The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 16, 1897, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 16, 1897. T0 SILIE THE WATER QUESTIO Mayor Phelan Says Public Ownership Alone Will Do It AND CHAIRMAN CLINTON CONCURS. A Corps of Engineers to Be Ap- pointed to Figure the Cost. “WHAT FOOLS THE PECPLE ARE, * ANYHOW.” The Water Rates Must Be Deter- mined by th: 24 h of the Present Month. “The solution of this water question must ultimately be in public ownership. I think most people bave agreed on that.” his was an expression of opinion by Mayor Phelan that interrupted the dis- cussion of this same water question by the ymmittee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday morning and somewhat took by <urprise the officers of the Spring Valley as well as other interested persons present. “It is the intention of the board to em- ploy a competent expert to ascertain what it would cost the City to supply itself h water from other sources than those pring Valley,” added the Mayor. The surprise was augmented by the prompt manner in which Dr. Clinton, chairman of the committee, took up the idea and supplemented it. As to the solution lyingin public owner- ship he said there was no question at all, and continuing: **It is the intention of the committee, I believe, when we make our final report, to ask that a competent corps of engineers be emploved to thor- oughly investigate the various water sources of this State and the cost of bring- ing water bere, and also to thoroughiy in- vestigate the value of the Spring Valley plant. “There is no question to my mind,” continued the chairman, ‘‘but the Spring ley Water Works, from what I have seen of them, are simply admirable and their supply is abundant for probably fifty vears to come. ‘When Istooa at the dam at Alameda and saw the millions of gallons of water running to waste, and when I considered how that company, with its nsual fore- sight, got that property for a mere baga- telle, then I thought what fools the people of San Francisco are. There was an op- bt y to buy a_piant that would sup- ply this City for fiity years to come at a nominal price. . “It is surprising that we stand idly by and see ore source atter another gobbled up vy the Spring Valley Water Company, | while no effort is made on the part of th City itself to acquire them. The works are constantly becoming more and more valuable and if we conciuded to buy them to-day we would probably have to pay 100 per cent more than we would fif- teen or twent ears ago.”’ said Attorney Kellogg, water company, ‘‘that Alsmeda is little outburst occurred at the close the morning session of the committes terday, at which, by the way, only Mr, Britt and Dr. Ciinton of the committee and Mayor Phelan were present. The Spring Valley was represented by Mr. Schussler, Mr. Booker, chief bookkeeper, Attorney Kelloggand otner lesser officials. Expert Williatus’ report was under dis- cussior.. Mr. Williams was sworn and said that since having filed the report, as printed in yesterday’'s CALL, he had no occasion to change his mind concerning any of the statements therein made; also under direct questioning by Dr. Clinton that be did not think the method of bookkeeping employed by the company could be improved upon. It might, he <aid, be made to exhibit more detail, but the labor and the number of clerks that would have to be added would make it aimost impracticable. This disposed of the report. The inter- mittenc fire of the committee over the details of the water companv’s business which bas characterized the many sittings heretofore was now resumed. In answer to questions, Mr. Booker explained that the numoer of iaucets in a_house did not affcct therates charged. Siationary wash- stands, bath tabs and such, were the ngs that counted. A tap outside of a e where there was a garden, was rated at 20 cents a month. Dr. Clinton made a special pleading against this charge. Hs said that many amilies having a small plat of ground in front, would cultivate it but for this expense. He thought the company would be doing a very popular thing to cut this charge. Mr. Schussler said that the charge was necessary, because of the likelincoa of abuse of this outside water privilege. The small plat of ground would not be the limit of its use, as most people would sprinkle the pavement and street. The cost of meters coming under dis- discussion Mr. Booker said it would re- quire $300,000 to inaugurate the system and anotber $100,000 annually to operate it. The annual loss to the company by delinguencies averaged about $108,000, or over §9000 a month. “Is it possible,” asked Mr. Britt, “to fix arate that will assure you a proper an- nual income?