITZSIMMOUNS AT RENO. Will Not Arrive in San Franoisco Until This Evening. RENO, Ngv.,, March 19.—Champion Fitzsimmons, his wife and trainers &r- rived here from Carson to-night. They were greeted by hundreds of people and repeatedly cheered. As it was impossible to engage sl-eping accommodation on the cars the party will spend the night in Reno, continuing on the journey to San Francisco to-morcrosr morning. Fitzsim- mons says he is feeling fine, and, barring & mark on his lip and a slight discolora- tion under the eye, he shows but little signs of the recent encounter. He reit- erates the statement that he will never again enter a prize-ring. CENSURE ARIZONA’S GOVERNOR. Legis/ators Demounce Franklin and He in Turn Accuses Them of Selling botes. PH(ENIX, Ariz., March 19.—The final adjournment of the Lumislature this morn- ing came at the end of one of the warmest sessions ever heid in Arizona. The last official act of the Assembly Was to pass & vote of censure on Governor Franklin, and €xpress its beiief that the best interests of the Territory would be subserved by <perdy change in execatives. The imme- diate cause of this was the Governor's re- fusal to return several bills the Legislature wanted :6 pass over his veto. Governor Franklin is a most choleric man and when seen this morning he was bitter in denouncing the Legisiature. He said he believed the resolution of censure was written by M. H. McCord, one of the most prominent candidates to succeed him. Concerning the ry reinsta ment bill, which was passed over his veto, the Governor said: “A member of my administration re- ceived word from one of the Pima County Assemblymen that My signature to the buli wouid be worth $500 to me.” Early 1n_the session a bill to tax the net proceeds of mines was killed by both houses. Concerning this Governor Franklin openly charged that a repre- sentative of a gold-mining company bad been sent down from Prescott $6000 with which to defeat the meas- :’l:?and that the lobbyist found it neces- sary to spend only §2000 to buy enough votes to kill the biil 5 Governor Franklin characterized this as the worst Legisiature that had ever met in Arizons. _On the other hand the mem- bers of the Legislature still in town score the executive roundly for pocket-vetoing eleven bills. One of these was an excel- lent measure requiring ail territorial offic'als to submit estimates of expendi- tures for the coming year’s budget. There is much feeling over the defeat of this measure, and the Democratic leeis- lators and the Democratic Governor are saying very hard things of each other. e TACOMA INJUNCTION SUIT. Two Corporations Compelled to Cease Work With the Patented Dredger Atlas. TACOMA, Wasx. March 19.—Judge Hanford of the United States Court to- day granted a temporary injunction to hold until trial, against the New York Dredging Company and the San Francisco Bridge Company, restraining them,from further use of the dredger Atlas, some times known as the Oakland. The in- junction was granted on application of the Bowers Dredging Company. The Atlas has been at work for several months dredging Olympia harbor and is now stationed at Everett at work on a big contract there, The order will put stop to all further work. Jndge Hanford several months ago de- clined to issue a temporary injunction, holding that no ciaimant to a patent could secure an injunction unless show the validity of his patents sustained in a court of last resort. This the Bowers Dredging Company was unable to do at that time, as the question of ownership was then pending on appeal of the de. fendants from the judgment of the Dis- tr.ct Court of California, which had been in favor of the Bowers Dredging Com- pany. He left it open to the plaintiffs to make further application to the court whenever it should appear they had ob- tained such final judgment. A month ago the application was re- newed, it being alleged that the Circuit Court of Appeals of California had decided in favor of the judgment of the lower court, which finaliy placed the sole owner- ship of the patent with the Bowers Drede- ing Company, The New York Dredging Company and the San Francisco Bridge Company resisted the application, claim- ing rights prior to the ecxistence of the Bowers patent, but Judge Hanford held the decision of the Circuit Courtof Ap- peals baa effectually determined and set- tied all contention. — - RIVERSIDE IRRIGATION SUIT. Ex-Vice- President Stevenson and Wife Numbered Among the Plaintiffs. LOS ANGELES, Can, March 19.