™” “Not unless you collect the bills that we can’t,’” ssid Booker. Mr. Phelan asked if the company had suffered from the faithlessness of its em- ployes during the past year, to which Mr. Booker answered that it had not. Mr. Kellogg inquired of Schussler what method of fixing the rate might be adopted if the City owned its own water works, Mr. Schussler answerea that the course taken by Eastern cities would probably ve pursued. The City would raise the inter- est off the bonded indebtedness by taxa- tion and the running expenses of the works by water assessments. It was here that Mayor Phelan broke in with his declaration as to the solution of the question of public ownership. None of the officials of the company made any comment. As they were about 10 adjourn Mr. Booker called the attention of the committee to the necessity of a speedvy settlement of the rate, saying that it would be necessary on his part to figure out the application of every water-user inthe City on the new basis wherever changes were made and this would re- quire no little time. This declaration came upon the committee with some sur- prise, it being their understanding that they had until the 1st of June at least in which to conclude their -deliberations. Mr. Booker said he could not adjust him- self—or the books and bills—to new con- ditions in the time that would allow be- fore July 1. The rate would have to be fixed not later than the 20th of this month. The committee will accordingly try to meet the requirement and the matter wil be determined at least by the regular meeting of the board on the 24th. e, HEAVY TAX SUITS. Banks Demand Yoney Paid Into the City Treasury Under Protest. Complaint has been made by the Anglo- Californian Bank of this City that unjust assessment was levied against it in 1896, T.e managers of the bank set forth in a suit begun by them against the City and County of San Francisco yesterday that Jast year an item of $782,707 was assessed against ther, which amount represented loans on coilateral security. The plaintiff alleges that under the law loans secured by stocks, bonds or warrants or other lien on personal property are not taxable, and that such taxation as was attempted in this case was prohibited by law. The tax as levied was paid under pro- test, and the City is now called on to re- fund $10,943 81, with legal interest and costs. A similar suit has been begun against the City and County of San Francisco by the Caifornia Safe Deposit and Trust Compauy for $6017 17. Success in this litization would mean a serious impairment of the City’s financlal resources, as similar suits against the City aggregating over $500,000 are now pending in the Superior Court. MAGDALEN ASYLUM. Judge Carroll Cook Declares That It Is the City’s Industrial School. Judee Carroll Cook has handed down an opinion in the case of Cecilia Gwinn, on nabeas corpus, defining and estabiishing the legal status of the Magdalen Asylum of this City as the successor to the Indus- trial Schocl. By an examination of the law Judge Cook finds that when the old Industrial School was abolished in 1893 the Supervisors selected the Magdalen Asylum *“‘as an industrial school for the deiention of all females whose detention in the Industrial School of the City and County of San Francisco is authorized by the laws of the State of California.” Adding to this, Judge Cook offers the conclusion: Cecilia Gwinn is such a female, and the Board of Supervisors, having che same power to provide & place of imprisonment that the original board of managers of the [ndustrial School Department had, her imprisonment is legal and justified by law. Touching the alleged necessity of ob- taining the consent of the Mayor before an inmate of the asylum could be dis- charged from custody, Judge Cook said that provision of the law is void; that the Mayor has nothing to say in the matter. The power to release rests solely with the Judge of the Police Court who signed the commitment or with his successor. CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE “Kid” Lavigne Wil Fight Either Gans or McKeever in This City. The Excaisior Club May Ma'ch Jo McAuliffe and Sam Pruit George Lavigne, the champion light- weight pugilist of the world, will journey to this City early in June. Ssm Fitz- patrick, the manager of the great