—An- other important irrigation district suit has. been commenced in San Bernardino. In this case the bonds of an irrigation dis- | trict, formed under the Wright act, are claimed to have been fraudulently issued and to be void, and an injunction is asked from the courts to prevent the sale of | lands declared delinguent on assessments and forbidding the issuance of deeds on such sale. The plaintiffsin the suit are ex-Vice-President Adlai E. Stevenson and his wife, ana George B. Pickett and Anna M. Bullis. The defendantsare Howard T. Hays, collector of the East Riverside Ir- rigation District, and the irrigation dis- trict itself. The plaintiffs claim that in 1895 an as- sessment was made, amounting to $6 80 on every $100 of assessed valueof ineir land in the district for the purpose of pay- ing the interest on certain outstanding bonds of thedistrict. The plaintiffs claim that the minutes of the board and the bond register had been fraudulently kept, and that 1t is impossible for the plain(iffs to tell what, if any, bonds were legally | soid. The property of the plaintiffs was | assessea illegally, they assert, taxed in excess, and each parcel was sold as delin- quent to the defendant. They ask an in junction to prevent the transfer of deeds and that the plaintiffs have sole tiile to the lands claimed by them. e e SELMA’S SAD ROMANCE. Two Days After His Marriage, Rancher | Blanton Suddenly Becomes a Maniac. FRESNO, CAL, March 19.—A. F. Blan- ton, a young rancher, whose home is near Selma, was committed to the Stockton Inssne Asylum by Judge Risley to-dsy. Last Saturday Blanton was married to Miss Sophronia Jane Dean of Birchtree, Mo., wbo came to California to wed the young farmer. At the time of the wed- ding there was nothing to indicate any- thing wrong with his mind. On Monday he became a maniac on the subject of religion, Of late Blanton has been attending a series of revival meetings in Selma. He went to church with his bride on Sunday evening and seemed to be affected by the sermon. Numerous friends congratulated him on his marriage and_this also tended to excite him. Not until Mondny, how- ever, did the man’s mind give way. He| imagines that he is to preach the gospel, and is a raving maniac. Bianton’s bride is taking the unfor- tunate circumstances very much to heart. Ste and her husband beécame acquainted in Missouri several years ago and he came to California to get a start in life, it being agreed that they wounld warry as soon as he could buy a home. Now, when the happy hopes were just realized, the groom becomes a maniac and the wife is distraught with grief. e e FLEES FROM PETALUNMA. A Poolroom Auctioneer Money Wagered on Fight. PETALUMA, Cav.,, March 19.—The sad effects’of the Carson fight have reached even this law-abiding town. George W. Burling by trade a cigar-maker, is mi ing, and with him the poolbox contain- ing money wagered on the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight. Burling was the auctioneer in the pool selling at the grill room for several days before the fight. The box contained about $230. Burling should have cashed the win- ning tickets at the griliroom yesterday afternoon and he was on hand before the appointed time, but he disappear:d and has not since been seen. The small boy tells how he saw Burling being driven out of town, and the supposition is that, if not apprehended by the telegrams sent, he will leave the State. Much sympaiby is felt for his family, which he left with- outa word, his wife being an estimable laay. Decamps With the Carson Lfeain CL T THE CAKNON KILLING. Evidence That Smith slew Bradford in Aelf-Defenva. CARSON, NEv., March 19.—An Inquest was held to-day over the body of William Bradford of Anaconda, Mont., who died last evening from a bullet wound, inflicted by W. H. Smithon the night of the 17(h, The two men quarreled and Bradford| strack Smith on' the face several times. Smith drew o revolver and fired, the bali striking Bradford in sthe abdomen and coming out his back. The Coroner's jury brought 1n a_verdict in acoordance with these facts. The general impression is that Smith shot in self-defense, as he still bears the marks of Bradford’s blows that it will be impossible to convict him. gy Inherits a Half-Million. LOS ANGELES, CaLn, March 19.