fighter, has written to a friend in this City stating that Lavigne will meet Owen Ziegler in a limlted contest in Philadelptia on Mon- day evening, after which he will be ready to talk business with Gans or McKeever, both of whom are at present in training for fights that will be “‘pulled off” in this City. McKeever stated yesterday that in Phil- adeipbia a referee cannot give a decision, on account of the peculiar law they have there which refers to boxing contests. Pablic opinion and the pressdecide the question of supremacy. McKeever has in his possession numerous ciippings from Eastern papers, which give him much the better of the fistic argument he had in Philadelphia with Lavigne. One paper siates that he had Lavigne on the ropes and was punching the *'Kid” at will at the finish of the final round. However that may have been, Lavigne will give McKeever 8 chance to prove to the sporting fraternity of this City what he can do to him in a twenty-round con- test, provided some of the clubs will offer championship inducements for & bout of this kind. Certainly a match between | Lavigne and McKeever or Lavigne and Gans—provided the last-nsmed pugilist can whip Leonard—would attract a large gathering of sports if held under the auspices of any one of the professional clubs of this City. The newly organized athletic club, cor- ner of Eizhth and Folsom streets, has an- nounced that Joe McAuliffe and Theo- dore Van Buskirk will be matched to fight under its auspices some evening in July. The friends of Van Buskirk say that the Olympic heavy-weight bhas permanently retired from the prize ring and it that be the case the club should suobstitute Sam Pruit, the colored giadiator, who made such a remarkable stand against Arm- strong at the entertainment of the Na- tional Club, for Van Buskirk, Pruit and McAuliffe would be a great card for a new club. Butler, the colored pugilist, who is matched to fight Siavin on the evening of the 31st is expected to arrive to-day. The National Club has decided to hold its entertainment on the 25th inst. The Australians will play their farewell game in this City to-day, when they will again try conclasions with the San Fran- cisco Club. The contest will be piayed at sharp, and the line-up 1s: Positions. itcher. ~Catcher. _Eirst bas Second ba T San Francisco. Australians. A Fatal Omelet. Ignorance of cooking is not often the direct cause of a man’s death, observes an exchange, but such an instance is re- lated by Miss Edith Lichel in a recent volume entitled, “The Story of Two Salons.” In the time of the French revo- lution one M. Condorcet, upon whose head as an aristocrat a price was set, sought refuge with a friend, M. Suard, who bade him return at nightfall, when means of escape would be provided. Unhappily Condorcet, being unable to exist without tobacco, went into a tavern to buy some. Still prostrate from fatigue, he thought he would take advantage of this opportunity to get some dinner, and ordered an omelet. “How many eggs do you wish to be used?” inquired the landlord, who had been eying him suspiciously. The inno- cent Condorcet was at his wits' end. He reflected on.the sze of the ordinary omelet. “Twelve,” he boldly replied. His fate was sealed. None butan a tocrat conld be so ignorant or so extrav. gant. He was arrested and led away to Central Park, commencing at 2 v'clock WINNERS WERE HARD 10 PICK The Racing Season Ended Yesterday at Emery- to 1 outsider, came like a shot on the out- side, and in a furious drive downed Mon- tallade a neck in the fast time of 1:28. —_———— NOTES. Mike Hennessy will gain no fresh laurels in the East unless be changes his riding tactics. He was guilty yesterday of as dirty a piece of riding as has been seen on either of the big tracks in many moons. With the leg up on Elsmore, when he saw that his mount was beaten, he deliberately pulled in toward the rwil, spoiling the chances of Torsida and nearly putting that filly over the fence. He was fined ville. Sea Spray, a 40 to I Shot, Fur- nished the One Big Surprise. Salabar D.feated His Field in Com- manding Sty'e—Crescendo Was Beaten Out by a ““Skate.” Nothing nnusual disturbea the calm, cool, sweet serenity of the racing the last day of the regular racing season at Emery- ville, unless it was the win of Sea Spray in the concluding chapter at odds of 40 to 1. The gelding has been beaten nearly all winter by ‘‘crabs,” but he came out yesterday and saddened the backers of Montaliade by winning in a hard drive, sending the constituents