—G. Scott, a confectioner at Santa Monica, re- ceived a telecram to-day from Paris stat- ing that $500,000 had been placed to his credit from an estate left by his uncle. | some siiverware were taken. Entrance w STOCKTON'S FIRE FIEND A GIRL Fourteen- Yzar-0ld Mildred Webster Accused of Incendiarism. Charged With Having Started Two Large Cooflagrations of Recent Date. One of Her Piaymates Siys She Boasted of Her Crimes and Planned Others. STOCKTON, Can., March 19.—The police are busy investigating a story which connects Mildred Webster, a pretty but wavward Stockton miss of 14 summers, with the starting of the two recent fires in this city. One of these burned the coffin factory to the ground, and the other left nothing but ashes of the pack- ing-house of the Earl Fruit Company, near the railway freight depot. The police were told by a young girl named Minerva McMullen that, while watching the burn- ing of the packing-houss, in company with Mildred Webster. the latter said that she had fired the coffin factory and also the building that was burning before them. According to the McMullen girl, Mil- dred said that she intended to burn three cottages to be avenged on some of those who had been instrumental in having the police try to keep her from her wayward habits. Others told the officers that the ‘Webster girl had aamitted that she had fired the coffin factory, and declared prev- ious to Monday night that there would be another fire on that night. True to her assertion, the Earl Fruit Company’s pack- ing-house was burned. Mildred called at the police office to- night and denied that any of the stories told about her were true. The child has been incorrigible for the past six months, and In spite of the efforts of the police and the captain of the American Volun- teers, with whom she has been staying, she appears to be utierly depraved. Her escapades have been the talk of the town for some time, and every effort to reform the girl has been without avail. The police are now trying to find out whether she actually did set the fires or merely said so to increase her reputation for depravity. ————— Incendiary Fire at Petaluma. PETALUMA, CaL., March 19.—An at- tempt was made last evening to ‘‘roast out” the Daily Courier office. A fire was started in the basement, but it was dis- covered before geiting a good headway and the damage to the building was stight. The Courier’s loss is confined to its paper stock being water soaked. LUTHERANS AT SAN JOSE. Pastors and Laymen of the Augustona Sy- nod Meet in Annual Con- ference. SAN JOSE, Car., March 19 —The annual session of the California conference of the Lutheran Augustona Synod is in progress in this city, with the president, Rov. A. M. Leveau of Oakland, in the chair. Seven cnurches are represented by pastors and by members as follows: Ebenezer Chuch, San Francisco, Rev. Dr. E. Nelan- der and A. Johnson; Emanuel Church, San Jose, Rev. A. M. L. Herenius and G. N. Lind; St. Paul Church, Oakland, Rev. A. M. Leveau and John Anderson; Bethel Church, Templeton, C. A. Teleen; Con- cordia Church, Kingsburg, Rev. P. A. Mattson and A. Erkson; Angelica Chureb, Los Angeles, Rev. P.'A. Kdquist; Eden Church, Riverside, Rev. Carl J. Peel. The church at Eureka was not represented. The followinz conference officers were elected to-day: President, Rev. A. M. Le- veau, re-e.ected; vice president, Rev. P. A. Edquist, re-elected; secretary, Rev. Mr. Peel; treasurer, G. N. Lind. The following were elected as delegates to the National Synod that convenes at Rock Tsland, IIL, in June: Rev. Mr. Ed- uist, Rev. Mr, Herenius, A. Arkson and N. Lind. The conference will concludeits sessions to-morrow, and on Monday the visitors will take a drive to the Lick Observatory. o e e, Burglaries at San Joss, SAN JOSE, CaL., March 19.—The resi- dence of Mrs. E. J. Dawson on the Ala- meda, near Polhemus street, was entered by burglars last evening in the absence of the family. All the rooms were ran- sacked, but a drawer containing valuable sllverware was overlooked. A fine gold watch, several pieces of gold jewelry and effected by prying open a parior window. Burglars also entered the houses of G. W. Pollard and Gtto Erbentrout on Len- zen avenue. At the former place a quan- tity of silverware and jewelry were taken, but in the latter instance the men w evidently frightened awa; el Saoramento Hotel Thisf Caught. SACRAMENTO, Car., March 19— A man giving the name of Frank Barnard was captured in the upper portion of the Golden Eag'e Hotel to-night while rifling the trunks of Mrs. William Beckman. He had dragged the trunks out of a storage room into the hall, and the noise he made in breaking them open drew the attention of the lady, who was in her apartments. Sue rang for a bellboy, who called the hotel watchman, and the thief was handed over to the custody of she police. e sy Booth-Tuc'er at San Jose. BAN JOSE, OaL, March 19. — Com- mander Booth Tucker, leader of the Nal- vation Army in America, addressed a iarge meeting in Turn Verein Hall last evening. After the address Commander Booth called Ensign Armstrong, the head of the local corps, to the front and pro- moted nim to adjutant. This morning Commander Booth Tucker spoke to the pupils of the State Normal School. e e Romance of San Luts. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CaL, March 19.— Gearge Pudsey returned to this city to- day after an absence of seven years, It 'was supposed that he was dead and let- ters of administration were taken out in December to dispose of his property, which has been in the Public Adminis- trator’s hands and is worth $3000. oetimti O ey San Luss’ fatal Affray. SAN LUIS OBISPO; Can, March 19.— P. H. Dallidet Jr., who was fatally wounded yesterday during a family fight, died this morning. ~ To Work San Jacinto Mimes. RIVERSIDE, CaL, March 19.—Articles of incorporation were filed to-day by tbe Oro Grande Mining ard Milling Company, with a capital of $1,200,000. It will work mines in the San Jacinto Mountains. Th to Berteling Optical Company; removed to 14 and 16 Kearny street. . directors are nearly all connected with the Santa Fe. i €Ay, ' 3 “'%4\ " kfilw R il =l o T G T The Shanties on Montgomery Avenue That Are Condemned by the Board of Health. 0LD AODKEES THATHBE DOOMED The Heart of Barbary Coast Divedom to Be Plucked. Low Wooden Buildings at Mont- gomery Avenue and Kearny Street. A Notorious Group of Patched-Up Old Shanties Friquented by 01d Hags A canker sors in the heart of the Bar- bary Coast—a low wedge of dilapidated wooden rookeries leaning upon them- selves at the corner of Kearny street and Montgomery avenue—must be plucked from that conspicuous position. The Board of Health has condemned the irreg- ular pile and its equipment as danzerous and unhealthy to human occupation. Old, unstable, with unperpendicular walls and unhorizontal floors and with | compartments honeycombing the unin- viting structure, 1t forms a hell’s vent- hole where nightly congregate the more abandoned and dirty hags of the dive element. The place is historicin its way, in its crovked way. building, or collection of shanties, has stood on the spot proof against a dozen fires. In 1868, “Billy” Dwyer, the prize-fighter, kept a restaurant there. That was several years before Montgomery avenue was cut through and the buildings were changed inio their present triangular shave. According to one of the oldest residents of the neighborhood, It was alwaysa notorious place, but never worse than it is now.”” Under it, below the level of the sireet and below the sewer, is a stable hidden from view and reached by raising a part of thesidewalk, beneath which there is an inclined way leading irom the curb down into the subterreanean home of horse, dog and scores of timorous rats. ‘When an officer of the Board of Health made an examination of the premises a snort time ago he found that the place had not been cleaned out in two years, Above such a foundatiour are two sa- loons. They have entrances conveniently on both streets. Each is supplied with a piano, whereon the nocturnal revelers pound out discordant tunes. The wall- aper is streaked and soiled overhead by Prlka and lower down by a row of circular blotches from greasy heads. There is nothing in them to