of that horse bhome full of emotion, but empty of pocket. The ferry-boats carried hundreds of people to the track and the sixteen bookmakers must have thought a cyclone had paid a visitation to the little town across the water. Two, just two, favorites won, but if one or two other well-backed ones had been kept away far from the odor of the deadly emb:iming fluid, the tale might have been a different one. Old- timers, though, are familiar with getaway days, and no complaints were heard. After a long retirement, Crescendo came out in the opening hive and a half furlong scramble, pitted against a field of cheap ones, and was the most pronounced sort of a favorite. Pocketed to the turn, he was far from being the Crescendo of old, and despite Marty Bergen's desperate riding, was defeated a nose by the 12 to 1 outsider, Santuzza, with Clawson up. Tom Kiley’s good Salvator colt, Salabar, proved the best of the seven two-year- olds which started in the six-furlong scramble. Backed down to 2 to 1 favorit- ism, be came on from fourth position in the stretch, and Bergen landed him win- ner, over a length i front of Elsmore, with Torsida fivishing in the show, more was disqualified for fouling the | ter filly. Owner Mat Storn put Piggott up on Horatio, and he proved a big improve- ment over some of the other talent that had piloted the chestnut colt. He was an 8 to 1 chance around post time in the bet- | ting on the twelvestartersin thesix-furlong purse event next decided, and aiter racing i with Peixotto to the stretch pulled away and won cleverly from Fortunate, anotker outsider. Flashlight, which with Peix- otto were the favored ones in the betting, finished in the show. The mile dash for three-year-olds was a very open betting affair, Sly, George Palmer, Nebula and Lost Girl all being weli supported in the order named. Hen- nessy on Lost Girl, which receded in the betting from 3 to 5 to 1, waited on Nebula |and Sly to the stretch, where he played tootball tactics, and taking the lead, won very easily from George Palmer. Nebula, rather weakly ridden bv Stevens, was third, beaten but a nose for the place. George Snider putnp a superb ride on Judge Denny, the even-money Iavorite for the mile and a quarter run, getting bim home half a length in advance of Collins. Walter J, the muchly touted. made the running to the streich, where, when it came to a finish, he quit. Snider then took command with Denny, and at the wire led Collins out half a lengthin 2:0814. In the betting on the final seven fur- long selling sprint Midas and Mon:allade both went to the post at odds of 210 L. In $100 for the trick and got off light. A fine of $50 was also imposed on Mike for mis- behavior at the post. “Dageie’’ Smith, owner of Torsida, was 80 incensed at Hennessy’s tactics that He threatened to whip the rider and was tined $50 for abusive language. The fine should be remitted. IMPORTATION OF MONKEYS. The Demand Mostly Confined to Show People und Organ-Grinders. There are :mported into this country 5000 or 6000 monkeys annually, which come chiefly from Africa and Indis, by way of Europe. Natives catch the monkeys and carry them down to the shipping ports, where they sell them to aboard ship, or more likely to captains of vessels, or to agents of European dealers in animals. Sometimes on shipboard a rope is tied around a monkey and it is permitied within a limited space to roam the deck. Usually, however, monkeys are shipped in slaited boxes. Some monkeys are brought direct to this port, but by far the teater number go to the animal-dealers n Europe, where monkeys imported here are bought. : Occasionally a small monkey is sold for a pet, but the number now sold for that purpose is very limited. There is still some demand for monkeys to be carried by organ-grinders. Though the monkey has disappeared from the city, it is still carried 10 some extent by organ-grinders in the country. But the great demand for monkeys comes from show people. The monkey is peculiarly sensitiue to drauchts and to changes of temperature, to which it is often subject with the circus menagerie. The average life of a monkey under such circumstances is about a year. The me- nagerie practically renews its stock of monkeys aunually. Under favorable con- ditions indoor monkeys live in captivity for, it may be, twelve or fifteen years. Monkeys rarely breed in captivity. One importerin birds and animals in this city carries in summer a stock of avbout 200 monkeys; in winter usually about fifty, Single monkeys sell at about $15 each; in lots of fifty or more good as- sorted monkeys of different species and sizes are worth about §$12 apiece.