attract, nothing to charm the ordinary habitue of a saloon except the stock behind the bars, and that appears meager and untempting. The miserable piciures, the coarse drink- ing tables, the tawdry pieces of portieres that as occasion demands may be drawn along on a wire and used as a screen by the patrons, the rough chairs—all indicate the element that is catered to. The char- acter of the interior is in keeping with what is below and what is 2bove, ts can see nothing “It'sall right,” re- ma b +Iv's safe. Nothing but nice quiet peopie come here— sailors and such. The boss has been spending a good deal of money painting round and fixing the place up at his own expense and now they want to tear it down.”" The boss is & man named Silva who leases the whole from the Cook estate and sublets the various little compartments. In aadition to the two saloons thereisa barber-shop and a tailor-shop. Piled on top of these at the rear is a small rookery with three rooms, in which two men live. The very point of the triangle next to V’s fonntain is owned by Cogs- a little piece about fourteen feet on_Montgomery avenue and eight feet on Kearny street and yet itis rented for a midnight sandwich counter and for a daytime bootblack stand. The prospective destruction and remcval of the old rookeries is very pleasing to those who own_property in (he neighbo! hood, for the buildings and their use: have been a constant cause ot disiress to them. IS THE SELLER GUILTY? The Board of Health aud the Merchants Are Not Agreed on Adulter- ated Food. A long conference of the Board of Health with representatives of the mer- cantile bodies of this City relat've to the detection of adulterated foods was held 1ast night in the City Hall. Dr. Morse, president of the Board of For nearly forty years the | pasteboard | Health, brought the whole discussion to an amiable and agreeable close by a motion that a conference of delegates from all bodies interasted be held this | afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock, for the purpose of determining some equitable method of deciding upon the character of the goods offered for sale by each merchant. The following representatives were ac- cordingly appointed by Mayor Phelan, who was presiding over the meeting: Hugo Kyle and Mr. Kelly of the Mer- chants’ As-ociation, J. W. Kerr and Isa- dore Jacobs of the Manufactiurers’ and Producers’ Association, Dr. Morse and Dr. Williamson ot the Board of Health, and, as honorary and consulting mem- bers, J. B. Reinstein and Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Joseph Dunn. The contention during the meeting was over the disputed question as to whether or not the retail dealer should be prose- cuted for sellin~ goods found to be adul- terated, though he was all along ignorant of the fact. All persons present, and most of them spoke upon the subject, were in sympathy with the movement against traffic in adulterated articles, most of which are imported from the East and sold to the detriment of home-manufactured goods of similar kinds. Assistant District Attorney Dunn, who secured the first conviction under the new statute against adalterated foods, ex- piained that the law in this and other | States held the dealer to be .guilty whether or not he knew that the goods were adulterated. The dealer is in the same position as the man possessing counterfeit coin. It1s his lookout that he does not_get the spurious article from others. The only questions under the statute are: “Did ne sell it? Was it adulteratea?” “I wish to say,” remarked the Assistant District Attorney, “‘that District Attorney Barnes instructed me to inform you that his office is heartily in favor of this move- ment. My idea would be to go after the seller, to hound him, to prosecute him until the merchants would in_self-defense compel the producer to furnish them with a guarantee of purity and & bond of in- demnity with every lot of goods supplied them.” Those sentiments did not meet with the exact approval of all. Among them J. Richard Freud, A. Sbarboro, James A. Filcher and others. “All we want,” said Mr. Dohrmann, ‘s fairness, a system established whereby a merchant may know whether or not his goods are pure.” P. J. Healy of the Mechanics’ Institute, Julian Sonntag