—New York Sun. ——————————— Reading a Library to Write One Novel. The amount of labor that goes to the making of a good historical novel 1s rather deterrent to the writer of fiction who is used to turning out regularly two novels a year. Itisso much easier to make over again with a little imagination, the char- acters and incidents that one has picked up in the ordinary course of life and travel. Thackeray somewhere tells of the tremendons amount of reading that went into the caldron before “Esmond’’ was brewed. And a lhitile while ago an aged librarian related his surprise at the research the great novelist carried on, month after month, in his accumulation of historical details. A whole chapter could be written in tha time devoted to the verifying a detail of costume or the turn of an antique phrase. Moreover, the historical novelist realizes that he is taking this tremendous amount ot pains for a very few people; that hardly one in a thousand of his ieaders cares for more than the skill with which he tells his story. But that one is the man who will tell the next generation, with author- ity, that the book is worth preserving.— Ladies’ Home Journal, ———— “The Gold and Silver Gospels” is the name of a very peculiar book now pre. served in the Upsala Library, in Sweden- It is printed with metal type, on let- colored vellum, the letters being silver and the initials gold. When it was printed, by whom, or what were the meth- ods embployed are questions wuich have great interest for the curious, but have never been answered.—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. a pard drive Macklin on Sea Spray, a40 THE *CALL” | ™ of the winter meeting, 1896-97. RACING GUIDE. (CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB, Oakland Racetrack, Friday, May 1s. Eighty-seventh day Weather fine, t: : k fast. 1025. **° ‘ Betting. Index. | Horse, 1 % Str. Fin. Oo. Cr. 1017 31 22 1ns it 135 | 3n 28 25 976 1h 1h 3y 20 79 5h 51 4 4 ;{; 100 829 | Del Paso 11,4, 81, 7Y% 7 5 8 1001 |Rose Clark, 10 9 8 62 15 1001 |Blue Bell, 6 21 42 5 T4 6 1001 |Emma 0 81 | B1 | 6 8 15 1019 | Pecision. 4. & 8 61 9 910 30 989 | Detective, 5 9 10 10 |1 50 1:08%. Good start. Won driving. Winner, T. Boyle’s blk. m., by imp. Midiothi sn-by Wheatly. Time 1026, BECOND BaCE—Tivesighins of amile ; two-y ear-olds; purse $300. T Betting. Index.| Forse, weight % | s | Fin Jockey. [Ob. Ci (997) |Salabar. 435 | 42 | 1115 Bergen 2 75 1008 |*Kismore. 1811 | A e 5 (1008) | Torsida 8h | 83 | 32 |shaw 3y (966) Count of Flan 65 | 5a | 414 10 10 997 | Rey =alazar, 52 610 | 5z 10 12 1008 |RRosormiouds 22 { 32 | 6 3 5 1014 |Fallen Princ 7 7 7 100 200 *Eismore disquaiified for foul, Torsida placed s Gocd start. w on cleverly. cond, Count of Flanders third. Winger, T. Kiley’s br. . by Salvator-Bavaria. Time, 1:025 1027, TH 18D RACKE—Taree-quarters of a mil hree-year-olds and up; purse $300. Index.| Horse, age, weight. |St. % 1y % Str. Fin. 5 1 23 1h | 111, 2 8 8l | 814 | 33 8 7 415 538 8h 1020 | Taranto, 7 83 | 813 | 43 | 43 (1024)| Una Colorado, 6. 10 94 |61 | 71 | 53 1011’ | Peixotto, 4. 9 21 liy | 22 82 4 4% | 95" | 91 76 H 3 |165 |261% | 832 11 11 11 11 13:& Bourbon, 8 8% | 1% | 83 |11 Good start. Won handily. Winner, M. Storn’s ch. c., by imp Midlothian-Lurline. Time, 1:16%. 1028, FOUKTH RACE—One mile; three-year-olds: purse 3300, Index.| Horse, welght. |St.| 14 Y% % Str. Fin. Jockey. ul:"";:‘l 3015 (Leat Gl 3| 5 43 | 81 | 1n | 1003 |George Palmer. HEZ R Ie B Y in lr?.!‘::‘euy H H | 998 |Neb 1| 83 [ 31 | 81 | 42 | 32g [Sievens.. i 92 8 117 12 | 1% uk | 4 25 30 5 61 | 81 |7 575 | 520 10 7 dE et 6 T2 7l 81_| 78 | 6 75 | 710 10 * 12 1| daf 31 | 8% | 5% | §19 i % Popinjay. 8| 10 10 10 10 15 10 3»"'35: 5 133 Good start. Won easily. Winner, E. G. McConnell's ch. £., by Sobrante-Tyrant. Time, 1:48%5. 1029, FIFTH RACE—One and s quarter miles i three-year-olds and upward: purse $350. Incex.| Horse, age, weight. |St. | Std. Ppeer 1010 |Judge Denny, 4..106| 2 (62 10 1009 | ollins. 07| 8(31 bt 1017 |Walter J,4.5.20101| 6 (11 13 18 1022 |Billy Mctlosky, 4.98( 7 (8 s ios| 3(4n 15 10 415h 30 4 17k e & sls1 21100 100 2:08%4. Good start. Won driving. Winner, F. H. Hindes' bik. h., by Fonso-Belle of Nantura. Time, 1030, PIXTH HACK—Seven-eighins of a mile : selling: purse 3350, . E Betoing, prison, from which he never emergea. Index.