of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association, J. B. Reinstein, Mr. Romley of the State Agricuitural So- ciety, Osear Lewis, Hugo D. Keil, Nathan Bibo, A. Quade and others spoke. Mes, Lucia McCormick, Who died at her residence, 2822 Bush street, on March 17, was the widow of Dr. William McCormick, formerly of Grass Valley. The deceased wss a native of Ohlo, {n which State she was born 67 years ago. She wasoneof the early California pioneer women, who came to this State and settled in the mining regions when the presence of whijp women was a rarity. By ber kind acts stie made & host of friends, and, with her husband, was well known in this State and Nevads. She leaves a son &nd daughter, besides & host of friends, to mourn her lo i to the liberties of citizens. ENEMIES OF UNIONISM Were Hauled Over th: Coals by the Labor Council Last Evening. Toland’s Tramp Bill Denounced. Colonel Oiis Is Not Winted in the Cibinct. Several matters of importance were acted upon by the San Francisco Labor Council at its meeting last evening. Dele- gate McArthur reported the proceedings of the Lavor Convention last Sunday. The condemnation of the citizens’ com- mittee for deciding to pay the unemployed | $1 a day for work on the boulevard was in- dorsed. The delegate from the Musicians’ Union had a long complaint to make. Hestated that the union is being greatly annoyed by the increase and employment of scab or non-union bands and orchestras. Ho cited several case-. The Order of Chosen Friends has hired such an orchestra for its ball in Odd Hellows’ Hall in April. Another is hired in a restaurant on Market sireet, neariy opposite Grant avenue. An orchestra of this description is employed in the Palace Hotel, and still another piayson Saturday nights in the California Market. The delegate stated thatthe latter ““passaround the hat” for wbat they can ger. The Oreamerie orchestra works for its board and a small amount of money, while the Palace Hotel Chosen Friends' musicians are working for far less than union rates. The councii se: on foot a movement that it is believed will cause those who hire such musicians to see that they will be benefited by making a change. * Assemblyman Toland's tramp bill came in for a round scoring. On its face it is “to provide for the emplovment of the ne=dy unemployed and of vagrants under sentence.’’ The former by.applying to Supervisors of counties, where the act shall be taken advantage of, will be pro- vided with work on county roadsoron the county farm for 35 cents a day. Idle men, designated as tramps and vagrants, who decline to work for this amount, upon being sentenced for va- grancy will be compelled to do the same work during their terms of sentence for 10 cents a day. Upon refusing to work for 10 cents they will be put upon one meal of bread and water & day until they consent to work. This measure has passed both houses of the Legislature. The bill was assailed for making idle- ness, enforced or voluntary, a statutory offense punishable by methods of five centuries ago; also that it gives scheming county officials opportunities to enslave every man who tramps and carries a pack because he is 100 poor to ride, and compel him to work for the benefit of the county ; and last but not least, that it lowers the standard of wages and the dignity of la- bor. The secretary was anthorized to send to Governor Budd the following tele- gram: 8ax Fraxcrsco Lasox corsers, ) March 19, 1897. Budd, Sacramento: Governor We (l:‘ppcle As- sembly bill 285 as reactor end dangerous nder pretense of State charity it establishes a pauper wage, constitutes mere idleness a statutory crime and prescribes cruel and unnatural punish- ment. We respectully urge that you vato said bil 0SENBERG, Becretary Sau Francisco Building Trades’ Council. Colonel H. G. Otis of the Los Angeles Times also came in for a roasting at the hands of organized labor. Dele- Hawkes of the executive committee stated that the colonel aspires to be a Cabinet officer in this administration and that he wants to be the Assistant Secre- tary of War. Hawkes stated that Colonel Otis has for years been the bitterest of enemies of organized labor and has even sent fourteen of his own scab printers to Tacoma to a paper there