| Horse, age, welght. Y % s | Fm. Jockey. Op. & A German naturalist has curiously de- et b 1% veloped t'e “scarecrow” ides. The dragon 31 | 3o §:3, 2% fly isa deadly ememy of the mosquito, 42 | 43 | 4" ] 45 and the naturalist has found by many ex- JLil88 | 61 a0 periments that the dried bodies of a few e | ar |anfes dragon flies suspended by tireads aronnd 3 |a 6w [10. | 9% | T a bed keep the mosquitos at a distance. (1013) | Devauit, 4. u?fi 91 |10 9 9 4 |Monitor, 4. 108 . 9% | 6% | 81 |10 ADVANCES made on furniture and planos with Good siart. Won driving. Wlnner, P. Slebenthaler’s b. g, by mp. Marlaer-Marinewte. Time' or without removal. Noonan, 1017-1073 Mission, 1:28. BROKEN RIBS OF LA BERGE The Grand Jury Will Hear His Version of Hospi- tal Treatment. Dr. Du Puy Says Any Physician of Skill Should Have Found the Fracture. How the Wife of the Patient Was Led to Sign a Statement to Screen the Hospital Doctors. Charles H. La Berge, who asserts that he was roughly treated and roundly abused at the City and County Hospital on the 7th inst., will bring his case to the attention of ti.e Grand Jury. La Berge’s statements in some respects are contradicted by the hospital author:- ties, but the evidence is conclusive that some one at the hospital blundered. Dr. Du Puy of the Richmond district, who attended the patient aiter the latter was removed from the hospital, was inter- viewed yesterday. The doctor said : “When the patient was brought to me I saw on examination that two of his ribs were broken. He was bandaged loosely, and I sought to put a plaster jacket on him, but he was so prostrated by weak- ness and pain that he could not stand erect. So I made him as easy as possible with the bandages, and after he had had & night’s rest I put on the plaster jacket. The patient was suffering intensely wita every breath he drew.” In reply to questions Dr. Du Puy said: “Any physician of ordinary skill should bave discovered tne fracture.” La Berge, who wes present when the interview took place, admitted that he did kick and make a noise at the hospital, but it was because he was suffering great pain and could get no one to attend to hi: case. H. Giannini, interne, said to him: *1If you don’t stop your noise I will throw you out. You are here on charity any- how and probably robbiug some poor doctor on the outside.” Continuing his statement La Berge said: “'I resented the charge that I was there on charity and reminded the interne that the hospital was supported by tax- payers.” In yesterday’s CALL there was published a statement over the siguature of Mrs. C, H. La Berge. T is statement sets forth that she removed her husband against the wishe: and advice of the medical and sur- gical staff of hospital physicians, and did s0 of her own free will and accord. La Berge makes the following explanation of the manner in which the signature to this statement was procnred: *i was on my feet ready to leave the hospital with my wife. She was detained to be told that she must sign a paper to get out of the gate. Sne began toread the document and I protested against tbe de- lay, suffering great pain at the time. One of the attendants said to her: ‘Never mind about reading it; sign it.’ And she signe i ““Why the statement made by the hos- vital authorities in 10-day’s CALL that the only injury I had received was a s.ight contusion on the right side isabsurd. The fact is I was not bruised at all on the right side. The broken ribs are on the left side. I did not know that I was exumined by Dr. Poillp Thomas until I read Dr. Giannini’s version of the exam- ination in to-day’s CALL. “I snall not let the matter rest here, but will take the case to the Grand Jury. I know how I was treated at the City and County Hospital and I am toid that un- fortunate feliows who are taken to the City Receiving Hospital also get a dose of brutality. Here is a letter which I re- ceived to-day: SAN FRaNcisco, May 14, 1897. C. H. La Berge, 341 Fijth avenue—DEAR SIR: 1 Saw & Dolice in this morning’s CALL of your unforiunate fall and a partial expose of the in- human and unkind treatment and actual abuse irom the men who pretend, to treat and care for the unfortunate who are” taken to our Receiving Hospital, and I am glad you feel de- termined to expose 1n & measure at least those inhuman wretches. I am speaking from a knowledge and ex- perience of my own, for I am sorry to say I have recently been there, and whiie I would comfort and console you in your =flliction, if I could, yet my special object in writing you at this time is to let you know that if you want sny other incidents of ill-treatment, more evidence of their impvdent and inhuman conduct in vour efforis to expose them, you can get it fresh, irce and without fear or favor Dy calling on or writing to the undersigned. 