whose proprietor was making a fight to reduce printers’ wages. Such & man, he continued, is too dan- gerous to the unions of the United States to be put 80 near the head of the War Department. Recognizing this fact the executive committee had sent the follo: IT’S NO the big things we are goin; ~+ to prove at this sale of our claim, viz.: We are NEW 'TO-DAY. SECRET. . We have given due notice through these columns of to do to-day. We expect en’s and Boys’ Clothing absolutely competitiveless. SUMMERFIELD & ROMAN CORNER OF FIFTH AND MARKET STREETS. ing dispalch to Congressman Oversireet, which was indorsed by the council: £AN FrANCISCO, March 16, 1897. Jessic Overstreet, M. (., Washington, D. C.: The San Francisco Lebor Council emphatically Pprotests azainst the appointment of H. G. Otis to_any position under this administration. Hisopen and bitter antagonism to all labor organizations would cause such action to be'| rezarded as iittle less than deliberate insult to organized laber in this State ED ROSENBERG, Secretary Labor Council. 3 e Joint Action on Street Lighting. The Polk-street Improvement Club has fssued the foilowing cail to the various City street improvement clubs: The preliminary step taken by the different fm- provement clubs by temporarily payiug for the various electric ligntson our streets (in addiidon 10 the gas lights) with the view of convincing our govorument aud our fellow-citizens of the neces- sity of having our business streets properly lit ot of the City funds, the executive committee of this club begs to suggest 1o you the advisability of taking joint action, and, fn order to discuss the proper steps to bring about this most needed im- | provement, begs 10 invite you, the secretary and other members of your clib o attend s meeting of representatives of all improvenient clubs in- terested in the light question, to be heid at our ball. 1605 Polk street, on Monday the 22d i . OY’S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA WILL bring to your cheek the pink of health, the | roses of life. It cleanses the blood. Jovs 0Y’S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA TAKES away the surplus bile and leaves the liver in perfect order. It isa true liver regulator. P \ 0Y’'S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA CAN be used by old or young. Take it moder- ately. Remember that moderation in every thing teuds to longevity. MARRIED trading with us. If vou want to furnish the house from top to cellar we have the goods; il you want provisions, or cooking utensils, or wearing apparel, or an Alaska. outfir, come or send to us for it. Granite Mining Canales, 14-0z. box..$L.55 50-1b. box Fresno bulk raisins. .. Muscatel <eeded raisins, 1-b cartons. “Baby Boy” Sweet Corn, 13¢ goods. .3 cans Wambold' Biue Lake string beans, MeM OR SINGLE you can save mouey, and time, and pa- tience, by gal. McMurray’s Oysters, 21b.. 15¢ Home-made pare fruit jeilies, glass, . ..8for .25 | Home-packed tomato, lightning glass jars ...pts. 100: qts.. .15 | 3-gal. .20 | Gordon & Dilworth plum pudding eee....21c and .37 Columbus or Hay wards peeled toma- toes...... can .05, Princess olives, qts., extra fine - Pittsburg lye 3 doz. .5 We keep only first quality goods and guarantee them as represented. * CASH HITH STORE, MARKET STREET, NEAR THE FERRY. NOTICE TO DECORATORS. ENDERS WILL BE, RECEIVED FOR DE- corating the streeis for the Carnival of the Golaen Gate during the week, May 3t0 8, at the oftices of the execrtive committee of the carnival, 1 Columbian building, 916 Market P M. Bidders rooms 19 20. 21, si. Eids will close March 25 at5 | sixeets, five lines on each block, nin reamers on each line. ‘ihe flazs and streamers be of the carnival colors. The flazs to be four. ¢ foet wide and six (8) feet long tho sticamers | to'be eight (8) inches wide and 13 feet long: also vari-co or-d sifeids. to bz used, of proper design. For_forther information apply (o carnival head- quarters. NOTICE TO BUILDERS. Tenders are hereby called for the exclusive privilege of erecting grand stands and tribunes on’ the line of the march of the parade of the Carnival of :he Golden Gate. Plass and specifications are at the office of the- Carnival Committee, rooma 19, 20, 21, Columbian building, 916 Mariet st.