1 work at the carpenter business, and have been in this City nearly filteen years. On Saturday, May 1, I was putting up a litile porch over n door for one of my customers, and when turning from the porch to a lagder it gave way and let me fall some eleven feet, striking square on my back. Well, as I conld not get up or walk, the ambulauce was called, and I wanted them to take me home, but no, I must be taken to the Receiving Hospital and be examined. Idid not know then that it was a slaughier-house or a robbers' den, and I consented, and to the hospital they took me. If it will be of any interest or benefit to you to kuow further particulars 1 will gladly give them, If by 50 doing we can better inform the Deople who pay freely (o susiain the hospital, what they may expect if any of them are ever s0 unfortunate as to have to be taken there. 1am now somewhat better and able to walk around a little. With best wishes for your re- covery, 1am, respectfully yours, M. CoMsTOCK, 1953 Market st. BUOKNER'S SURRENDER. The Story as Told by General Wallace, to Whom the Surrender Was Made. About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon General Buckner knocked at the door of General Wallace’s room in the Denison. Upon the response, ‘‘Come in,” the Ken- tuckian walked in, and in a moment the two generals, who are connected in his- tory with 1l affair at Donelson some years ago, were warmly shaking bands. ‘After those present had been introduced to the Kentuckian, who has yet the bear- ing of a soldier, General Wallace asked him to a seat and a cigar. H “Permit me to light my pipe,” said General Buckner, as he presented to sight a cob with a long, crooked stem. “Shall I introduce you as Governor or general?” agked Wallace. *‘As Sim Buckner,” was the quick re- sponse. After the two had talked for a few min- utes they walked into the rotunda of the hotel arm in arm and became the center of a group. “I first knew General Buckner two years vefore the war,”’ said General Wal- iace. “We had a military encampment in Grawfordsville, and among the companies invited was that in Kentucky command- ed by General Buckuer. The invitation was accepted and when General Buckner bebils put the camp under his com- mand. Subsequently I was the guest of General Buckner's company at a two weeks encampment in Lowsville, when 1 made the acquaintance of two score of the flower of the young men of Kentucky. At Donelson Buckner was the heroic figure on the Confederate side. There were two generals who outranked him who, if they had taken his advice, would have cut their way out of Donelson beiore all of Grant’s force had come up and got into position. When surrender was the only thing that could be done, Floyd, who bad been a member of Buchanan's Cabinet, said to Pillow, the next in command, 'I turn the com- mand over to you.’ General Pillow, in turn, said to General Buckner, ‘I tarn the command over to you’' The solaierly Buckner replied: ‘Very well; I am cor tent to share the fortunes of tuese men who are to be surrendered.’ Already terms bad been asked of General Grant, and his famous response 10 the request was ‘unconditional surren- der’ I orders to assault the Confederate lines at break of day, and was forming my division for that purpose when an officer rode out toward us with a flag of truce. General Fred Kaefler, who was my adjutant-general, escorted the officer to me, and he informed me that General Buckner desired to surrender. Taking Colonel Jim Ross, one of my staff, 1 rode inside the works with the officer of General Buckner. Turouch the linés of men with stacked arms we rode to Gen- eral Buckner’s headquarters in the little village tavern. The general was at break- fast, but upon my Eeinz announced he sent one of his siaff to invite me inside. ,With that courtesy which is so natural to him he came forward and offered his hand and, turning to b 3 sal ‘General Wailace, you know these gentlemen.’ It was true, for they were among tbe officers [ had met and become acquainted with when I was their guest at the Kentucky encampment. With true Kentucky hospitaiity Bucknerasked : ‘Have you breakfusted ?’ I replied that I had not. ‘Sit down and have breakfast,” he continued, as room was made for me at his side. Breakfast must have besn 8 light affair with Genera: Buckner and his staff that morning. ‘Tom,’ saxd Buckner, addressing his servant, ‘What have you got to eat 2’ + ‘Not much, general,’ said Tom, with a bow. *“ Have you any meat? said the general. «'None,’ said Tom. s *‘Have you any breau ?’ *‘*A little corn cake,” was the reply. ‘Any coffee? ldwill‘ see,’ said Tom, as he disap- peared. “In a few moments Tom appeared with spme corn bread and a coffeepot. The coffee had been watered to transparency. ‘Wallace, do you take sugar and cream in your co ffee ?" 'Never 1n tbe morning,” I answered. 1t is well, for we have not even sugar,’ was the Kencuckian’s reply. ““We conversea while I ate the very frugal breakfast. The surrender followed or General Grant’s terms; but we all ad- mired the chivalry of General Buckner, which was displayed in his remaining with the army anda sharing in its for- tunes in the surrender when he might have escaped, as did Lis superior officers. G:neral Grant had known General Buck- ner in the old army and they were fast friends. By the special invitation of Gen- eral Grant General Buckner visited him a short time before his death and was one of his palibearers. I am very proud to have enjoyed his personal friendship nerrly forty years.”—Indianapolis Jour- nal. —————— A Campaign of Education. A gentleman who is usually a home. keeping man, but who was induced to en- ter the race for a minor office early in the campaign, was ‘‘giving his experience'’ outside of meeting the other day, says the Atlanta Constitution. He said: *No, I ahall never run for office again, not if I know it. For three weeks after I took the stump [ did ot see my family, and dur- ing my absence at that time a fellow who was shipping watermelons for me pock- eted the returns for four carloadas and | skipped the country; tramp rode away on one of my best horses; my wife invested $200 in bicycles; my youngest daughter ran away and m.rried a fellow for me to support, and all of our mutual relatives came to congratulate my wife on the honor which had been conferred upon me and incidentally to spend the summer, Those three weeks cost me in round num- bers §400, to say notbing of the son-in-law, who threatens to be permanent, and the office for which I was striving is worth just $600 a year. I won’t be elected, how- ever, and 'm —— glad of it. But this has been a campaign of education to me, for in it [ haye learned just how much of a fool I realiy was.” DR, WILLIAMSON Victim of a Bicycle Acci- dent in Golden Gate Park. Two Careless Tandem Riders Were the Cause of the Collision. The Member ‘of the Board of Health Has Two Broken Teeth acd Lacerated Lips. Dr. John M. Williamson of the Board of Health was painfully though not seriously injured in a bicycle accident yesterday morning. The doctor is an ardent cyclist, and often takes advantage of the fine mornings to spin awheel through Golden Gate Park in company with some friend, Yesterday he had as a companion D:. Bunnell of the Receiving Hospital. The two medicos were following the cycle path that skirts the speed driveata moderate pace, Dr. Bunnell being in the lead. Just as tney reached ome of the sharpest turns in the path they heard a shout, and looking up saw a tandem ridden by two young men coming at & fast clip and right upon them. \ There was no time to follow the rules of the road, and Dr. Bunnell promptly headed his wheel into the bushes and just in time, for the tandem whisked past his rear wheel like a shot as he tore his way through the undergrowth. Dr. William- son was not so fortunate, for he was not able to get out of the narrow trail in time, and as he turned to the right there was a head-end collision that wrecked both wheels and more or less injured all three m The doctor was thrown violently on his face, breaking two front teeth, lacerats ing his lips and bruising his leit hip. B b tandem-riders escaped with slight bruises, but their wheel looked like a heap of scrap-iron and wooden splinters. Dr. Williamson, disregarding his own in- juries, went at once to those who had caused the accident to look after them in a professional way if necessary, but found that his fears were groundless. Dr. Bunnell had, in the meantime, rid- aen to the park ambulance station and sent the relief vehicle to the scene of the cident to render assistance if needed, but Dr. Williamson declared that he was all right beyond a sore moutn and hip, and he went home as soon as possible. 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